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Deaf Dad
Column by a deaf stay-at-home dad.
Flindy Dondy and Tinky Tonky 14th March 2012
Deafinitions
Strand ‘deafining’ some common deaf words and phrases.
Deafeatist 4th April 2012
Playing the deaf card 16th March 2012
Hero Deaf Pets
Tongue-in-cheek look at the amazing achievements of ‘hard of human’ (!) deaf pets. Highlights:
Deaf cat survives 19 storey fall, deaf dog learns sign language! 26th March 2012
Meet
We meet remarkable deaf individuals, and find out what they’re doing next. Interviews so far:
Billy Read (dancer) Janeene Streather (Derby 3D Drama), Jill Hipson (consumer), Maria Zedda (disability trainer) Linda Day & Tessa Padden (creators of Signworld) Phillippa Merricks (Deaf traveller/leader) Ricky Boleto (CBBC Newsround presenter) Simeon Hart (Green Party candidate) Richard Scarlett (Health Care Assistant)
Deaf News
Open letter in The Times challenges telecoms firms to act 11th May 2012
First deaf MP, Lord Ashley of Stoke, has died – 21st April 2012
Theatre company calls deaf patron a “deaf bugger” – 6th March 2012
Shocking video shows deaf man being ejected from Canadian courthouse – 21st February 2012
Overseen
Conversations and scenes ‘overseen’ by lipreading deafies.
A couple breaking up – 29th February 2012
Poems
Poems written by Deaf poets about Deaf identity
Identity, by Martyn Brown – January 2013
Reviews
Deaf art, film, photography and theatre.
TV: Rita Simons – My daughter, deafness and me – 21st March 2012
The Secret Deafie
Anonymous columns written by various contributors.
Losing sight, gaining insight – March 2012
The day I found myself on the hearing man’s side – February 2012
Subtitle fail
Strand featuring live subtitling mistakes.
Divine intervention on the football pitch as God comes off the bench to help Bolton Wanderers score 16th December 2012
Olympic swimmer’s surprising childhood 7th August 2012
Jeremy Hunt supports the “murders” 25th April 2012
Watch
Our strand highlighting interesting, dramatic or funny films on the web. Highlights:
Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman signing in Paul McCartney’s ‘My Valentine’ video – 16th April 2012
Music video by Spring Offensive featuring sign language: arty, offensive, or just plain daft? – 26th March 2012
Obama signs “thank you” to deaf student – 23rd March 2012
The deaf silent film that got there before The Artist – 27th February, 2012
The Fastest Hands in the West – 24th February 2012
