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Rebecca A Withey: An interview with Lingvano, an online international sign language school! (BSL)

September 8, 2023 by

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Hi! So firstly can you introduce yourself to our readers. Who are you, what is your role and what is […]

Rebecca A Withey: A review of documentary Name Me Lawand (BSL)

August 3, 2023 by

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Name Me Lawand is a film by writer and director Edward Lovelace. It tells the story of Lawand Hamad Amin, […]

Emily Howlett: One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to deaf consultants (BSL)

July 10, 2023 by

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I live in a really old house. It’s definitely older than your grandparents’, and maybe older than theirs. It’s a […]

Ciara McCarthy: Watching Harry Styles in concert with BSL interpreters (BSL)

June 30, 2023 by

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Hello, I’m Ciara McCarthy. I am profoundly deaf with bilateral cochlear implants, cerebral palsy and autistic. Recently, I attended Harry […]

Judy Newsome: My trek to Everest Base Camp with VoluntEars (BSL)

June 21, 2023 by

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I first found out about VoluntEars when someone recommended the organisation to me. I looked on their website and I saw […]

Colin Thomson shares his mental health story and reflects on mental health awareness month (BSL)

June 7, 2023 by

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Watch Colin sign about his experiences below, or scroll down for the English translation: English transcript: I was asked to […]

British Deaf Association announces Kabir Kapoor as UK’s first BSL Poet Laureate

May 5, 2023 by

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A British Sign Language (BSL) version of this news story, released by the British Deaf Association (BDA) is available to […]

British Sign Language GCSE consultation coming ‘shortly’ as government misses ‘early 2023’ deadline (BSL)

May 5, 2023 by

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The long-awaited consultation on draft subject content for a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE will be published shortly – The […]

SignHealth calls on police to take ‘immediate actions’ to improve accessibility for deaf victims and survivors of violence (BSL)

May 4, 2023 by

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SignHealth has called on the police to take “immediate actions” to improve accessibility, after a report claimed the criminal justice […]

One in 10 hearing people would ‘actively avoid’ conversation with a deaf person, YouGov survey finds (BSL)

May 4, 2023 by

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Ten per cent of hearing people would actively avoid communicating with a deaf person or someone with hearing loss, a […]