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Liam O’Dell: ‘As You Like It’ to have fully captioned run – why can’t other West End shows follow suit? (BSL)

November 11, 2022 by

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To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the bottom […]

Hot Coals Productions co-create ‘About Time’ celebration of Deaf and disabled talent

October 12, 2022 by

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A “celebration” of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent will take place at BAFTA later this month, co-created by the deaf […]

‘Deaf Talent’ trademark dispute leads to fears that deaf creatives may no longer be able to use hashtag or term

October 16, 2021 by

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Over the last decade or so, referring to ‘Deaf Talent’ or using the hashtag has become a natural and common way […]

Liam O’Dell: Cultural Appropriation 2.0? Deaf actors on hearing performers learning BSL

January 8, 2021 by

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Following a semi-viral Twitter thread on hearing people learning sign language, Liam O’Dell speaks to actors Alim Jayda and Emily […]

Spotlight criticised for option to decline submissions from deaf and disabled actors

November 2, 2020 by

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Spotlight, an online platform which allows individuals to list casting opportunities for actors and performers, has faced a backlash online […]

Deaf News: Broadcast date confirmed for deaf radio drama ‘Beethoven Can Hear You’

September 18, 2020 by

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New radio drama Beethoven Can Hear You will be broadcast on Sunday, with a transcript available for deaf people, BBC Radio […]

Deaf representation in Sky’s new dark drama ‘I Hate Suzie’

August 27, 2020 by

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Today, the world of celebrity actor Suzie Pickles comes crashing down in an intense, edgy series starring Doctor Who’s Billie […]

Interview: Deaf director Bim Ajadi on new hip-hop drama, ‘Here/Not Here’, released today

May 11, 2020 by

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“I would say it’s quite a unique film, but it has a really unique combination of a variety of things […]

Deaf News: To Know Him and Deaf Funny among winners at Deaffest Awards 2019

May 20, 2019 by

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The Deaffest festival took place in Wolverhampton at the weekend, with To Know Him by director Ted Evans the big winner […]

Brent Macpherson: Why it’s not always easy to cast Deaf actors in major film roles

February 3, 2015 by

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There has been a number of articles in recent months promoting the idea that Deaf characters in films should be […]