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Review: Deaf rugby star Jodie Ounsley’s winning debut as ‘Fury’, TV’s first deaf Gladiator

January 15, 2024 by

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For those of a certain age, Gladiators brings back nostalgic memories of Saturday afternoons watching ITV, filling the gap between […]

Ami Kal: As a deaf person, here are the situations I find challenging (BSL)

August 23, 2023 by

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Last night I felt very far from belonging in the hearing world once again. It soon dawned on me the […]

Tommy Howden: I overcame the barriers of being deaf and working in a female dominated industry to become a role model (BSL)

August 16, 2023 by

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My name is Tommy and I am a 36 year old man from Essex, living in the seaside city of […]

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, […]

A conversation with deaf fashion designer Luke Christian following his recent award from Attitude Magazine (BSL)

July 27, 2023 by

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Rebecca: Hi Luke, I remember when I first interviewed you for the Limping Chicken back in 2019 when you were […]

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 […]

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 […]

Charlie Swinbourne: What impact will the AI chatbot revolution have on deaf life? (BSL)

May 15, 2023 by

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Everyone’s talking about Chat GPT at the moment and the advancement of machine learning and natural language processing. Chatbots like […]

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 […]