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“I knew I could achieve as a deaf actor.” Interview with Alex Nowak!
Alex Nowak has starred in a range of Deaf films, including The Beach House, The Silent Killer, and most notably The End. Just last weekend, he was offering young deaf people advice about acting at Deaffest in Wolverhampton. But what makes him tick? We interviewed him to find out. Could you tell us how deaf […]
(e: Why I do not use the term ‘audism’
May 9, 2013
Before I discuss racism and ableism in an upcoming blog post, let me explain why I don’t use the term audism. What is audism? Gallaudet Univerisity Library offers a few different definitions of this term: “The notion that one is superior based on one’s ability to hear or to behave in the manner of one […]
William Mager: Could Google Glass be the Deaf community’s ‘disruptive innovation’?
May 7, 2013
The video below is an interesting time capsule. It’s Eric Sykes, talking to Jack Ashley on See Hear about his special glasses, which are in fact hearing aids. They use bone conduction technology to transmit sound into his inner ear. A year from now, Google will be selling a pair of glasses that transmit sound […]
Deaf News: NDCS appoints Reema Patel as the charity’s youngest ever trustee
May 3, 2013
The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has appointed an inspirational deaf young trustee to support its work breaking down barriers in education and everyday life for deaf children. Reema Patel, 25, who has previously written for Limping Chicken, will become the youngest trustee in the 69-year-long history of the leading deaf children’s charity, bringing public […]
Diary of a Deaf Mum: Me versus Spring. Who’ll win?
May 2, 2013
It would appear Spring has finally sprung. Daffodils and bluebells, bumblebees and butterflies, sunshine and showers… And terrible public nappy incidents. What is it about Spring that means we have to start going outside again? Oh, I know; it’s hard-wired biorhythms, harking back to the days when we lived in caves and could only venture […]
Join: The campaign group Deaf People against Welfare Cuts
May 2, 2013
A new Facebook group has been set up called Deaf People against Welfare Cuts. It’s a campaign group looking to help deaf people argue against the cuts that are directly affecting their lives. We asked the campaign group’s managers Tina Lannin (a supporter of this site via her company 121 Captions) and Melissa Mostyn-Thomas to tell […]
Eleanor Craik: How not knowing what you’ve missed (when your favourite band is playing) would be easier
May 1, 2013
I went to see the band The Script at the o2 a few weeks ago and it was amazing. I’ve always liked The Script, even though I’ve not heard much of their latest album (well I’ve had it playing several times in my car but I can only learn the words by reading them – […]
Watch: Two concepts that could revolutionise subtitled cinema!
April 30, 2013
I was a bit sceptical when I first saw these two videos, but as I watched them I realised that both of them are onto something – creating a way of displaying subtitles in a cinema that only deaf people can see. If they work, it’d mean that hearing people don’t complain about being distracted, […]
Deaf News: MPs rush to put BSL into the top 15 Early Day Motions of the year
April 25, 2013
A rush of 12 MPs signing an EDM (Early Day Motion) this week to promote the rights of sign language users has pushed the number of MPs signatures up to 122 and now makes EDM 1167 the 15th best supported of this parliamentary year. With only five days left for MPs to back the motion, […]
Tara Sethi: Did being deaf mean we missed out on a restaurant discount?
April 22, 2013
A few friends and I recently met up for dinner one night, to catch up and have a few drinks and a yummy meal. We found a bar, and next to it, a Thai restaurant, which was advertising a special offer outside: 50% off your main meal. My friend, W, decided to go check out […]
Alison Bryan: How to get a BSL Act onto the government agenda
April 19, 2013
This article was first published on Grumpy Old Deafies here: www.grumpyoldeafies.com and is republished here under a Creative Commons licence and by by kind permission of the author. Recently, I posted my thoughts on Twitter (@Deaf) about any current campaign for a BSL Act, as well as discussion with a few people. This blog post is a fuller […]
“YouTube’s auto captions? Don’t make me laugh!” Meet Claire Hill, expert stenographer!
April 17, 2013
I first worked with Claire Hill when she provided speech-to-text for live comedy at Soho Theatre. I was amazed at how quickly and accurately the words that the comedians spoke appeared on screen. Put it this way, if Claire was providing live subtitles on TV on a constant basis, we wouldn’t have nearly as many […]
Go see: ‘Only the Lonely’ Conference on deafness, autism and learning disability in Manchester, 13th June 2013
April 16, 2013
A conference organised by the St George Healthcare Group (a supporter of this site) called: Only the Lonely – Deafness and Autism / Learning Disability will be held in Manchester on Thursday 13th June 2013. It will be fully sign language interpreted. The Conference will be a unique opportunity to access the most up to […]
Deaf News: Action on Hearing Loss team up with DCAL to call for better dementia strategy for deaf people
April 16, 2013
The charity Action on Hearing Loss and University College London’s Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre are urging NHS England to substantially improve the quality of life experienced by people with dementia and hearing loss – and save taxpayers £28 million each year – by introducing a joined-up approach to the assessment, diagnosis and management […]
Diary of a Deaf Mum: From food, to time, and you. What changes when baby comes!
April 15, 2013
Hey, Toto. I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore… For one thing, there’s a wicked witch poking out from under the house. That’s never happened before. I’ve also permanently got dried baby milk on the inside of my wrist, sticky little knots in the ends of my hair and a distinct lack of interest in […]
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