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Deaf man fatally stabbed for not responding to teen’s honking, say Indian police

July 27, 2022 by

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A disturbing story from India has surfaced of a 40-year-old deaf man who allegedly had his throat cut by a teenage […]

British Deaf Association calls on Hampshire Police to withdraw voluntary BSL teacher vacancy

May 27, 2022 by

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has called on Hampshire Constabulary to remove a job advert which would see a British […]

Hampshire Police accused of ‘tokenism’ over voluntary BSL teacher role

May 26, 2022 by

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Hampshire Constabulary has faced criticism from the Deaf community after advertising an unpaid position for a British Sign Language (BSL) […]

Two thirds of UK public think deaf people can’t work in the police force, survey reveals

March 11, 2022 by

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Almost two thirds of the general public aren’t confident that deaf people can work for the police, a YouGov survey […]

Deaf News: Concerns raised over ‘spike’ in non-deaf people registering for Emergency SMS service

March 25, 2021 by

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Deaf women have expressed their concerns following reports of a ‘spike’ in sign-ups to the Emergency SMS service from non-deaf […]

Julie Platts: How the BDA’s Terry Riley helped support links between Deaf people and the police in Leicestershire

September 26, 2014 by

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I am just writing to thank Terry Riley OBE (representing the British Deaf Association) for coming to our hometown of […]

Deaf News: California police use taser on deaf man trying to communicate with them in sign language

February 19, 2014 by

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Raw Story has reported on another horrific incident involving American police and deaf people, just weeks after the story about […]