The Weekend Selection: The dangerous ideas edition

Posted on August 17, 2013 by



Here are the top five new blogposts from the previous 7 days.

  1. Bob Duncan: Round up the Deaf and send them to live on Orkney. Good or dangerous idea?
  2. The Question: Should prison sentences be automatically reduced for deaf people?
  3. Asher Woodman-Worrell: Deaf Studies is a valuable vehicle for Deaf stories and legends to be passed down to the next generation
  4. Big Brother Update: Sam into final week! Deaf winner possible
  5. Deaf News: Airline prevents deaf-blind South African priest from flying
  1. The Question: Do hearing people fake their sneezes? We need to know
  2. Big Brother Update: Sam talks about what it’s like to be deaf (days 39, 40 & 41)
  3. Deaf man enters Big Brother house! Only to have his hearing aid batteries incinerated live on TV

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