The Weekend Selection: The education, television and politics edition

Posted on September 21, 2013 by



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

  1. Jen Dodds: Growing up in oral education
  2. Deaf News: See Hear recommissioned until 2015!
  3. Deaf News: Motion calling for recognition of BSL as an official UK language passed at Liberal Democrat party conference
  4. Darren Thorman: I’m not very deaf aware. When it comes to my own deafness
  5. Meet: Shaun Sadlier who wants to create a 100% accessible online film and TV business

And the top three not from the previous seven days

  1. Andy Palmer: Ten reasons why you should learn sign language (with BSL video)
  2. Charlie Swinbourne: The 10 annoying habits of hearing people
  3. Watch: STV’s 45 minute documentary of Deaf sailor Gerry Hughes’ round-the-world odyssey

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