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Read: Deaf construction worker’s ‘demoralising’ job hunt (via BBC News)

July 10, 2017

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BBC News has published an article about a Deaf construction worker’s job hunt, which gives a sense of the barriers […]

Liam O’Dell: Sarcasm in text messages: Could subtitles hold the answer?

July 9, 2017

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At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. The misinterpreted text message: we’ve all been there. With the […]

Teresa Garratty: What’s the golden rule of deafness?

July 8, 2017

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At weekends we post some of our most popular posts from our archive.  Whether born deaf, deafened later in life […]

Amanda Everitt: Why I worry about my son’s four languages

July 7, 2017

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I start my day by telling my one year old in BSL, “I don’t like croissants, I want a bacon […]

Deaf News: City of York gives residents chance to access services in BSL

July 7, 2017

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City of York Council has made it easier for members of the city’s Deaf community to access services in BSL. […]

Juliet England: There’s just one problem I have with kids. Hearing them

July 6, 2017

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I may not have any of my own (couldn’t eat a whole one as the cliché goes), but I’ve never […]

Watch: This month’s See Hear, meeting athletes aiming for the Deaflympics

July 5, 2017

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This month’s episode of See Hear was shown on BBC2 this morning, and is now available on iPlayer. Here’s the […]

“There is a massive journey in this play.” Meet: Ciaran Alexander Stewart, who is appearing in the play Tribes in Sheffield

July 5, 2017

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Ciaran Alexander Stewart is playing the main part of Billy in Tribes at Sheffield Theatres from 29th June – 22nd […]

Deaf News: BSL interpreter set to perform drunken Shakespeare play

July 4, 2017

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One of the more unusual BSL-interpreted theatre performances of recent years is set to take place in London later this […]

Anne McIntosh: I created the Communicator Clear Mask after not being able to lipread doctors as I gave birth

July 4, 2017

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I was been diagnosed with hearing loss at age 4. Growing up hearing impaired in America and being mainstreamed in […]