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Go See: Discussion for D/deaf and disabled filmmakers at Edinburgh International Film Festival

June 14, 2017

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There is a discussion coming up next week at Edinburgh International Film Festival about getting a bigger platform for D/deaf […]

Survey: Help SignHealth find out how Deaf people feel about their health

June 13, 2017

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What do you think about health? What would improve the health of deaf people? What illnesses and conditions are most […]

Nick & Lilli Beese: Why all children should read our ‘Proud to be Deaf’ book!

June 13, 2017

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Over a year ago, an opportunity came from Wayland, an imprint of Hachette Children’s Group, to write an educational book […]

Deaf News: Royal Association for Deaf people nominated for Sainsbury’s Local Charity of the Year

June 13, 2017

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The Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) has been nominated for Sainsbury’s Local Charity of the Year. RAD provides a […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Thanks to Facebook, deaf people are more engaged with mainstream politics than ever before

June 12, 2017

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It’s been a rocky few days in British politics since the General Election results came through in the early hours […]

Juliet England interviews poet Susan Utting about deafness and poetry

June 12, 2017

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When poet Susan Utting found, some two and a half years ago, that she could no longer hear in her […]

David Stockdale: Put the kettle on for tinnitus this month

June 11, 2017

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Did you know, more than six million people in the UK are living with tinnitus? David Stockdale, chief executive of […]

Deaf News: Deaf-friendly flats are approved (via Plymouth Herald)

June 10, 2017

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Here’s a good-news story from the Plymouth Herald, about a block of flats which will house deaf people from Plymouth, […]

Exclusive: Deaf Green Party candidate Ben Fletcher tells us about beating UKIP in Putney!

June 9, 2017

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Ben Fletcher, who is deafblind, stood for Parliament as a Green Party candidate in Putney last night after weeks of […]

General Election 2017: Deaf people respond to Labour’s surge and the Conservatives missing a majority

June 9, 2017

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Our readers and writers have been telling us how they feel this morning following the General Election result which surprisingly […]