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Hannah Fountain: How becoming deaf led me to focus on my career as a photographer

April 11, 2017

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No one ever tells you how to cope with loosing one of your senses, you look online for any help […]

Deaf News: Deaf autistic schoolboy left alone on school bus and driven back to depot

April 10, 2017

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The Mail has reported a shocking story about a deaf boy who was left alone on a school bus and […]

Deaf News: Pop-up sign language cafes set to spread in Germany

April 10, 2017

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Want a coffee? Then draw the letter “C” in the air with the index finger of your right hand, and […]

Go See: BSL interpreted and visual performances at Brighton Festival 2017

April 7, 2017

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This is a sponsored post from Brighton Festival. Acclaimed poet, rapper, playwright and novelist Kate Tempest takes the helm as […]

Irina Drytchak: Why I’ve set up Sign For All to support families using sign language

April 7, 2017

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Hello, my name is Irina Drytchak and I am a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). I have set up a […]

Nadia Nadarajah: 10 reasons to see Ramps on the Moon’s production of The Who’s Tommy on tour

April 6, 2017

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You might remember my Limping Chicken article ‘Sign language in theatre should be art, not access’ last year, on using […]

Deaf News: Rachel Shenton makes Radio 4 appeal to help raise funds for SignHealth

April 6, 2017

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Rachel Shenton, British television actress, is to present a BBC Radio 4 fundraising appeal for SignHealth (a supporter of this […]

Meet: Susan Daniels from NDCS, who tells us about the charity’s new children’s book

April 5, 2017

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Susan Daniels is the Chief Executive of the National Deaf Children’s Society, who have just produced a children’s book with […]

Deaf News: Royal Association for Deaf people awards first Deaf-Aware Prison Quality Mark

April 4, 2017

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The Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) was delighted to present the first Deaf-Aware Prison Quality Mark to HMP Whatton […]

Juliet England: Why I’ll still attend arts events, hearing loss or not

April 3, 2017

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My friend and I are Skyping (instant messaging rather than a voice call, natch) about a possible trip to London’s […]