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

April 4, 2017

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 […]

Vera Brearey: My thoughts on Parliament’s adjournment debate about NICE’s cochlear implant rules

March 31, 2017

It’s not often that Parliament debates deafness, so Friday 24 March was important; an adjournment debate* discussed whether the current […]

Deaf News: British Gas launches free sign language service

March 31, 2017

British Gas, the country’s largest energy supplier, is now offering live, online British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation to its customers. […]

Watch: Gianluca Trombetta tell BBC Ouch how not to teach your girlfriend about deafness

March 30, 2017

A hilarious and insightful video has been released online, in which a deaf man called Gianluca Trombetta talks about how […]

Review: Hansel and Gretel by Opera North – with sign language interpretation

March 30, 2017

Review by Rebecca-Anne Withey. Last week I was fortunate enough to be invited to review a sign language interpreted performance […]

Watch: The moment a 6 year old Deaf Syrian boy signs for the first time

March 29, 2017

If you’ve ever been in doubt about the power of sign language, then you should watch this video. From Middle […]

Go See: Accessible performances via National Theatre

March 29, 2017

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This post is in association with our supporter, National Theatre. For more information, call 020 7452 3000, visit nationaltheatre.org.uk/access or email access@nationaltheatre.org.uk […]

Deaf News: Deaf girl from Manchester assaulted after using sign language

March 28, 2017

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From the Manchester Evening News: Police have released an image of a woman they would like to speak to in […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Special treatment? No thanks

March 28, 2017

I was sat in the school minibus, gleefully chatting and excited to be going on a trip when my friend […]