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

March 17, 2017

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The misinterpreted text message: we’ve all been there. With the tone of somebody’s voice being hard to understand in text […]

Deaf News: MP signs a question in Parliament asking for BSL Act

March 16, 2017

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The Royal Association for Deaf people has said it was delighted to see Dawn Butler (MP for Brent Central) raise a […]

Read: Kevin Davies leads charge for Great Britain deaf team to be heard (via Sky Sports)

March 16, 2017

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At the weekend, the Great Britain Deaf football team played against a team of ex-professionals led by former Bolton striker […]

Lianne Herbert: Do deaf earphones exist?

March 16, 2017

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As you may already know, I suffer from bouts of depression which quite frankly I believe all D/deaf people do […]

Vera Brearey: My blocked ears saga

March 15, 2017

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A few months ago I had a hearing scare. A fairly minor virus almost completely wiped out my hearing for […]

Nick Beese: Working with sign language/English interpreters

March 14, 2017

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My job at Amazon requires me to attend and lead up to five meetings a day. These could be design […]

Watch: Molly Watt’s vlog about the assistive tech she uses every day

March 13, 2017

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Our regular contributor Molly Watt (who has Usher Syndrome) has released a great video on You Tube all about how […]

Teresa Garratty: What we miss when we email, text or message people

March 10, 2017

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The pen is mightier than the sword and when you’re deaf that can sometimes be a big problem… I grew […]

Watch: Hip-hop meets sign language (via BBC)

March 10, 2017

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A video (with subtitles) on the BBC News website shows how a Turkish rap band is looking to combine hip-hop […]

COMIC: Help with our research into autism in deaf children (and get an Amazon voucher!)

March 9, 2017

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Did you know there are currently no suitable assessments for Autism in deaf children? This is worrying because Autism Spectrum Disorder […]