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Newcastle United to launch haptic shirts so deaf fans can ‘feel the atmosphere’ at football matches

April 12, 2024

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Newcastle United football club have launched a new campaign which will give their deaf fans the chance to experience more […]

Lionesses to wear training shirts with names in British Sign Language for football match v Sweden

April 4, 2024

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The England women’s football team, known as the Lionesses, will wear a special training kit with the names shown in […]

Marion Dawson: Captions, not craptions! Human captioners and notetakers (BSL)

April 2, 2024

I’m an Electronic Notetaker and Captioner. I’ve been working in this role for 20 years – providing notes and captions […]

Natasha Hirst: UK Government criticised by UN for sliding backwards on Deaf and Disabled people’s human rights (BSL)

March 28, 2024

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On the 18th March, the UK Government appeared before the UN Committee for the Rights of Disabled People to defend […]

Sign: Petition for fair funding for deaf athletes (BSL)

March 19, 2024

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Sign the petition at https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/650923 and find out more about #FairPlayForDeafAthletes at https://ukdeafsport.org.uk/fairplayfordeafathletes/ UK Deaf Sport is currently asking the […]

Deaf News: BDA launches new ‘BSL In Our Hands’ early years campaign for Sign Language Week 2024 (BSL)

March 14, 2024

The British Deaf Association (BDA) has announced the launch of a new “BSL In Our Hands” early years campaign to […]

Cedric Moon: How the Welsh Government and Gwent Police failed the Deaf Community (BSL)

February 23, 2024

Introduction The Deaf community relies heavily on qualified Sign Language (BSL) interpreters to communicate with statutory bureaucracies, especially for NHS […]

Dr Rosamund Oates: What was life like for deaf children in Georgian London? (BSL)

February 9, 2024

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What was life like for deaf boys and girls growing up hundreds of years ago? Young people – particularly deaf […]

Watch: Netflix documentary about Deaf Rave, directed by Ted Evans

February 5, 2024

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A new documentary made as part of Netflix’s future talent programme is now available to watch on YouTube. Turn Up […]

Tribute to deaf footballer Gemma Wiseman

January 22, 2024

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The deaf community was saddened before Christmas with the news of the death of Gemma Wiseman (nee Sanders), a popular […]