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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 […]

Review: Deaf rugby star Jodie Ounsley’s winning debut as ‘Fury’, TV’s first deaf Gladiator

January 15, 2024

For those of a certain age, Gladiators brings back nostalgic memories of Saturday afternoons watching ITV, filling the gap between […]

Stuart Wragg: Tales from a working-life with partial deafness (BSL)

January 10, 2024

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I was on the cusp of turning ten when a dinner-table conversation with my mother transformed my outlook on working […]

Deaf Rainbow UK: How more LGBTQ+ signs are being recognised in an online glossary (BSL)

January 9, 2024

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British Sign Language has always been rich and this is no exception to Deaf people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, […]