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January 5, 2024

Comments Off on Olivia Marsden: An update on my experience of job hunting (BSL)

Earlier this year I wrote an article for The Limping Chicken about my experiences of job hunting as a deaf […]

January 4, 2024

Comments Off on Juliet England: Deaf in a crisis: coping in an emergency situation (BSL)

It’s been a perfectly ordinary Sunday afternoon. I’ve been to visit my remaining Aged Parent and can’t be bothered to […]

December 21, 2023

Comments Off on Deaf News: New British Sign Language GCSE heading for classrooms (BSL)

The new British Sign Language GCSE subject content has been published today, meaning pupils across the UK will soon be […]

December 17, 2023

Comments Off on Rebecca Atkinson: Why I opened the Toy Like Me Etsy shop – so deaf children could have a toy like them

In 2015 I noticed there was almost no representation of disability in toys and I started the viral Toy Like […]

December 13, 2023

Comments Off on All episodes of Channel 5 kids series Mixmups to be available with BSL (BSL)

Mixmups, a new 52-part series for pre-school children on Milkshake, Channel 5, has announced that all 52 episodes of the […]

December 12, 2023

To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the bottom […]

December 11, 2023

Comments Off on Edinburgh Deaf Festival under funding threat

Edinburgh Deaf Festival, which takes place during the world famous Fringe festival, is facing a funding crisis despite a new […]

December 8, 2023

Watch Julie’s video in BSL below, or scroll down to continue in English! Hi everyone, Christmas is coming upon us. You […]

November 29, 2023

Comments Off on Michael Woods: Why my next goal is to reach the summit of Everest (BSL)

The time has flown by so quickly. The last time I wrote an article was in early 2023, back in […]

November 24, 2023

Between 1450 and 1750, deaf people were expected to support themselves and had a range of different jobs. This means […]