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Watch: See Hear: Hidden Nation, five documentaries in five days, starting TODAY at 8am on BBC2

October 31, 2016

Make sure you don’t miss See Hear: Hidden Nation, a new immersive documentary series uncovering the lives of Deaf people around the […]

Watch: Should sign language be taught in all schools?

October 29, 2016

Courtesy of our supporter Ai-Media on Facebook, here’s a video from deaf vlogger Rikki Poynter about whether sign language should […]

Teresa Garratty: On a dark night, on a dark train… my creepy yet TRUE halloween story

October 28, 2016

Right, it’s October…or as I like to call it HALLOWEEN!!!! That’s the only day in October worth talking about anyway. […]

Ask the Chicken: I am being left out at work and treated as though I’m stupid. Can you help?

October 27, 2016

In an uncertain world, there’s one person you can turn to for dependable advice: the limping chicken, offering sensible advice […]

Becca Hume: Why I develpped a 999 app that could save your life

October 26, 2016

You hope you wouldn’t need 999, but if you were in an emergency situation you trust you could get help […]

Deaf News: Nationwide offers customers BSL access to their services for first time

October 25, 2016

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A new service has been launched via SignVideo Live (who are also a supporter of this site) will allow British Sign […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Questions should be asked about why this deaf man is stuck with a half-working cochlear implant

October 24, 2016

Recently I was contacted by a deaf man called Christopher Robertson, who told me about his cochlear implant situation. Christopher (below) […]

Deaf News: Report finds gap between government ambition and reality for supporting disabled jobseekers

October 24, 2016

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The Employment Related Service Association (ERSA) has today published ‘More than Words: Rethinking employment support for disabled jobseekers’, an independent […]

Ask the Chicken: I keep arguing with my husband over my hearing loss. Can you help?

October 21, 2016

In an uncertain world, there’s one person you can turn to for dependable advice: the limping chicken, offering sensible advice […]

Deaf News: GB Deaf football team struggling for cash to compete at Deaflympics

October 20, 2016

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The Independent has reported on the struggle of Britain’s Deaflympics football team to raise enough money to compete at the […]