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Sally Shaw: The platform that personalises phone calls to match deaf people’s listening needs

March 29, 2016

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  I am passionate about encouraging change that improves things for people with hearing loss. It is why I set […]

Dr Graham Williams: Who were the world’s greatest deaf scientists?

March 28, 2016

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I really enjoyed the Deaflympics in 2013 and was dismayed that it was not given a higher priority in the media […]

Simon Herdman: How I became one of the presenters of the CBeebies BSL poetry series Magic Hands!

March 27, 2016

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Download Dr Jim Cromwell’s ‘Little Red Book,’ a manifesto calling for hearing people who work with deaf people to sign

March 26, 2016

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At weekends and bank holidays, we post some of our most popular blogs. Tell us yours by emailing thelimpingchicken@gmail.com Dr […]

Jennifer Stuessy: How do you wear your ‘Deaf’?

March 25, 2016

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At weekends and bank holidays, we post some of our most popular blogs. Tell us yours by emailing thelimpingchicken@gmail.com It […]

Toby Dawson: Help us campaign for BSL access on TV in Scotland (BSL)

March 24, 2016

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Sign Toby’s petition here. Our family was always totally ignorant to the news on STV at its usual teatime slot, […]

Read one of our readers’ problems with booking appointments at his GP – and give him your advice

March 24, 2016

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We have received an email detailing one of our readers’ problems booking appointments at his local GP surgery. Please have a read […]

Lords report on Equality Act criticises government for failing deaf and disabled people (BSL)

March 24, 2016

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The House of Lords Equality Act 2010 and Disability Committee has been investigating the Equality Act and its impact on […]

Deborah Cochrane: Why are people so afraid of sign language?

March 23, 2016

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It’s the ‘Dawn of a New-ish Era’, a time when people are moving away from old fashioned ideals and embracing […]

Deaf News: Warning about ‘con artists’ who pretend to be deaf

March 23, 2016

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The Gloucestershire Echo has reported on local con artists who are calling at people’s homes, pretending to be deaf. This isn’t […]