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Deaf News: Deaf woman is awarded e-Accessibility scholarship for mobile app for interpreters and carers

March 17, 2016

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A Deaf woman has been awarded an EDF-Oracle e-Accessibility scholarship for her project developing a mobile application to seamlessly connect persons with disabilities […]

Deaf News: Margate Deaf school auctions off 600 items of school property

March 17, 2016

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Just before Christmas, The Royal School for Deaf Children, Margate was busy with teachers and pupils taking lessons in a school that was […]

J. Parrish Lewis: Why it’s so important for Deaf kids to discover different ways to relate

March 16, 2016

The other day I was asked by a father who cares very much about his daughter how he could help […]

Deaf News: Theatre performances in Derby to inform Deaf children about internet safety

March 16, 2016

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A joint theatre project helping to inform young people about the potential dangers of the Internet will be performed in […]

Go See: BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival, access tickets still available

March 16, 2016

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This is a sponsored post. BFI Flare is the UK’s largest LGBT film festival. It’s a chance to see the […]

Deaf News: First steps towards BSL/ISL Bill in Northern Ireland with public consultation launched today

March 15, 2016

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The British Deaf Association Northern Ireland (BDA NI) has said it was delighted by the support shown in Northern Ireland yesterday […]

The Secret Deafie: My story shows how deaf people can beat low expectations in education

March 15, 2016

Read all of our anonymous Secret Deafie posts by clicking here. Though a majority, if not all of us, have […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: What going to a deaf school gave me

March 14, 2016

There are only 21 deaf schools in the UK now, compared to back in 1982 when there was 75. The […]

Deaf News: Charity Sense raises concerns at government plans to change PIP eligibility criteria

March 14, 2016

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National deafblind charity Sense has responded to the government announcement that it will push forward with plans to change the […]

Deaf News: £224,000 grant for British Society for Mental Health and Deafness project in Wales

March 13, 2016

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The British Society for Mental Health and Deafness (BSMHD) has announced that they have been awarded a three year grant of […]