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Deaf News: Government clarifies that sign language users will not be affected by the Immigration Bill

February 23, 2016

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The government has responded to representations from Signature and Sense to clarify that sign language users will not be prevented from working […]

Darren Townsend-Handscomb: The DWP’s market review of communication services – your FAQs

February 23, 2016

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Market Reviews are not sexy. They’re not even that much fun. So I’ll not waste your time, and will go […]

Watch: ‘The enchanting music of sign language’, by Christine Sun Kim for TED

February 22, 2016

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Deaf artist Christine Sun Kim was taught to believe that sound wasn’t a part of her life, that it was a […]

Julie Fahnestock: How we’re working to provide better hearing in the Dominican Republic

February 22, 2016

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Sisters Camil and Shenoa bounce around the playground at Centro Cristiano de Servicios Medicos in a busy neighborhood of Santo […]

Charlie Swinbourne: The 10 annoying habits of deaf people!

February 20, 2016

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At weekends, we publish some of our most popular blogs. Tell us you favourites by emailing thelimpingchicken@gmail.com After our article ‘The […]

Deaf News: American police officer uses ASL to talk 16 year old Deaf girl off bridge

February 19, 2016

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Extract from ABC News: RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Raleigh, North Carolina, police officer used sign language to talk a deaf […]

Deaf News: NDCS pays tribute to Teacher of the Deaf from Lincoln

February 19, 2016

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The National Deaf Children’s Society has thanked the family of a former teacher who dedicated her lifetime’s work to helping […]

British Society for Mental Health and Deafness: Deaf people should speak out about their mental health

February 18, 2016

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This week, with the publication of the latest NHS 5 year Mental Health plan and the BBC series on mental […]

Honor Hoskins: Why Vamos Theatre creates mime performances for Deaf and hearing audiences to enjoy

February 17, 2016

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Vamos Theatre is the UK’s leading full mask company, touring wordless, visual theatre nationally and internationally. I have been with […]

Meet: Catrina Nesbitt, who stars in Pot Noodle’s viral video about a woman with a sign language dream

February 17, 2016

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Pot Noodle has hit the UK charts with a viral video starring Catrina Nesbitt, a performer who grew up in a Deaf […]