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January 29, 2016

National deafblind charity, Sense, has welcomed the news the government have been defeated in the Lords over plans to cut […]

January 29, 2016

There’s been quite a bit of controversy recently involving this years Oscar Awards. A lot of people are calling for […]

January 28, 2016

Comments Off on Deaf News: Breakthrough for #toylikeme campaign as Lego release first disabled mini figure

There’s been another breakthrough for the #toylikeme campaign, which is led by deaf journalist Rebecca Atkinson, after a disabled minifigure […]

January 28, 2016

Experience is such a wonderful thing. You live and learn. It is a challenging affair for a deaf person to […]

January 27, 2016

Comments Off on Watch: Documentary about Project Riandu, building a new deaf school in Kenya

Here is an 11 minute documentary showing the challenges faced by the deaf community in Kenya, in terms of the poor […]

January 27, 2016

Comments Off on “BSL is an incredible language.” Meet: CSW Jessica Harvey, who incorporates BSL in her illustrations

Here is an interview with hearing artist Jessica Harvey, who incorporates BSL in her work. What made you first become […]

January 26, 2016

Latest government figures issued by the Department for Education show that GCSE attainment levels for deaf young people in England have […]

January 26, 2016

Two weeks ago, Roger Shaw wrote about his partner’s mother’s large mobile phone bill and his concern that Deaf people […]

January 25, 2016

Comments Off on Watch: Nonsense, a short film starring Deaf actors Stephen Collins and Alex Nowak

This quirky short film, written and directed by Max Clendaniel, has been accepted for the Seattle Deaf Film Festival, and stars […]

January 25, 2016

Comments Off on Your comments: Readers respond to Rebekah Rose-Mundy’s article on being left out in her hearing family

Rebekah Rose-Mundy’s article about being left out in her hearing family because they don’t sign has struck a chord with […]