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Watch: Singer James Holt, who is deaf, singing at the Royal Albert Hall (Subtitled)

January 24, 2016

Singer James Holt, who is deaf, recently performed at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the Youth Proms. The […]

Deaf News: #ToyLikeMe launch crowdfund to create website celebrating deafness and disability in toys

January 23, 2016

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As the London Toy Fair opens in Olympia, the #ToyLikeMe campaign has launched a crowdfund initiative to raise capital to […]

Read: ‘An end to my silence,’ an insightful, honest blog by a Deaf man who is losing his sight

January 22, 2016

A searingly honest blog by a Deaf man who is losing his sight due to Usher Syndrome has been shared […]

Deaf News: Deaf man allegedly told ‘deaf people shouldn’t order drinks’ in Costa Coffee

January 22, 2016

It’s been reported that a deaf man was allegedly told “deaf people shouldn’t order drinks” in a branch of Costa Coffee in West […]

Deaf News: Controversy as DWP removes reference to Scottish services for Deaf people in press release

January 22, 2016

The Scottish newspaper The National has reported on a strange case of omission where a reference to accessible services for […]

Read/Watch: Why Facebook has become so important to the Deaf community, by Charlie Swinbourne for BBC News (BSL)

January 21, 2016

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Our Editor, Charlie Swinbourne, has written an article for BBC News about how important Facebook has become to the Deaf […]

Rebekah Rose-Mundy: I will never be a real family member in my hearing family, because they don’t sign

January 21, 2016

I love Christmas but Christmas is also something I dread. I fret when Christmas nears.. I love seeing families gathering together and […]

Deaf News: British Deaf films dominate at Seattle Deaf Film Festival

January 20, 2016

For a few years now, British Deaf films have enjoyed a stellar reputation around the world when they’re shown at […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: This is what prejudice looks like in 2016

January 20, 2016

I’ve been working on a pretty exciting project this week. It’s mainstream with an enormous audience and its main focus […]

Deaf News: Deaf people in Burton and East Staffordshire due to lose hearing aids given ‘stay of execution’

January 19, 2016

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Extract from The Burton Mail: HUNDREDS of hard-of-hearing people due to lose their free hearing aids as part of budget […]