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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 […]

January 24, 2016

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

January 23, 2016

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

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

January 22, 2016

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

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 […]

January 22, 2016

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

January 21, 2016

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

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

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 […]

January 20, 2016

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