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March 29, 2023

Comments Off on Heathlands School students to take part in Battle of the Books competition in the US (BSL)

As Doctor Seuss said, ‘the more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, […]

March 8, 2023

This year’s World Hearing Day theme was “Ear and Hearing Care for All: Let’s make it a Reality. The day […]

February 27, 2023

Comments Off on Adam Schembri: The importance of Global Language Advocates Day (BSL)

Did you know that 22nd February was Global Language Advocates Day (GLAD)? What is a language advocate? A language advocate […]

February 22, 2023

Comments Off on Matt Dixon: Please support Farsley Celtic Deaf Football Club in the Deaf Champions League (BSL)

You can donate and support Farsley here https://gofund.me/3b19b9ef Farsley Celtic Deaf FC were formed 6 years ago, we are based […]

February 14, 2023

Comments Off on Watch: Oscar-winning actor’s ASL version of US National Anthem for Super Bowl

American actor Troy Kotsur, who won an Oscar for his performance in CODA, has attracted plaudits in the deaf community […]

January 24, 2023

It was reported over the weekend that a panel of judges at the Sundance Film Festival had walked out of […]

January 23, 2023

Comments Off on Tess Torjussen: It’s important to demystify deafness for hearing parents (BSL)

“He has a significant and permanent hearing loss”. “He’s deaf”. *Silence* I look down at my sleeping baby and gently […]

January 17, 2023

There was a part of me that felt slightly apprehensive about writing this article, but that is because, for some, […]

January 16, 2023

Comments Off on Olivia Marsden: A deaf person’s experience of job hunting (BSL)

A letter by Kathleen Foster in The Guardian on 4th January 2023 highlights the issue of only 50% of disabled […]

January 10, 2023

Needing 24 hour care is quite a massive change in anyone’s life who finds themselves in such a situation. Needing […]