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Melinda Hildebrandt: Why I’m trying to give my daughter access to the Deaf community

June 20, 2015

At weekends, we publish popular articles from our archive, which you might have missed the first time round! Tell us which […]

Deaf News: Mobile network Three offers customers signed calls to customer services thanks to Sign Solutions

June 19, 2015

Mobile phone network Three has teamed up with sign language interpreting agency, Sign Solutions (a supporter of this site) to […]

Molly Watt: My ears, my eyes, my Apple Watch

June 19, 2015

My whole life has always evolved around technology, starting with analogue hearing aids at 18 months in order to access […]

Watch: Brand-new documentary Found, about Deaf identity, online NOW

June 18, 2015

In the last few minutes, the new documentary Found, produced and directed by Charlie Swinbourne, this site’s Editor, has started […]

Watch: Jenny Sealey’s powerful TEDxExeter talk about ATW & the Independent Living Fund

June 18, 2015

Here’s a powerful and articulate speech from the Artistic Director of Graeae Theatre Company and co-director of the Paralympics Opening […]

Charlie Swinbourne: The chance meeting that inspired me to make my documentary Found, about Deaf identity (BSL)

June 18, 2015

We all have moments in our lives when something happens that – like a fork in the road, sends us […]

Deaf News: NRCPD expresses concern as government refuses to confirm registration for interpreters in new contract

June 17, 2015

The National Registers of Communications Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD) has expressed concerns about the Ministry of […]

Deaf News: Deafness experts in America say deaf children should be bilingual and learn sign language

June 17, 2015

Deafness experts in the US, writing in a journal called Pediatrics, have said that deaf children should be bilingual, and that […]

DeafStudent: Exploring and re-evaluating my deaf identity, with the help of the film ‘My Song’

June 17, 2015

Yesterday, I suddenly realised something. The user name on my blog, DeafStudent, really is wrong. I’m not a deaf student. […]

Watch: The kid who understands the importance of online captioning better than most adults do

June 16, 2015

In the LC office, we’ve been impressed by how well this American boy understands the importance of online captioning, (which […]