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Emily Howlett : 12 hilarious things I’ve seen children say about being deaf (BSL)

May 21, 2015

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There’s plenty of doom and gloom around at the moment. It’s easy to get swallowed up in it all, and […]

Ni Gallant: 3 things I’ve learned from my time in a wheelchair – and why we have to stand together to fight welfare cuts

May 20, 2015

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I wrote this post coming to the end of a tough week for myself. But the motivation came from the […]

Deaf News: deafPLUS launches new BSL video money advice service

May 19, 2015

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Today, UK charity deafPLUS launches a new national video helpline service for deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users, available through […]

Deaf Student: Scything cuts: Review of adult education for deaf people in the last five years

May 19, 2015

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This article was inspired by Ian Noon’s post reviewing the provision of education for deaf children over the last five years. […]

Watch: Award-winning short film The Kiss – do deaf people kiss differently?

May 18, 2015

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After premiering at last year’s Bradford International Film Festival and then being shown around the world at Deaf and disability […]

Deaf News: Magical Christmas drama Tree Fairy dominates awards at Deaffest 2015

May 18, 2015

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The magical Christmas drama Tree Fairy has dominated the awards at this year’s Deaffest Deaf film and arts festival, held in Wolverhampton. […]

The Secret Deafie: Signing on the tube

May 17, 2015

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

Andy Palmer: Why not negotiate a deaf discount on your mobile phone contract?

May 16, 2015

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

Deaf News: York St John University aims to make Higher Education more Deaf-friendly (BSL)

May 15, 2015

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The Language and Identities in InterAction (LIdIA) research unit, based in York St John University’s Department of Languages and Linguistics, […]

Diary of a Deaf Filmmaker, Month 11: My film premieres TONIGHT at Deaffest! Here’s what I learned

May 15, 2015

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We’re nearly at the end of the road for my short film The Quiet Ones. The trailer has been released […]