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Interview with David Thompson about climbing the Munros (with BSL videos)

December 6, 2021

Scroll down the page for our interview with David! David has also signed two BSL videos about his recent experiences […]

Live blog: Rose faces the quarter-finals of Strictly Come Dancing!

December 4, 2021

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Tonight, deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis takes on the quarter finals of Strictly! Charlie Swinbourne will be live blogging every dance and […]

New disabled-led pressure group for the TV industry, Underlying Health Condition, is launched

December 3, 2021

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Underlying Health Condition, a new pressure group for disabled representation in the TV industry, has been launched at London’s Tate […]

Claire Cummings: How the ‘Rose effect’ is making a difference in the real world

December 1, 2021

Seeing Rose Ayling-Ellis on mainstream television – being joyful, openly using BSL (and lip-reading intently), matter-of-factly discussing every day challenges […]

Live blog: Week 10 for Rio (that’s, er, Rose and Gio) on Strictly Come Dancing!

November 27, 2021

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Tonight, deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis takes on musicals week, as she and her fellow dancers face their eighth public vote! Charlie […]

Deaf teachers win prestigious award on the BBC’s The One Show for teaching during lockdown

November 25, 2021

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Two deaf teachers at Exmouth-based the Deaf Academy have won a prestigious national award, which was announced on BBC One’s […]

Charlotte Hyde: Review of School of Rock, captioned at Theatre Royal Nottingham

November 25, 2021

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It seems apt that during Captioning Awareness Week, I was invited to watch a captioned theatre performance. Theatre Royal & […]

Breaking news: Poet Raymond Antrobus is nominated for a Costa Book Award

November 23, 2021

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Award-winning poet, educator and writer, Raymond Antrobus has been shortlisted for a Costa Book Award for his collection All the Names Given, […]

Live blog: Week 9 for Rose Ayling-Ellis on Strictly!

November 20, 2021

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Tonight, deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis takes on musicals week, as she and her fellow dancers face their eighth public vote! Charlie […]

Sarah Playforth: Will Strictly Come Dancing lead to a permanent shift in views towards BSL?

November 15, 2021

I’ve been watching, and loving, along with many, the performance of Rose Ayling-Ellis, who has taught her professional partner, Giovanni […]