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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

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

‘Rose’ trends on Twitter as judges (and nation) well up at Rose’s ‘silent moment’ in Strictly dance

November 13, 2021

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A ‘silent moment’ in Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovani Pernice’s dance on Strictly Come Dancing tonight has generated a massive reaction […]

Live blog: Week 8 for Rose Ayling-Ellis on Strictly!

November 13, 2021

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Tonight, deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis, and her fellow dancers face their seventh public vote! Charlie Swinbourne will be live blogging every […]

Lesley Rosslyn: My journey through deafness (part 1)

November 10, 2021

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I was not born deaf. My first encounter with loss of hearing came when, aged 40 years, I started to […]

Live blog: Strictly Come Dancing – Rose Ayling-Ellis takes on week seven!

November 6, 2021

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Tonight, deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis, and her fellow dancers face their sixth public vote! Charlie Swinbourne will be live blogging every […]

Charlie Swinbourne: 10 things you should never say to a deaf person

November 5, 2021

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“Wow – I would never have guessed that you’re deaf!” What would have made me fit your stereotype of being […]