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Ian Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #3: The Local Offer

September 6, 2014

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Has your local authority made you an offer yet? Under the big changes to the SEN system, which we’ve been […]

Victoria Williams: 5 tips for universities supporting Deaf students

September 5, 2014

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The nights are getting darker, and X-factor is about to begin, signalling the end of the summer and the beginning […]

Ian Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #2: More participation

September 5, 2014

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On Monday, we kicked off a week of blogs about special educational needs (SEN) reform. All of these changes came […]

Deaf News: Employees of deaf organisations asked to define a common purpose

September 4, 2014

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The UK Council on Deafness is asking for help to find a common purpose, or goal, for individuals and organisations concerned with […]

Ian Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #1: Better data

September 4, 2014

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Good news everyone! Christmas has come early… if you’re a policy geek like me. Monday was the day that (nearly) all of […]

Matt Dixon: Who really started the ice bucket challenge? (BSL)

September 4, 2014

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I like to know about the origins of causes, especially one as massive as the ALS Ice Bucket challenge. I […]

Deaf News: Deaf woman told she will never work in an office wins business skills award

September 3, 2014

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A deaf woman who feared she might never achieve her dream of working in an office has proved doubters wrong. […]

Andy Palmer: 7 speech development tips for children with cochlear implants

September 3, 2014

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Going through boxes of dusty old stuff at the weekend I rediscovered a home-made game that I made to help […]

Deaf News: Deaf people can now contact Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman in BSL

September 2, 2014

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The Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman (PHSO) have signed up to the SignVideo BSL Live service to make it easier for […]

Meriah Nichols: 10 dumb things hearing people commonly say to deaf people – featuring Captain Picard

September 2, 2014

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1. “You don’t look deaf!” There is no way to look deaf. You don’t need to ever tell a deaf […]