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Watch: Behind the scenes of the new Four Deaf Yorkshiremen film!

April 25, 2014

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As some of you will have noticed, I was away from my day job editing this site at the start […]

Linda Richards: 10 things I wish care homes would do for people who have hearing and sight loss

April 25, 2014

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The annual Great British Care Home Awards finals are due to be held in London on 26th April 2014. The […]

Deaf News: Communication and safety apps for deaf people launched for mobile phones

April 25, 2014

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Two potentially valuable mobile apps aimed at helping deaf people communicate have been designed by teams in Singapore. Advertising corporation […]

Deaf News: Medical trial set to use gene therapy to trigger natural hearing in deaf people

April 24, 2014

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An article in New Scientist (which you can read here) has told of how a group of 45 profoundly deaf […]

Kim Hungerford: UK Banks could learn a thing or two from the Aussies

April 24, 2014

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I am from Australia and my partner Des from the UK tells me of the problems that deaf people have […]

Deaf News: Researchers find that regional variations of BSL are in decline

April 24, 2014

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British Sign Language is a rich, naturally evolving language, where the signs you use can vary according to where you […]

You’re reading the world’s 6th most popular disability blog!

April 23, 2014

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Those of us here at the coop (!) were pleased to get an email recently from a disability researcher called […]

Annelies Kusters: Preparing to investigate the use of gesture between deaf and hearing people in Mumbai

April 22, 2014

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In India, there is a large number of conventional gestures that practically everybody knows, such as “water,” “toilet,” “how much […]

Emily Howlett: I’ve had enough of competitive parenting

April 22, 2014

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Kids, eh? They certainly get under your skin. How many new parents turn to the Internet to blog and tweet […]

Deaf News: Deaf teenager wins prestigious award then donates £500 prize to deaf kids charity

April 17, 2014

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A deaf teenager from The Wirral has won a prestigious award for her work in raising awareness and campaigning for […]