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The Weekend Selection: The petition ignition edition

November 23, 2013

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Here are the top five new blogposts from the week based on pageviews. Have a browse and tell your friends. […]

Deaf News: Model school in the Philippines launches family communication programme for students

November 22, 2013

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A school in the Philippines is showing the way forward for the education of deaf children. By being in touch […]

Emily Howlett: Everybody’s talking about giving my baby a cochlear implant… Except me.

November 22, 2013

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My life as a deaf person has been filled with a lot of noise (pun intended, but still terrible) about […]

Jen Dodds: I have no idea who the Access to Work petition campaigners are. I’m just grateful they’re doing something good

November 21, 2013

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The new stopchanges2atw campaign has really interested me, for two main reasons. Firstly, as someone who has been involved in […]

The Question: Does Boris Johnson think there’s a difference between a deaf cyclist and a distracted cyclist?

November 21, 2013

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In the wake of an increased number of cyclist deaths in London, Mayor Boris Johnson gave an interview on BBC […]

Deaf News: Malcolm Bruce raises Access to Work petition with Minister

November 21, 2013

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Sir Malcolm Bruce MP raised the issue of changes to Access to Work for deaf people with the Minister for […]

“Deaf people must have access to qualified interpreters,” says Emily Smith, joint sponsor of the Access to Work petition

November 20, 2013

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An online petition against changes to Access to Work (ATW) has received support from over 3,500 people in just one […]

The Guardian publishes obituary for Deaf and disabled rights campaigner Arthur Verney

November 19, 2013

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The Guardian has published an obituary for the Deaf and disabled rights campaigner Arthur Verney, and it’s well worth reading […]

Deaf News: South Africa introduces sign language into the curriculum for deaf children

November 19, 2013

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South African sign language will be taught to all deaf children in South Africa as their home language for the […]

Steve Gibson: How teaching Deaf literacy has changed

November 19, 2013

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For a number of years, at various colleges across Britain, there were discrete classes in Literacy and Numeracy which Deaf […]

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