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AJW Smith: “I began to see possibilities, not impossibilities.” The Deaf tribe who gave me pride

October 18, 2013

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“I can no other answer make but thanks, And thanks, and ever thanks.” Shakespeare, Twelfth Night. I’ve got a big […]

**Deaf Children Debate in Parliament** Follow the action here

October 17, 2013

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You can follow the live tweets about the debate in Parliament here Tweets about “#stolenfutures”  

Deaf News: Man convicted of keeping 10-year-old deaf girl in cellar and repeatedly raping her

October 17, 2013

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A man from Salford has been convicted of repeatedly raping a ten-year-old deaf Pakistani girl that he illegally trafficked into […]

Deaf News: Sky trial Video Relay to allow Deaf customers to contact them in BSL

October 17, 2013

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The broadcaster Sky has announced that it is trialling a service allowing people to contact their Accessible Customer Services team using British […]

Deaf News: Children’s debate on BBC Parliament today WILL be subtitled

October 17, 2013

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Today’s debate about cuts to services for deaf children will be subtitled live on BBC Parliament, a BBC source confirmed […]

Melinda Hildebrandt: The top 10 dumbest comments & questions I have heard about my daughter’s deafness

October 17, 2013

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Throughout the last two years, I’ve had to introduce my daughter Amelia’s deafness to a lot of different people. In […]

Deaf News: Ofcom to audit subtitles on live TV programmes

October 16, 2013

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Ofcom will begin a regular audit of the quality of TV broadcasters’ subtitles from next year, to help improve the […]

Michelle Hedley: Is it too much to ask DVD rental companies to provide subtitle information on their websites?

October 16, 2013

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Over the years the way technology has exploded has benefited me in many ways. One way was the introduction of […]

Deaf News: Deaf people can now use sign language to get advice from the Financial Ombudsman

October 16, 2013

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Nine out of ten people say they have no complaints about their bank, insurer or finance firm.  In fact,  most […]

Deaf News: iPlayer whizzkids working on subtitle bug but will deaf people still miss out?

October 16, 2013

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After a flood of complaints from angry deaf users of iPlayer, the BBC say they have sussed out what was […]