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Watch: Google advert about being a CODA which aired during the Oscars

April 26, 2021

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A Google advert about a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) which aired during the Oscars has received praise online. The […]

Jo Atkinson: Changing senses : My review of Sound of Metal

April 25, 2021

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Shared with thanks to The Psychologist magazine. This is must-see film for anyone interested in the human capacity to adapt […]

Amanda Silverwood: What’s it like to be deaf in a global pandemic?

April 22, 2021

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Terrifying. I was diagnosed with congenital bilateral hearing loss when I was five years old. I have 90% hearing loss […]

Carly Sygrove: Why I’ve set up a Sudden Hearing Loss Support website

April 19, 2021

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Dear readers, I am delighted to announce that today is the launch of my new website, Sudden Hearing Loss Support […]

John Kamitsis: Working to break down barriers for deaf people in Preston during the pandemic

April 15, 2021

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Covid has brought many challenges for everyone in the UK and indeed the world, none more so than the deaf […]

New video aims to encourage Covid vaccine take-up by Deaf people from ethnic minorities

April 15, 2021

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A new video has been released today which hopes to help save lives by encouraging Covid 19 vaccine take-up amongst ethnic […]

Stephanie Back: Why the story of my trilingual theatre show Fow needs to be told

April 14, 2021

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Fow is a digital play (watch it online) which is suitable for audiences aged 14+(due to strong language and sex […]

Nicola and Silvie: Why we are campaigning for Live Captioning software in educational settings

April 13, 2021

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We are Nicola and Silvie (photo below) mothers to deaf children, striving to make education 100% accessible across all learning […]

Emily Howlett: Lockdown Life Lessons From… Plants

March 29, 2021

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I need to talk to you about my plants.  Or, maybe, the people I live with need me to talk […]

Deaf News: Over 15,000 join Doncaster Deaf Trust’s British Sign Language course 

March 24, 2021

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A Doncaster Deaf Trust created free online British Sign Language course has registered more than 15,000 participants in just under […]