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Watch: Hilarious ‘Downfall’ parody about the campaign for a BSL Act!

March 8, 2013

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This chicken has seen a few of these Downfall parody films now, with the subtitles adjusted to make it look […]

Deaf News: Universal Declaration of Human Rights translated into BSL!

March 8, 2013

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A unique translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into British Sign Language has been released online. Created by […]

Deaf News: Indian Deaf woman reunited with brother twelve years after boarding the wrong bus

March 7, 2013

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The Daily Mail has reported on an incredible, heart-warming story about a Deaf woman who boarded the wrong bus twelve […]

Ian Noon: The battle’s lost on welfare cuts for deaf people

March 7, 2013

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The Department for Work and Pensions’ have succeeded in their plans to replace Disability Living Allowance with a new benefit […]

Tom Seymour: “It was Deaf power.” Interview with Alex Gibney, director of Mea Maxima Culpa

March 6, 2013

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As scandal plagues the Catholic Church, a new documentary about four Deaf men who say they were sexually abused almost […]

John Walker: My Journey to ‘Capital Deaf’

March 5, 2013

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A person I know sent me a private message: Have you seen this? Just to let you know that this […]

Amanda Turner: ‘Snail mail’ should still have a place in deaf and hearing hearts

March 5, 2013

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Having recently celebrated a birthday, I was delighted to receive a birthday card from an old friend which contained a […]

Diary of a Deaf Mum: Where I’ve been for the last nine months

March 4, 2013

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Well, this is awkward. It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? Pretty much exactly nine months since you and I […]

Watch: Documentary set to shine light on India, where there are only 250 interpreters for 18 million Deaf people

March 4, 2013

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A new documentary is set to shine a light on Deaf people in India. Remarkably, despite having the largest Deaf […]

Meet: Kinny Gardner, who set up Krazy Kat theatre company

March 4, 2013

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As a child, it was a puppet show that first fired Edinburgh-born actor/ director Kinny Gardner’s love of theatre and […]