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William Mager: Billy 2.0 – The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

December 21, 2012

Kaspar Hauser was a mysterious teenage boy who appeared in the streets of Nuremberg in 1828, with limited vocabulary and […]

Poem: ‘On the other side of your mind’ by Colin Thomson

December 21, 2012

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On the other side of your mind There’s a place I hope you never find It’s where demons reside Believe […]

John Cradden: Why Rita Simons shouldn’t be criticised for wanting her child to hear

December 20, 2012

You may have read the story a few weeks ago about the EastEnders actress, Rita Simons, who wants her deaf […]

Meet: Andy Palmer, who runs the Peterborough and District Deaf Children’s Society’s website

December 20, 2012

Andy Palmer is from a largely Deaf family, and is a single father to his son William, who is also […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Deaf man sorry for bus death | Deafness and dementia | South Africa hopes for sign language recognition

December 19, 2012

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Click on the titles to go to Remark’s website, then click ‘BSL’ to watch the news in beautiful sign language! […]

Watch: ‘How to use an interpreter’ by Info-shot

December 19, 2012

Info-shot is a new information service aimed at increasing awareness and equity of deaf people and deaf issues by producing […]

Ian Noon: Many deaf people are set to lose their Disability Living Allowance

December 18, 2012

Well, it’s official. The Government thinks that deafness is just a ‘minor’ disability. A piffling little thing of no consequence […]

Amy Williamson: The Cost of Invisibility: Codas and the Sign Language Interpreting Profession

December 18, 2012

First published on America’s Street Leverage community blog, offering sign language interpreters context and insight on industry related issues and […]

Read their lips: Seb Coe accepts Lifetime Achievement award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year, calls someone a “bastard”

December 17, 2012

It’s been a great year for Seb Coe, with London 2012 a massive success, being tipped to become the next […]

Subtitle fail: Divine intervention on the football pitch as God comes off the bench to help Bolton Wanderers score

December 17, 2012

On a Sunday morning, I often sneak a look at the football highlights as my wife has a well-deserved lie […]