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Sannah Gulamani: Remote Working: the impact on deaf people (with BSL video)

October 2, 2020

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The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a global move to working online from home. For some, this meant having to juggle […]

Lisa Kelly: My film-poem in response to telephony from a d/Deaf and marginalised perspective

October 1, 2020

During Lockdown, a creative project I was especially pleased to work on was a film-poem in response to telephony from […]

David Buxton: How deaf organisations are working towards a BSL Act campaign (with BSL video)

September 29, 2020

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Recently, Aaron Makepeace wrote an article for the Limping Chicken (24th September 2020) saying the issue of ‘BSL recognition’ needs […]

Emily Howlett: The Cochlear Implant trade-off is personal

September 28, 2020

Not all deaf adults started out life as a deaf child. In fact, most of them don’t. I did. As […]

Nicky Evans: Why we are crowdfunding for a new interpreting cooperative

September 24, 2020

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To support the Crowdfunder, click here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/signalisecoop What is the Signalise Cooperative? Signalise is a new cooperative which is being […]

Aaron Makepeace: The issue of ‘BSL recognition’ needs to be taken up again (with BSL video)

September 24, 2020

There is a story I am sure you have all become aware of in regards to the official Government recognition […]

Support Nepalese Deaf student Aayush Gurung’s university costs

September 15, 2020

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To support Aayush, click here. Hello, I am Aayush Gurung. I am profoundly Deaf and Nepalese. I rely on Sign […]

Deaf Academy’s pupils return to brand new £10.5m building

September 14, 2020

The UK’s newest educational establishment for Deaf young people opened its doors to students on the Thursday 3rd September. Based […]

Julie Gennery: Why I’m creating a plan of action for Deaf people’s care provision

September 14, 2020

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For many of us, there comes a time in our lives when our loved ones become elderly, ill or disabled […]

Melanie Jayne Ashford: My fear of losing more of my hearing

September 11, 2020

I was diagnosed with moderate hearing loss at 26, which is terrifying by anybody’s standards. Now, at 30, I’m recovering […]