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August 26, 2020

Following the latest government u-turn, this time on face masks, the National Deaf Children’s Society has responded with concern to […]

August 3, 2020

The idea to establish Deaf-initely Women all started during a birthday meal. Ten deaf friends were celebrating being deaf women, […]

July 22, 2020

Comments Off on Deaf actor’s video – asking for empathy and patience with face masks – goes viral

In a reminder of the power of social media , deaf actor Alex Nowak’s Twitter video asking the wider public […]

July 17, 2020

The Secret Deafie is a regular column about deaf experiences submitted anonymously by different contributors. If you have a story […]

July 16, 2020

Coronavirus has changed life as we know it for everyone. Many people, including myself, are worried about how we will […]

July 13, 2020

Comments Off on Watch: Casualty episode focusing on deaf characters

You can now watch Saturday night’s Casualty episode, which was made by a team of Deaf creatives, on BBC iPlayer […]

July 10, 2020

The BBC’s long-running drama Casualty returns to our screens tomorrow night (Saturday 11th July) with a special landmark episode made […]

July 6, 2020

Comments Off on Tyron Woolfe: Volunteering for Shout – a 24/7 crisis text service in the UK (BSL)

Shout is a 24/7 UK crisis text service available for times when people feel they need immediate support. I have […]

July 3, 2020

Comments Off on Watch: Black Lives Matter online discussions from BSL Zone and Definitely Theatre

Two livestreams about the Black Lives Matter movement from BSL Zone and Definitely Theatre are now online and can be […]

June 30, 2020

For the second time in three years an employer decided ‘not to renew my contract.’ I wasn’t given an official […]