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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 […]

June 23, 2020

Comments Off on Nadia Nadarajah: Is there racism in the arts world? (BSL vlog)

Nadia Nadarajah is a Deaf artist who creates and performs plays in BSL. She is a Shakespeare’s Globe Associate Artist […]

June 19, 2020

Rinkoo Barpaga is a Deaf British born Theatre-Maker, who uses British and urban sign language. Throughout his 15-year career, he […]

June 18, 2020

A new Black Deaf Group have released a video showing other BSL users how to sign Black Lives Matter. The […]

June 18, 2020

Comments Off on Read: Dear White Deaf People by David Player

In the last few weeks, as the Black Lives Matter movement has spread across the world following the murder of […]

June 15, 2020

Comments Off on Emily Howlett: The online BSL-accessible group making lockdown babies (and parents) smile

Are you in lockdown with one, or two, or even more small children? Are you missing your regular baby and […]

June 8, 2020

Comments Off on Emily Howlett: Why is everyone suddenly so interested in signed languages?

I’ve noticed quite a few things that have been changing over recent weeks; my hair is now about 8 feet […]

June 8, 2020

Comments Off on Read: Lockdown and the impact on deaf children – letter in the Guardian

A letter has been published in the Guardian from a group of professionals who work with deaf children, asking that […]