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Watch: San Francisco’s first Deaf restaurant

April 27, 2012

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Usually we wouldn’t link to a commercial video, but this one was too good to miss. Deaf Americans Melody and […]

Deaf news: Preston’s Deafway launches ‘Deaf embassy’ plans

April 26, 2012

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The Lancashire Evening Post has revealed plans for the deaf charity Deafway, based in Preston, to build an ’embassy’ for […]

Tobie Fysh: Having a deaf son

April 26, 2012

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“He probably just needs to dry out a bit” – that should have been the first indication that our first […]

Meet: Newsround presenter & marathon runner, Ricky Boleto

April 26, 2012

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Newsround presenter Ricky Boleto ran the London Marathon for the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) last Sunday, as part of […]

Subtitle fail: Jeremy Hunt supports the “murders”

April 25, 2012

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Ok so we’re all aware that Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is under pressure this morning over claims he privately aided […]

Asher Woodman-Worrell: How my friend Ben Thomson conquered university

April 25, 2012

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I was recently asked by the editor of this site to write an article about my university experiences, after appearing […]

That Deaf Guy: A visit to the doctors

April 24, 2012

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That Deaf Guy is the creation of Matt and Kay Daigle. Go to www.thatdeafguy.com to see more comic strips, and […]

Quiz: What kind of deaf person are you?

April 24, 2012

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What kind of deaf person are YOU? Work out if your answers are mostly a, b, c, d. Your answers […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Does the word ‘deaf’ need to be redefined?

April 23, 2012

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This morning I was tweeted by Curtis Alcock, a partner in a Hearing Centre (where hearing aids and other services […]

Rob Wilks: Can social media beat Deaf apathy?

April 23, 2012

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For those of us who are associated with the Deaf community, it’s a well known belief that apathy is one […]