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Update: Maternity unit offer Deaf father-to-be an interpreter at 12 week scan :)

March 13, 2012

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Last week, I wrote a Deaf Dad column about a Deaf father-to-be who hadn’t been offered an interpreter at his […]

Andrew Hearn: Escaping the airport police

March 13, 2012

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Every evening after work, I get on a bus to Gatwick Airport to catch the train home. As I walk […]

Donna Williams: S*** people say… to sign language interpreters

March 12, 2012

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In the midst of my preparations for – or rather avoiding my preparations for Signing Hands Across the Water, I’ve […]

Deaf news: Portable sign language translator app “will allow deaf to talk to anyone”

March 12, 2012

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Well. Just a week after Mark Nelson wrote about how technological advances and the rise of voice recognition could leave […]

The Secret Deafie: When I played the ‘deaf card’ – in a prime mugging spot

March 12, 2012

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Our fifth contributor tells us about how […]

Ian Noon: Why I spent my Sunday telling parents of deaf children all about my love life

March 9, 2012

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It was the question I had been dreading: “Perhaps our visitors could tell us a bit about their experiences with […]

William Mager: An open letter to my son

March 9, 2012

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Happy one-month birthday, little man. We’ve figured out a lot in the first 28 days – which nappies work best […]

Adrean Clark: Finding my ASL name sign

March 9, 2012

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My first name sign (known as sign names in Britain) was given to me by a hearing person. The A […]

Deaf news: Bristol’s Elmfield School for Deaf Children to stay open

March 8, 2012

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I wrote back in September about how the range of cuts to deaf services in Bristol, so I’m really pleased […]

Deaf Dad: Deaf fathers need equal access to pregnancy information

March 8, 2012

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There’s a bit of a departure from the usual column this week, because I want to tell you about a […]