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Lynne Farley: Parenting When You Can’t Hear ****

May 28, 2019

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When you first leave the hospital as a new parent, it is a surreal experience. A tiny scrap of life […]

Joy Darby: Children’s books teaching deaf awareness skills  

May 27, 2019

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Books are a great way of educating young children and books about deafness can break through barriers, setting up a […]

Deaf News: Walsall Deaf People’s Centre to close

May 24, 2019

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In a huge blow for the Deaf community in the West Midlands, it has been announced that Walsall Deaf People’s […]

Jane Mervyn: A Deaf parent-to-be’s experience with the NHS and NCT

May 16, 2019

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I am a profoundly deaf BSL user and I can lip read. My communication preference is my first language of […]

Tyron Woolfe: My memories of acting in BBC drama The Count of Solar as a 14 year old

May 15, 2019

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I remember being called to the Head’s office at Burwood Park School for the Deaf.  I was 13 years old […]

Read: Culture clash and communicative labour by Ben Fletcher (via Medium)

May 14, 2019

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Ben Fletcher, who is the Principal Engineer at the Financial Times, has written an insightful article for Medium, about the […]

Matthew James: Why everyone should try being a sailor (and how you can join a Deaf-friendly trip!)

May 14, 2019

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Think arran knit jumpers in the 60’s, and tinkering about on a yacht in a boatyard that is out of […]

Elisa Nuevo Vallin: Why I’m going to teach my baby sign language

May 10, 2019

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Hello everyone! As many of you already know, I’m pregnant and it’s less than a week to go to my […]

Deafie Blogger: Communication tips for Deaf Awareness Week!

May 7, 2019

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This week it’s Deaf Awareness Week! For the deaf community, every day feels like a deaf awareness day. Communication is […]

Deaf News: First free BSL business directory launched by SignVideo

May 1, 2019

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SignVideo has launched the UK’s first Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) Business Directory on their app, with a key difference. […]