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Watch: Advert for StorySign, new sign language app for children

December 4, 2018

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A new advert has been released for an app that gives Deaf children access to books through sign language. The […]

Elizabeth Ward: Writing my first book, Fragments: Essays and Philosophies

December 4, 2018

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This October, I published my first book, Fragments, a collection of autobiographical and philosophical essays about identity, life and thought. […]

Juliet England: Comedy gigs are no laughing matter for deaf people

December 3, 2018

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Ah, Friday night. Surely the finest evening of the week. I have free tickets for a comedy and curry gig, […]

Liam O‘Dell: An over-reliance on technology is harming vital deaf services

November 30, 2018

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At the best of times, technology can provide essential access for deaf people. But at the worst of times, it […]

The Secret Deafie: Access to Work must take some responsibility for fraud cases

November 29, 2018

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The Secret Deafie is a regular column about deaf experiences submitted anonymously by different contributors. You must be thinking: ’Oh no, […]

A new school for Jenson: mum wins school place for deaf son after year-long battle

November 28, 2018

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In September, we reported on the case of Jenson Lindop-Lamens, now eight, whose mother told us he hadn’t been at […]

Crowdfunding campaign launched to support legal case over BSL interpreted access to concerts

November 27, 2018

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Support this campaign by clicking here. Three Deaf women have launched a CrowdJustice page to raise funds to create a Legal Defence […]

Amanda Casson-Webb: I had to interpret for my deaf mother while she was in hospital

November 27, 2018

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I’ve (fortunately) only been in an ambulance once – thirty seven years ago, when I had to interpret for my […]

London’s City Lit college toasts centenary with #HearMyLips campaign and House of Commons tea

November 26, 2018

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By Juliet England. It’s not every day you enjoy a champagne afternoon tea at the Houses of Parliament as dusk […]

Interview with Charlotte Arrowsmith, first Deaf BSL actor in a mainstream RSC production

November 23, 2018

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By Rebecca-Anne Withey. For most actors, working in a Shakespeare play is most definitely on their bucket list. Yet for […]