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Deafblind signers gain access to VRS service in BSL in Scotland

September 4, 2018

ContactSCOTLAND-BSL, Scotland’s nationally funded online British Sign Language/English interpreting video relay service (VRS), delivered by Sign Language Interactions on behalf […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: When did others decide they know what’s best for Deaf people?

September 3, 2018

It’s a funny old world we live in. Just when I think everything is going smoothly – Access to Work […]

Deaf children’s services to be debated by MPs in Parliament

August 31, 2018

MPs are set to discuss deaf children’s services in Parliament in two weeks time, after a Labour politician successfully secured […]

Juliet England: The testing hearing test

August 29, 2018

I arrive at the hospital early. Someone after whom I am hankering ridiculously, against hope, reason and expectation, works here, […]

Ai-Media: 7 Things Deaf People Want You To Know

August 24, 2018

This was originally posted on Ai-Media’s site here, and is shared by kind permission. Deaf and hard-of-hearing people often experience […]

Juliet England: Treading the boards with a hearing loss: Act III

August 23, 2018

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A few Saturday evenings ago, I walked offstage for the final time at Reading’s twelfth century abbey as Progress Theatre’s […]

Carly Sygrove: My ever-present tinnitus

August 22, 2018

Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? – An unwanted ear-worm that keeps playing over and over? […]

Mark Levin: What it’s like to be Deaf in an industry that’s loud

August 21, 2018

There’s one question I frequently ask myself before I head off to a gig, and rarely will I actually admit […]

Watch: Care to Co-operate’s BSL videos about helping Welsh people form co-operatives for care and well-being

August 20, 2018

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Care to Co-operate is a Welsh Government funded project of the Wales Co-operative Centre. The purpose of our project is […]

Teresa Garratty: As we communicate more through text, words should be chosen carefully

August 17, 2018

Writing can be hard. That’s especially true for some people whose first language is a sign language and to be […]