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Liam O’Dell: Eight years on, the Equality Act 2010 is still failing to protect deaf people

August 8, 2018

If you want to know whether deaf people and other minority groups in the UK are still facing discrimination in […]

Deaf News: Deaf girl protests outside cinema for more subtitled screenings

August 7, 2018

Sign our petition calling for multiplex cinemas to dedicate one screen to subtitled films, which has 26,000 signatures, here. In […]

John Walker: What do we gain from a GCSE in BSL?

August 6, 2018

Who would have thought the government would change their mind to potentially support the development of a GCSE in BSL? […]

Deaf News: Crisis at International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD)

August 3, 2018

A crisis in Deaf sports has deepened after the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) appointed a new President, […]

Deaf News: Positive steps in developing a GCSE in British Sign Language

August 3, 2018

On 31st July, Signature met with Ofqual and the Department for Education (DfE) to discuss recent events around the development of […]

Watch: See Hear’s episode on mental health

August 2, 2018

This month’s See Hear episode, which is now available on iPlayer, addresses an issue which is twice as likely to […]

Deaf man stabbed in Manchester after being mocked for signing

August 1, 2018

In one of the most shocking cases of Disability Hate Crime that has emerged in recent years, a Deaf man […]

Juliet England: Entrepreneurs in the spotlight at Deaf Business Awards

August 1, 2018

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Organisers have described this year’s Deaf Business Awards ceremony, held in Liverpool earlier this summer, as the ‘best yet’. It […]

Deaf News: ‘Dossier of Disgrace” from NUBSLI warns of barriers to public services

July 31, 2018

Deaf people’s ability to access public services is being restricted, leading to distress and potentially life threatening situations, according to […]

Anonymous: The Deaf Community and the rise of online therapy; 2D versus 3D therapeutic encounters

July 30, 2018

For many years much of my clinical practice has been dedicated to supporting a national charity in providing accessible face-to-face […]