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Meet: Sarah Gatford, who is producing the WISE internet safety project in Derby

October 23, 2017

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Interview by Emily Howlett. Hello Sarah! Shall we dive right in? Tell us more about the WISE project. The WISE […]

Jodene Antoniou: 5 things dangerously wrong with the UK government’s provision for Deaf children

October 23, 2017

‘It is well recognized that hearing is critical to speech and language development, communication and learning.’ American Speech Hearing Association, […]

The Question: Should deaf clubs be a social sanctuary or a learner’s study period?

October 22, 2017

At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. Learning sign language is something basically everyone I have ever […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Ten great comebacks for deaf people to use

October 21, 2017

At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. We’ve all had them. Those annoying questions that well-meaning people […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Accessibility at Fierce Festival 2017

October 20, 2017

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I am pleased to see that more and more arts organisations seem to be considering accessibility in their programming. Online, there […]

Get a £40 Amazon voucher! Update on COMIC’s NHS Autism Research in Deaf Children Project

October 20, 2017

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This is a sponsored post. Back in March we posted a blog on Limping Chicken asking for families to help […]

Deaf News: Call for communication cards for BSL users to go nationwide

October 19, 2017

New communication cards for patients who are deaf British sign language users in Gloucestershire are going down so well, there […]

Elisa Nuevo Vallin: The ‘thumbs up’ gesture is based on a historical mistake

October 19, 2017

A long time ago I read a history article that was pretty impressive. I’ve since realised that few people know […]

Tara Hayes: Is deafness deafinitely a problem?

October 18, 2017

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Right. This is my first blog and I’m going to write about something that I feel familiar with. I’m Deaf […]

Go See: Learning BSL: Bridging Research & Practice Event, 10th Nov, London

October 18, 2017

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This is a sponsored post. Learning British Sign Language: Bridging Research & Practice Event Friday 10th November, 5pm – 7pm […]