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Juliet England: Do you love the term ‘deafie’?

September 3, 2020

I’ve been called many things in my time, not all of them complimentary. One nickname, Widget, stuck when I worked […]

Juliet England: Meet deaf mum Julie Wixey, who spends up to 15 hours a day making clear masks for lipreaders

July 30, 2020

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An unpleasant incident in a local branch of a national chain of chemists spurred mum Julie Wixey on to setting […]

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 12 – life as lockdown eases

July 22, 2020

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Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – as lockdown eases It feels a bit like a […]

Juliet England: How cards from one deaf business are helping people to communicate

July 8, 2020

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Our last post about what communities are doing to help deaf people deal with the pandemic struck a chord with […]

How deaf people are tackling the challenges of face masks and lipreading

June 29, 2020

We all know that deaf people are disproportionately affected by the current health crisis. From trying to lipread people behind […]

Juliet England: My deafie diary Part 11 – life in Lockdown

June 25, 2020

Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – now in lockdown The days are long, but the […]

Juliet England: EastEnders ‘silent’ episode TV review

June 2, 2020

Back in the Eighties, I watched EastEnders at boarding school without a subtitle in sight. It was the era of […]

Juliet England: Why, as a deaf person, the Cummings debacle makes me feel cheated

May 28, 2020

Sad, helpless news junkie that I am, I left my local public gardens and golden sunshine on Bank Holiday Monday […]

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 10 – life in lockdown

May 22, 2020

Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – now in lockdown. Day God-only-knows-which of lockdown, as life before […]

Deaf nurse Sam Penney on returning to work during the pandemic

May 19, 2020

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When an awkward slip in a pair of heeled boots left deaf nurse Sam Penney, 49, with a broken ankle […]