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September 26, 2022

Comments Off on NHS hearing aids ‘available to everyone’ in UK after North Staffordshire drops controversial restrictions

Free NHS hearing aids are now available to anyone in the UK who needs them, after Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent’s […]

September 26, 2022

Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: Testing out Paraorchestra’s TouchSound device

Haptic, vibration-based tech appears to be growing in popularity. It was just a couple of months ago that I was […]

September 23, 2022

Comments Off on British Deaf Association thanks Rosie Cooper for ‘tirelessly campaigning’ as she leaves Parliament

The British Deaf Association (BDA) has expressed its thanks to British Sign Language (BSL) Act supporter Rosie Cooper MP, after […]

September 23, 2022

Comments Off on British Sign Language charity reports 210% increase in searches following John Bishop documentary

Signature, a charity providing British Sign Language (BSL) courses and qualifications, has reported a 210% increase in people searching for […]

September 23, 2022

Comments Off on Where Is The Interpreter compensation case adjourned to December amid paperwork dispute

A court case to determine whether 276 Deaf people should be compensated by the UK Government for nine inaccessible Covid […]

September 17, 2022

Comments Off on Registration opens for latest ‘Where Is The Interpreter’ court case

Further details have been released concerning how to support the next court case over ‘Where Is The Interpreter’, which takes […]

September 13, 2022

Comments Off on Watch: New Deaf perspectives shared for BBC Radio 3 series ‘The Essay’

BBC Radio 3’s audio series The Essay has produced a second collection of Deaf perspectives which will be broadcast this week, […]

September 8, 2022

Comments Off on Deaf charities and organisations pay tribute to the Queen

Deaf organisations have paid their respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Balmoral in Scotland today at […]

September 5, 2022

Comments Off on Exclusive: Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri on the ‘pivotal’ moment with Andrew which never aired

Tasha Ghouri made history over the summer when she was the first deaf contestant on the ITV dating show, Love […]

September 2, 2022

Comments Off on National Cinema Day event to offer at least one subtitled screening at every major cinema

The UK Cinema Association (UKCA) has announced National Cinema Day will take place this Saturday, with Empire, ODEON, Vue and […]