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Deaf News: Wikipedia project aims to increase number of deaf entries

February 1, 2021

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A friend browses Wikipedia. A hearing British Sign Language (BSL) student, she’s tasked with researching well-known members of the deaf […]

Liam O’Dell: Social media’s move towards audio and what this means for deaf people

January 29, 2021

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Social media platforms are pretty obsessed with audio at the moment. For years we’ve had voice memos and audio-visual content […]

Deaf News: Concerns raised over COVID-19 vaccine communications

January 25, 2021

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Questions have been asked by politicians and campaigners around the accessibility of coronavirus vaccine information, as the UK Government continues […]

Deaf News: European Union of the Deaf issues LGBTI+ statement following controversy

January 22, 2021

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The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) has issued a statement expressing its support for the deaf LGBTI+ community, after […]

Deaf News: “Go find a bigger room!’ Women and Equalities chair slams Government’s failure to provide interpreter

January 21, 2021

The chair of the House of Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee, Caroline Nokes, has criticised the UK Government’s decision to […]

Deaf News: PM challenged by MP over ‘shameful’ lack of BSL interpreter

January 13, 2021

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Boris Johnson has been grilled by MPs over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, including his failure to provide a […]

Deaf News: ‘No official decision’ taken on UK’s membership of the European Union of the Deaf

January 12, 2021

A decision is yet to be taken on the United Kingdom’s future membership of the European Union of the Deaf […]

Liam O’Dell: Cultural Appropriation 2.0? Deaf actors on hearing performers learning BSL

January 8, 2021

Following a semi-viral Twitter thread on hearing people learning sign language, Liam O’Dell speaks to actors Alim Jayda and Emily […]