Liam O'Dell

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April 23, 2019

A new medical procedure which enables some deaf children to hear for the first time is to be made routinely […]

April 23, 2019

Comments Off on Deaf News: Slovenian sign language proposal approved by government

Plans to make Slovenian Sign Language an official language in the country’s constitution have been formally endorsed by the state’s […]

April 12, 2019

Comments Off on Deaf News: Deaf boy joins Mensa with ‘genius’ IQ score

A 12-year-old boy from Lancashire has joined the prestigious group Mensa, after scoring 162 in an IQ test. Darren Toh, […]

April 5, 2019

Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: A deaf-friendly rail system will benefit every passenger

I’m always at a loss when discussing accessible rail solutions for deaf people. If it’s not on the platform, where […]

March 27, 2019

The first middle ear transplant has been successfully performed by professors in South Africa, in a procedure which could reverse […]

March 18, 2019

The awarding body for sign language qualifications, Signature, has announced that it will no longer host its annual awards ceremony. […]

March 18, 2019

Deafness, and the adjustment in communication that comes with it, comes with lots of guessing, so does that make deaf people […]

March 7, 2019

When we hear the phrase ‘hearing protection’, it likely isn’t long before we conjure up in our minds an image […]

February 28, 2019

Comments Off on Deaf News: Irish Deaf Society to restructure following financial issues

The Irish Deaf Society (IDS) has announced that it is to update its governance structures, as the ongoing funding issues […]

February 20, 2019

I stumbled into the deaf community about five years ago, when I shamefully knew next to no British Sign Language […]