Browsing Archives of Author »Rebecca A Withey«

Tilly Hawkes: “My daughter being deaf is one of the best things that could have happened to our family” (BSL)

March 5, 2024

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My name is Tilly, I’m based in the Midlands and I have a profoundly deaf five year old daughter. When […]

Deafblind man makes complaint to Job Centre after being offered an ‘interpreter’ only qualified to BSL Level 3 (BSL)

March 4, 2024

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A deafblind man has made a complaint to Job Centre Plus after being given a BSL Level 3 ‘interpreter’ to […]

Rebecca A Withey: It can take time to embrace your hearing aids 

March 1, 2024

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In the same week that a friend proudly boasted how she had received some new sparkly hearing aid moulds, I […]

Insight: My Deaf church kept me going when my wife died (BSL)

February 28, 2024

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I came to the deaf world really quite late in life. I was actually in my early 50s when a […]

Review: When Netflix’s Queer Eye team visited Louisiana School for the Deaf (BSL)

February 26, 2024

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Back in 2022 I stumbled upon upon the ever popular Queer Eye series on Netflix. At that time I was […]

Social media influencer Emily tells us about advocating for all things deaf related online! (BSL)

February 23, 2024

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Hi! I’m Emily, I’m 18 and I am from Scotland. I am also profoundly deaf and wear bilateral cochlear implants. […]

Insight: I pulled my deaf child out of speech therapy (BSL)

February 21, 2024

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As a hearing parent to a deaf child, I am fully aware of the privilege that I have in this […]

Deaf brothers Kierxn and Cameron tell us about their craft businesses! (BSL)

February 20, 2024

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Hi both! Can you  introduce who you are? Kierxn: My name is Kierxn, I’m 17 years old, profoundly deaf and […]

Insight: I’m deaf but I have decided to only date hearing people (BSL)

February 14, 2024

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This might be a weird way to start a blog, but I don’t usually write so bear with me. I’m […]

Survey by the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity aims to research deaf people’s experience of working in media (BSL)

February 12, 2024

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There is currently a survey available to fill in which is gathering records of the wide and varied experiences of […]

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