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Rebecca-Anne Withey: Spotlight on deaf businesswoman, Corvette Silo, founder of Kingswell Support Service (BSL)

July 20, 2023

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Kingswell Support Service is a Derbyshire-based CQC registered care agency with contracts across the East Midlands that has received extremely […]

Insight: I was a victim of domestic abuse (trigger warning) (BSL)

July 19, 2023

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This blog has been written anonymously. Please note the trigger warning for domestic abuse and sensitive topics before reading. I […]

Deaf vet Julie Beckett tells us about the dangers of grass seeds to our pets this summer (BSL)

July 19, 2023

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Good morning! I want to share a reminder with you all as at the moment so many dogs are coming […]

Rebecca A Withey: A review of Go With the Unexpected by Tyron Woolfe (BSL)

July 14, 2023

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Four years ago Tyron Woolfe, a deaf gay man from London, embarked on an exciting journey across South America. Travelling […]

Jo Dennison Drake: The deaf entrepreneur who sold her dream home to fund a hydroelectricity generator in Cumbria (BSL)

July 12, 2023

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My name is Jo Dennison Drake. I’m profoundly deaf and I have been deaf from birth. I have been separated […]

Insight: I believe deaf people with speech are more privileged in the hearing world (BSL)

July 11, 2023

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This blog has been translated from BSL to English and is by an anonymous vlogger Firstly I want to say […]

Joanne Woodhouse-Roberts: Rose’s ‘Sign for Change’ documentary inspired me to offer a BSL course (BSL)

July 6, 2023

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I along with many others sat down recently to watch Rose Ayling-Ellis’ documentary. I thoroughly enjoyed viewing a documentary produced […]

Desmond Masterson: My experience as a Deafblind person – travel, education and employment! (BSL)

July 3, 2023

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I was diagnosed as having Usher Syndrome, in addition to using British Sign Language, during my school years. This created […]

Insight: The struggles of being deafblind and facing homelessness (BSL)

June 29, 2023

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Finding a new home should be a simple process for everybody, but what stops people finding suitable accommodation? Having disabilities […]

Dr Angela Tiziana Tarantini: My research into the sign song preferences of deaf people (BSL)

June 23, 2023

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My name is Angela, I am originally Italian and I was born in Milan. I know that among Deaf people […]