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Rebecca A Withey: When I’m asked, ‘does your hearing aid help?’ An honest answer (BSL)

June 2, 2026

Do you wear a hearing aid? I do, yes. Does it help? Well… yes. But also no. And sometimes it […]

Insight: Watching Open Your Eyes: Maternity Crisis by LumoTV brought back painful memories (BSL)

May 28, 2026

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Trigger warning: This blog contains discussion of pregnancy loss, premature birth, grief, medical trauma, and lack of communication support during […]

Guildford Shakespeare Company on their ambition to reach more Deaf audiences (BSL)

May 26, 2026

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Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC) has spent the past 20 years reimagining how audiences experience theatre and Shakespeare. Alongside its productions, […]

Rebecca A Withey: The DeafExpo at the NEC – a first for the Deaf community (BSL)

May 22, 2026

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Any new event within the Deaf community that is genuinely enjoyed tends to become a fixture in the yearly calendar. […]

Insight: You can’t champion BSL only when it benefits you (BSL)

May 20, 2026

There’s something I’ve been wanting to say for a long time as a deaf BSL user who is also able […]

Princess Royal joins Deaf Academy students to mark 200 years of Deaf education (BSL)

May 19, 2026

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Two hundred years after opening its doors in Exeter as England’s first Deaf school, the Deaf Academy marked a major […]

Browsing Archives of Author »Rebecca A Withey«

Rebecca A Withey: When I’m asked, ‘does your hearing aid help?’ An honest answer (BSL)

Insight: Watching Open Your Eyes: Maternity Crisis by LumoTV brought back painful memories (BSL)

Guildford Shakespeare Company on their ambition to reach more Deaf audiences (BSL)

Rebecca A Withey: The DeafExpo at the NEC – a first for the Deaf community (BSL)

Insight: You can’t champion BSL only when it benefits you (BSL)

Princess Royal joins Deaf Academy students to mark 200 years of Deaf education (BSL)

Zakee, founder of DeafPing tells us about the free Door alert they built (BSL)

Joanne Woodhouse-Roberts: Do you know about the proposed EHCP changes and what they mean for deaf children? (BSL)

Rebecca A Withey: Do I lipread? An honest answer (BSL)

Insight: Why being told “you look hearing” is not a compliment (BSL)