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Rebecca A Withey: John Bishop’s ‘Life after Deaf’ documentary was about so much more than learning sign language

September 26, 2022

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At the start of the summer I received an invitation to attend a night of BSL comedy featuring well known […]

Lorcan Fearon: My personal experience as a CODA

September 22, 2022

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My two siblings and I were raised by two profoundly deaf parents, who were deaf from birth. It’s hard to […]

Arthur Herring: A reflection on my sporting achievements at the age of 86

September 20, 2022

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My name is Arthur Herring and I am 86 years old. I’ve been profoundly deaf since the age of five […]

Marilyn Willrich tells us about the Earthly Wellbeing Weekend which took place this month

September 20, 2022

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Marilyn Willrich is co-Director of Zebra Uno Limited (Est.2003) – a successful media company whose core focus is digital media […]

Nadia Nadarajah & Omeima Mudawi-Rawlings: Flarewave, a new deaf arts festival in the South East! (with BSL video)

September 15, 2022

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Nadia Nadarajah and Omeima Mudawi-Rawlings are two members of a 9 person steering group who are bringing a brand new […]

Kavita Chana of Deaf Yoga Works on how Yoga changed her life

September 14, 2022

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Kavita Chana is a deaf yoga teacher who has been practising yoga since 1996. Prior to this, Kavita had been […]

Insight: My life as a CODA

September 12, 2022

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I was brought up by my Mum who is deaf. Mum is profoundly deaf and wears a hearing aid. My […]

Review: Much Ado About Nothing by 1623 theatre and Purple Theatre

September 12, 2022

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Shortly before the summer I was invited to watch a production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing featuring an actress […]

Rebecca A Withey: Child starting school? What I’ve learnt as a parent who is deaf

September 7, 2022

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September is upon us and for many of us it’s that time of year when our children go back to […]

Rebecca A Withey: The joys of having a sister who is also deaf

September 7, 2022

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I’ve always thought myself to be fortunate to have a sister who is also deaf. I think there’s an added […]