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Deaf Academy teaching assistant Nikki James receives prestigious highly commended award

July 18, 2022
by Rebecca A Withey

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Black line drawings against a bright yellow background of hands fingerspelling the letters 'BSL'.

Liam O’Dell: Why I co-created a Twitter bot for BSL interpreter requests

July 18, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: access, accessibility, british sign language, BSL, bsl interpretation, bsl interpreter, communication, deaf, deaf access, deaf culture, deaf identity, deafness, interpreter, interpreters, interpreting, sign language

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Tasha, a white woman with sunglasses on her head and her blonde hair tied back, sits in the beach hut on reality TV show 'Love Island'.

Liam O’Dell: Ableist Love Island viewers could break Tasha after the show – producers must protect her mental health

July 17, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: cochlear implants, communication, deaf, deaf access, deaf culture, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, disability, itv

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Rebecca A Withey: (BSL vlog) Why learning Mindfulness in your first language is so important

July 14, 2022
by Rebecca A Withey

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A group of people in brightly coloured clothing hold up placards and pose for the camera outside the UK Parliament building.

Over 25,000 people call for more accessible video on-demand services

July 13, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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David Deacon: Why I created a website that advertises captioned and BSL performances across London (and beyond!)

July 12, 2022
by Rebecca A Withey

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Boris Johnson, a white man with short blonde hair and a black suit, stands behind a wooden lectern in Downing Street. He is delivering a speech.

Work on BSL Advisory Council ‘will continue to go ahead’ following Boris Johnson’s resignation, DWP confirm

July 8, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: boris johnson, british sign language, BSL, communication, deaf, deaf culture, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, disability, government, politics, sign language, uk, uk politics

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‘Bear Ear Clinic’ to give free ‘hearing aids’ to Norwich teddy bears

July 7, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: british sign language, BSL, campaign, cochlear implants, deaf, deaf access, deaf children, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, disability, hearing aids, norfolk

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Eleanor Craik tells us about Norfolk’s Deaf Festival, which returns this weekend!

July 7, 2022
by Rebecca A Withey

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Six deaf men set off on cycling challenge to raise funds for deaf male health

July 5, 2022
by Editor

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