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Lily Rayne: Why the word ‘hearie’ is not offensive, and what ‘hearing privilege’ amounts to

January 9, 2014 by

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A few days ago, in a Facebook conversation, I was discussing the issue of lack of captions and Deaf rights […]

US Deaf News: WWE originally proposed that superstar wrestler Edge be written as a ‘deaf-mute’

January 6, 2014 by

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  We all know that wrestling’s fake, the American WWE form of it at least, but it’s been revealed that […]

Deaf News USA: Deaf people in Seattle protest about local sign language interpreter

January 3, 2014 by

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In the wake of the ‘fake interpreter’ scandal at Nelson Mandela’s funeral, it seems that the Deaf community across the […]

Cristina Hartmann: What it is like to be deaf from birth

January 3, 2014 by

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Previously published on The Daily Beast and republished here by kind permission of Cristina Hartmann. In many ways, being born […]

Deaf News: Hope for justice for US Deaf prisoner Felix Garcia as three-part documentary airs on TV

December 20, 2013 by

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Last night, the first part of a three-part documentary aired on Al Jazeera America’s flagship America Tonight programme called Deaf […]

Meet: Adrean Mangiardi and Mark Levin – who make music videos in American Sign Language!

December 18, 2013 by

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A few weeks ago, we showed you an amazing American Sign Language music video, for the song ‘You brought the […]

Becky Fenton-Ree: I’m an expert in BSL, but how did I fare when I went to American Sign Language class?

December 11, 2013 by

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For the first time in twenty five years, I am not an active member of a Deaf Community and I’m […]

Watch: Adele’s ‘Rolling in the Deep’ in American Sign Language!

November 27, 2013 by

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You wait all year for some music videos in ASL, then two come along at once. A bit like buses! […]

Watch: “You brought the sunshine” music video in American Sign Language!

November 26, 2013 by

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Well, this is one of the coolest signed music videos I’ve ever seen, courtesy of America’s Deaf Performing Arts Network. […]

Deaf News: Sign Language interpreter pictured at work with Obama in the Whitehouse

August 22, 2013 by

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  This picture taken from Facebook shows an American Sign Language interpreter relaying President Obama’s words during a meeting at the […]