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Deaf News: ITV British Sign Language interpreter awarded MBE

June 10, 2019 by

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A deaf British Sign Language interpreter known for interpreting ITV soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street has been made an MBE […]

Joe Jacobs: How my sign language book ended up in Hollywood

March 13, 2018 by

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As the author of a series of picture books designed to teach children sign language, I watched this year’s Academy […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Review: The Boat and the Blue by Sinfonia Viva: an accessible show for the family

August 9, 2017 by

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I was recently invited along to an accessible showing of a performance called The Boat and the Blue, which with […]

Deaf News: RAD awarded National Lottery funds for Deaf Detectives project

July 19, 2017 by

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The Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) has secured National Lottery funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to explore […]

Simon Herdman: How I became one of the presenters of the CBeebies BSL poetry series Magic Hands!

March 27, 2016 by

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At weekends and bank holidays, we post some of our most popular blogs. Tell us yours by emailing thelimpingchicken@gmail.com Watch […]

Toby Dawson: Help us campaign for BSL access on TV in Scotland (BSL)

March 24, 2016 by

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Sign Toby’s petition here. Our family was always totally ignorant to the news on STV at its usual teatime slot, […]

Charlie Swinbourne: 10 things that only happen to deaf people in films (and not in real life)

March 11, 2016 by

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Deaf characters who appear in films and TV series often give Deaf people mixed feelings. On one hand, it’s exciting to […]

Go See: BSL cookery demonstrations at London’s Borough Market!

August 20, 2015 by

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Cookery demonstrations with BSL interpretation services take place at Borough Market on the second Friday of every month. A brigade […]

Bianca Birdsey: How sign language helped my girls think, reason and express themselves

August 12, 2015 by

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Language. Think about that word. What are other thoughts that automatically pin themselves to this collection of letters that give […]

Go See: World Deaf Tennis Championships in Nottingham, 20th – 26th July

July 14, 2015 by

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There’s a unique opportunity to go and see the world’s best deaf tennis players in action in Nottingham next week, with […]