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Watch: Hal Draper’s starring role in the 2003 See Hear drama Grandad!

December 24, 2013 by

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It is almost one year since Deaf actor Hal Draper passed away, so last week was an appropriate time for […]

Watch: The BSL Zone’s magical Christmas drama Tree Fairy!

December 23, 2013 by

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There was a special seasonal premiere earlier today, when the BSL Zone’s magical Christmas drama Tree Fairy was shown for […]

Jen Dodds: Things I am pleased, and not so pleased about, this Christmas

December 20, 2013 by

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So, it’s that time of year again. We’re ordering food weeks in advance, wondering whether greetings cards (yes, actual cards, […]

Deaf News: ‘Real interpreter’ website launched to show how Mandela memorial service should have looked

December 19, 2013 by

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To check out the Real Interpreter website, click here. What does Real Interpreter aim to do? Real Interpreter is a […]

This Christmas, check out the Signworld Christmas Collection!

December 19, 2013 by

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Signworld, one of our supporters, is best known for its excellent online BSL learning and teaching resources. But Deaf directors […]

Donna Williams: Paul Whitehouse rubbed the ‘fake’ interpreter controversy in deaf people’s faces

December 14, 2013 by

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Maybe it’s just me. But I’m not seeing the funny. At the British Comedy Awards on Thursday night, Paul Whitehouse picked […]

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: Interpreters translating music into sign language make headlines around the world

December 4, 2013 by

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Two stories have got our attention this week, about the same topic, on both sides of the Atlantic. The first […]

Watch: Padraig Harrington presenting the rules of golf – with BSL interpretation!

December 3, 2013 by

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They never have a break, those people that work for our supporter, Signworld. Now they’ve gone and interpreted a film […]

Charlie Swinbourne: How I wrote The Fingerspellers!

December 2, 2013 by

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The Fingerspellers, which is showing this week on the BSL Zone, is a comedy about a family of deaf gangsters, […]