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Deaf News: Deaf charities call on government to halt Access to Work changes that are pushing deaf people out of work

November 26, 2013 by

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Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) and other leading deaf organisations including the British Deaf Association (BDA) are urgently calling […]

Steve Gibson: How teaching Deaf literacy has changed

November 19, 2013 by

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For a number of years, at various colleges across Britain, there were discrete classes in Literacy and Numeracy which Deaf […]

Ted Evans: Is the ‘Sign Safe’ way of making Deaf films holding Deaf filmmakers back?

November 15, 2013 by

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As filmmakers, we all want to improve our films and we want more people to watch them, both hearing and […]

Deaf News: London’s City Hall backtracks, allowing deaf children to sign at choir service in Trafalgar Square

November 14, 2013 by

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Extract from the Islington Gazette: In a show of Christmas spirit, City Hall has reversed its decision to block a […]

Jen Dodds: No, Holby City, children should not be used as interpreters for their deaf parents

November 13, 2013 by

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As everyone knows, last night’s Holby City (BBC1 – catch it here on BBC iPlayer) featured a deaf man and […]

Watch: The BSL Zone’s Punk Chef tries to convert a Deaf man who eats 26 packets of crisps a day!

November 11, 2013 by

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The BSL Zone’s cooking expert Punk Chef (aka Scott Garthwaite) has a mission: to get the Deaf community eating better, cooking better […]

John Walker: What disabled people are learning from taking a Deaf perspective

November 7, 2013 by

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When I’m at work, it is my job to meet with people. I work in a University, which is made […]

Jen Dodds: Why do people assume there’s something wrong with being deaf?

October 28, 2013 by

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The other day, my toddler and I took our car to have some work done to it at a garage […]

Communication Support Bill due in Parliament tomorrow – but will MPs have the time to debate it?

October 24, 2013 by

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Tomorrow, Sir Malcolm Bruce’s Communication Support (Deafness Bill) is due to be debated in Parliament. Friday’s session is devoted entirely […]

Watch: Signs for a Good Education, from Human Rights Watch

October 21, 2013 by

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The blurb below this fantastic video says: Deaf children have a right to a quality education, like all other children, […]