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William Mager: Billy 2.0 – The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

December 21, 2012 by

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Kaspar Hauser was a mysterious teenage boy who appeared in the streets of Nuremberg in 1828, with limited vocabulary and […]

Poem: ‘On the other side of your mind’ by Colin Thomson

December 21, 2012 by

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On the other side of your mind There’s a place I hope you never find It’s where demons reside Believe […]

John Cradden: Why Rita Simons shouldn’t be criticised for wanting her child to hear

December 20, 2012 by

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You may have read the story a few weeks ago about the EastEnders actress, Rita Simons, who wants her deaf […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Deaf man sorry for bus death | Deafness and dementia | South Africa hopes for sign language recognition

December 19, 2012 by

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Click on the titles to go to Remark’s website, then click ‘BSL’ to watch the news in beautiful sign language! […]

Watch: ‘How to use an interpreter’ by Info-shot

December 19, 2012 by

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Info-shot is a new information service aimed at increasing awareness and equity of deaf people and deaf issues by producing […]

Ian Noon: Many deaf people are set to lose their Disability Living Allowance

December 18, 2012 by

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Well, it’s official. The Government thinks that deafness is just a ‘minor’ disability. A piffling little thing of no consequence […]

William Mager: Being switched on might be like taking drugs

December 14, 2012 by

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I’ve been switched on for a couple of days now. After a great deal of reflection, I’ve realised that the […]

Poem: ‘Labels’ by Colin Thomson

December 14, 2012 by

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Do you see me or the labels given to me So kindly by society? Do I fit into a category […]

Watch: The Deaf Sports Personality of the Year Awards – in full!

December 10, 2012 by

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Kudos to the organisers of the Deaf Sports Personality of the Year awards for making the entire ceremony available online […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Communication barriers in sex education put deaf people at risk

December 7, 2012 by

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There is a telling moment in a documentary called Snapshot: Dicing with Sex when a group of young deaf people […]