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Martin McLean: Attracting an audience to Deaf theatre

October 16, 2012 by

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Martin McLean is Deafinitely Theatre’s Project Manager. One of his responsibilities is to lead on the marketing campaigns for the […]

Emily Howlett: “Will I have to give birth in a room full of frantically miming doctors?” My pregnancy list

October 16, 2012 by

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Everybody has been closely involved with at least one pregnancy, although I don’t know how much longer that will hold […]

Deaf News: Deaf teenager stands up for her educational rights at Conservative Party conference

October 11, 2012 by

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On Tuesday, Ellen Arthur, who is 15, became a hero to this website when she went to the Conservative Party […]

William Mager: Starting a journey of known unknowns

October 8, 2012 by

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Donald Rumsfeld once said: There are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; […]

Cathy Heffernan: Report from DCAL’s Deaf Children’s Development Conference

October 3, 2012 by

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On the face of it, lipreading someone and reading a book are two wholly separate skills. But research suggests Deaf […]

Deaf performers and artists shine at London Paralympics opening ceremony

August 30, 2012 by

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Last night was a special night for a number of Deaf performers, artists and filmakers who graced the world stage […]

“I don’t want to lose what I learned when I was deaf.” A conversation with Bella Bathurst, author

July 19, 2012 by

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Seven years ago, I read an article in the Observer by author Bella Bathurst, which was titled ‘How I learned […]

Catherine Cooper: Researching the risks of getting a CI

July 16, 2012 by

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Over the last few days, I’ve had time to sit down and do some research. My main aim was to […]

Catherine Cooper: My first cochlear implant assessment

July 11, 2012 by

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Dan dropped the boys off early at breakfast club, and then we drove the 2 hours to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in […]

Catherine Cooper: The beginning of my cochlear implant journey

July 3, 2012 by

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Hello, I’m Catherine. I was born profoundly deaf, although it wasn’t picked up until I was 6 months old. I […]