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Philip Gerrard: My deafening silence (with BSL videos)

September 24, 2021 by Editor

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This article and videos have been shared with thanks to Deaf Action and Philip Gerrard. You can find the article […]

Alison Hendry: My experience of being a cochlear implant user (BSL vlog)

August 2, 2021 by Editor

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Alison Hendry is a profoundly Deaf BSL user currently working at the University of Edinburgh as their BSL Officer. Proud […]

Deaf News: Online retailer ASOS praised for featuring a deaf cochlear implant user as a model

April 15, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

The online clothing brand ASOS has been celebrated by deaf people online after it used a cochlear implant user as […]

Watch: Joanna Poulton’s documentary showing both sides of having a cochlear implant

February 17, 2015 by Editor

Joanna Poulton studied Scriptwriting at Bournemouth University and graduated in November. After directing/producing short films outside her course, she wanted […]

Matthew Johnston: What it’s like to swim with sound (after 49 years in silence)

February 5, 2015 by Editor

I have always swum in silence. Hearing aids are not waterproof and I have been profoundly deaf since birth. My […]

Richard Turner: Discovering music again with a cochlear implant

October 16, 2014 by Editor

I have always loved listening to music. When I was a teenager and in my early twenties living in Manchester […]

Emily Howlett: Are cochlear implants child abuse, a ‘quick fix’ or a threat to Deaf identity?

September 12, 2014 by Editor

As anyone who reads my Deaf Mum column will have noticed, cochlear implants have been quite a hot topic of […]

Andy Palmer: 7 speech development tips for children with cochlear implants

September 3, 2014 by Editor

Going through boxes of dusty old stuff at the weekend I rediscovered a home-made game that I made to help […]

Read: Deaf writer Sophie Woolley’s article about having a cochlear implant

October 3, 2013 by Editor

Deaf writer and actress Sophie Woolley has written an insightful article for the Mail about how having a cochlear implant […]

Catherine Cooper: One year on from my Cochlear Implant activation, I LOVE it!

September 19, 2013 by Editor

I’ve done it! Almost a year on and with my implant still in place – I have to say, I […]