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Deaf News: Children’s debate on BBC Parliament today WILL be subtitled

October 17, 2013 by

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Today’s debate about cuts to services for deaf children will be subtitled live on BBC Parliament, a BBC source confirmed […]

Ian Noon: Tell your MP to turn up for the debate on deaf children’s education

October 14, 2013 by

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After 18 months of campaigning and 50,000+ petition signatures, MPs have agreed that concerns over cuts to funding to support […]

Melinda Hildebrandt: I was scared to say terms like ‘hearing impaired’

October 2, 2013 by

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In the months following my daughter Amelia’s diagnosis of hearing loss, I picked up a strange habit when introducing her […]

Deaf News: Teenager calls on the Prime Minister to protect services for deaf children

October 1, 2013 by

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Profoundly deaf Yusuf Nuur, 14, from Manchester, met Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday at the Conservative Party Conference. Yusuf called […]

Deaf News: Net sicko hacks baby monitor to swear at sleeping deaf toddler

August 16, 2013 by

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ABC News reported that a Houston family was startled to discover that a baby monitor in their young children’s bedroom […]

Tamsin Coates: Making a statement of special educational needs for your deaf child

April 9, 2013 by

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Last year my eldest son started secondary school and whilst he has barely had time to find his feet, with […]

Andy Palmer: The mother, her deaf son and overcoming their musical barrier

April 3, 2013 by

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Katherine Mount was a professional singer and actress. She performed regularly and acted in both theatre and on television, including […]

Watch: New NDCS video supporting their Stolen Futures campaign

March 22, 2013 by

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The National Deaf Children’s Society have released a new video to support their Stolen Futures campaign. Watch it below! Don’t […]

Andy Palmer: It’s not just wrong, it’s bad manners when subtitles go missing

March 20, 2013 by

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There has been some interesting content on TV and online about the Deaf world recently. It’s just a shame not […]

Sounding off! The diary of a mother of a deaf child

February 4, 2013 by

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Every month Tiger Mother – mum to moderately deaf Hayley, 14, and her two brothers Lee and Harry – brings […]