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Liam O’Dell: Do Deaf people know enough about loan sharks? (BSL)

March 16, 2023 by

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“I have never heard of the word ‘loan shark’ before. I assumed whoever I lent money off, [it] was similar […]

Signature announces 50 shortlisted nominees for Hall of Fame event (with BSL video)

August 23, 2022 by

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Rose Ayling-Ellis, Lynn Stewart-Taylor, Daniel Jillings and Kevin Buckle are among the 50 nominees shortlisted to be part of Signature’s […]

Deaf News: World Federation of the Deaf calls for end to human rights abuses in Haiti

July 3, 2021 by

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Trigger warning: Sexual assault, murder and graphic descriptions of bodily harm. The World Federation of the Deaf has called on […]

Deaf News: UK Government COVID guidance requires Year 9 reading age, report finds

December 16, 2020 by

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The “majority” of written government guidance on the coronavirus demands a Year 9 level of reading to understand it, a […]

Deaf News: Lexico to review dictionary definition of ‘deaf’ following criticism

December 8, 2020 by

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The online dictionary Lexico has confirmed to The Limping Chicken that it will review its definition of the word ‘deaf’, following criticism […]

Liam O’Dell: Celebrating my Freedom in a George Michael music video

December 4, 2020 by

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“I think there’s something you should know”, mouths a model in the music video for George Michael’s hit single, Freedom! ’90. Thirty […]

Liam O’Dell: YouTuber Saffron Barker’s deaf documentary is more pity than positivity

December 4, 2020 by

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It shouldn’t be a surprise that a social media star, who still fails to manually caption her Instagram and YouTube […]

Exclusive: BBC declined Government request to show signed Coronavirus briefings on BBC One

August 24, 2020 by

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The BBC refused a request from Government officials to broadcast the daily coronavirus briefings on BBC One with a British […]

Jemma Buckley: Make sure you watch the BDA’s film ‘Power In Our Hands’ in cinemas now

February 24, 2016 by

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For the past four years the British Deaf Association have been working to bring their extensive film and video collection […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Don’t believe the Deaf community exists? Watch Grayson Perry discover our world on C4 tonight

November 5, 2014 by

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Ever since I was a child, I’ve met people who seem incredulous at the idea that there might be a […]