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Deaf News: Vilma Jackson to appear on Coronation Street as ‘BSL tutor’

July 22, 2021 by

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Deaf actress Vilma Jackson is set to star in ITV’s Coronation Street, it has been revealed, with Jackson reportedly taking on […]

Deaf News: Deafblind USA swimmer withdraws from Tokyo Paralympics after care assistant request rejected

July 20, 2021 by

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A deafblind swimmer has been forced to pull out of representing the USA in Tokyo next month, after the US […]

Review: Deaf actors perform short play readings in National Theatre’s New Views Festival

July 19, 2021 by

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Five Deaf actors have taken part in play readings for stories created by deaf students, as part of the National […]

Exclusive: UNICEF denounces human rights abuses against Deaf women in Haiti

July 12, 2021 by

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UNICEF Haiti has issued a statement on the mutilation and murder of Deaf women in the country, after the non-governmental […]

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: Deaf campaigners take Government to court over BSL access to Covid briefings

June 16, 2021 by

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The UK Government was taken to court today, after Deaf campaigners challenged its refusal to provide a British Sign Language […]

#WhereIsTheInterpreter: The story so far

June 15, 2021 by

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The UK Government is being taken to court tomorrow, in a landmark legal case with the potential to strengthen the […]

Interview: James Boyle on being the first Deaf man to train at prestigious drama school, RADA

June 14, 2021 by

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Deaf actor James Boyle has become the first Deaf man to secure a place at the Royal Academy of the […]

Deaf News: SignHealth chair receives OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours

June 12, 2021 by

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Jackie Driver, chair of the Board of Trustees at the Deaf health charity SignHealth, has received an OBE in the […]

Interview: Camilla Arnold and Teresa Garratty on new BBC Radio 3 series, ‘My Deaf World’

June 11, 2021 by

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Next week, over five nights, a heavily visual culture is given the audio treatment in Flashing Lights Media’s production The Essay: […]