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Deaf News: Half of tinnitus patients aren’t referred to specialist care, report finds

February 3, 2021 by

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Around 50 percent of tinnitus sufferers aren’t being referred to specialist secondary care for their condition, compared to two-thirds of […]

Deaf News: Wikipedia project aims to increase number of deaf entries

February 1, 2021 by

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A friend browses Wikipedia. A hearing British Sign Language (BSL) student, she’s tasked with researching well-known members of the deaf […]

Deaf News: Concerns raised over COVID-19 vaccine communications

January 25, 2021 by

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Questions have been asked by politicians and campaigners around the accessibility of coronavirus vaccine information, as the UK Government continues […]

Deaf News: European Union of the Deaf issues LGBTI+ statement following controversy

January 22, 2021 by

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The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) has issued a statement expressing its support for the deaf LGBTI+ community, after […]

Deaf News: “Go find a bigger room!’ Women and Equalities chair slams Government’s failure to provide interpreter

January 21, 2021 by

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The chair of the House of Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee, Caroline Nokes, has criticised the UK Government’s decision to […]

Deaf News: Instagrammer criticised for Tube prank which is “offensive to deafblind people”

January 15, 2021 by

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An Instagrammer has faced claims he is “making fun of deafblind people”, after pretending to be blind – while using […]

Deaf News: ‘No official decision’ taken on UK’s membership of the European Union of the Deaf

January 12, 2021 by

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A decision is yet to be taken on the United Kingdom’s future membership of the European Union of the Deaf […]

Deaf News: Anger as TikTok trend claims Helen Keller was ‘not real’

January 6, 2021 by

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A trend on the social media app TikTok has faced criticism after claiming deafblind activist Helen Keller was a ‘fraud’ […]

BREAKING: UK Government sued over lack of sign language interpreter at COVID briefings

December 18, 2020 by

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Legal proceedings have been launched against the Cabinet Office over its failure to provide a British Sign Language interpreter for […]

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 […]

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