Browsing All posts tagged under »deaf rights«

Donna Williams: SignHealth are right – my Mum, and other deaf people in hospital, deserve better (BSL)

March 31, 2014 by

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Last week, two articles on Limping Chicken made an impact on me. SignHealth’s research showing the lack of access to […]

“We want more than an Act of Parliament” says Sarah Batterbury, BDA expert

March 12, 2014 by

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Next week the BDA (British Deaf Association) launch Sign Language Week with the theme of ‘Strengthening Our Rights’. Planned to […]

Deaf News: Key Deaf community figures unite to begin campaign for BSL Act

February 26, 2013 by

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10 years ago this month, BSL was recognised by the government after a campaign that led to Deaf people marching […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Deaf voices are natural, so why should they be mocked?

November 11, 2012 by

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My mum’s voice was the first sound I ever heard. Because she was born profoundly deaf, she speaks with a […]