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Poem: Colin Thomson’s ‘Emotions’

February 1, 2013 by

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Have you met my friend, Mr Lonely He’s come to stay at my place Oh please don’t ask me to […]

Callum Fox: Crunch meeting with my audiologist. Will I get a new CI?

January 31, 2013 by

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It’s that time of the year again. I’ll be making my way to Stanley Primary Care Centre in County Durham […]

Is the number of signers lower than previously thought? Census records 22,000 sign language users

January 30, 2013 by

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There has long been a debate about the number of Deaf people whose first or preferred language is sign language […]

Poem: Martyn Brown’s ‘Snow’

January 25, 2013 by

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Snow; the modelling clay of children young and old Bringing sudden demand for coal, carrot, flat cap, scarf and pipe […]

William Mager: Billy 2.0 – Two steps forward, one back

January 24, 2013 by

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I’ve been switched on for a month now. It’s been a really steep learning curve, and after two tuning sessions […]

John Walker: The Belgian Twins, Euthanasia and the Myth

January 22, 2013 by

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Mythology has a little bit of truth and not the whole truth. It comes with a hero, a victim and […]

Deaf News: American series to air episode entirely in American Sign Language

January 21, 2013 by

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We haven’t seen it over here in the UK, but in America a series starring Oscar-winning American actress Marlee Matlin […]

Poem: ‘Identity’ by Martyn Brown

January 18, 2013 by

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IDENTITY For far too long I took the coward’s way The sheep that never strayed From the safety of sameness […]

Callum Fox: Walking the line between the hearing and deaf worlds

January 17, 2013 by

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My name is Callum Fox. I intend to write about my experiences as a cochlear implant user and what life […]

Deaf News: Prison Service failing to meet the needs of deaf prisoners, research finds

January 16, 2013 by

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Profoundly deaf prisoners are missing out on important services that could help their rehabilitation because the Prison Service cannot provide […]