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Leigh Taylor: 10 things you should never say to the (hearing) parent of a deaf child

January 16, 2013 by

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Leigh Taylor is a hearing mum of two children, one of whom is deaf and has a life-limiting condition. In […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: MBE for Deaf actress | Hal Draper obituary | Sign language recognised in Russia

January 15, 2013 by

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Click on the titles to go to Remark’s website, then click ‘BSL’ to watch the news in beautiful sign language! […]

Deaf News: Controversy as Deaf brothers are killed by euthanisa in Belgium

January 14, 2013 by

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Equivalent to murder by the state, or an exercise in free will? The news that two Deaf twin brothers in […]

PJ Gribbin: Why hearing people should be forgiven their ‘Wonky Moments’

January 14, 2013 by

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I usually get up and make my first pot of tea of the day at around 05:45. At this time […]

Poem: ‘If I told you I was deaf would you turn away’ by Colin Thomson

January 11, 2013 by

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If I told you I was deaf would you turn away Or would I read your lips that tell me […]

John Cradden: How Deaf Village Ireland is bringing Deaf organisations together in Dublin

January 10, 2013 by

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It looks like an old university campus that has been massively upgraded, but walk towards the entrance of the main […]

Breaking News: Breakthrough in deafness treatment as scientists in America regrow hairs in the ears of mice using drugs

January 9, 2013 by

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A story has just broken about a revolutionary new treatment that could eventually be used to regrow the hairs in […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: New Year, New You. Deaf-Friendly Mindfulness Meditation

January 8, 2013 by

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A few years ago I trained to become a teacher of Mindfulness Meditation. This vocation came to me by surprise, […]

Obituary: Hal Draper, Deaf actor and comedian

January 7, 2013 by

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The Deaf community is in mourning following the sad news of the death of Deaf actor and comedian Hal Draper, […]

The Secret Deafie: “At Christmas, everyone around me is chatting, catching up and having a great time. I am lost”

December 24, 2012 by

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Our Christmas eve blog is from one […]