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Angie Aspinall: Can you relax at a spa when you’re deaf? You can at the Explore Spa by Méridien, Mauritius

December 5, 2012 by Editor

On a recent trip to Mauritius, I had the opportunity to indulge in a few days of spa experiences whilst […]

Deaf News: New test set to pinpoint genes responsible for deafness

December 3, 2012 by Editor

Earlier this year, we found out about gerbils who had been ‘cured’ of deafness. Now, in the next step in […]

Deaf News: Eastenders star describes “hurt” she felt after being told decision to give daughter a cochlear implant was “abuse”

December 3, 2012 by Editor

Many deaf people cringed at the moment in the BBC’s documentary earlier this year about Eastenders star Rita Simons and […]

Linda Richards: Deaf Head Wood… and other ‘Deaf’ place names

November 30, 2012 by Editor

Recently I was going to Bentham, a place on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, some twenty miles east of Preston, UK. So, […]

Michael Uniacke: Fighting for your rights – a review of ‘The Third Brigade’

November 30, 2012 by Editor

French director Etienne de Clerck’s 2012 documentary The Third Brigade of Libya was compelling in the way it introduced the […]

Helen Cherry: A Case for Remote Captioning in the NHS

November 29, 2012 by Editor

Poor Communication Hitting the Headlines “Careless”, “insincere” and “unclear” communication has fuelled a surge in complaints against the NHS in England […]

Donna Williams: Feel the music!

November 28, 2012 by Editor

On 23rd October, I went to a ‘Feel the Music’ concert, performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at […]

Angie Aspinall: The Moors Inn – a perfect ‘quiet’ pub in Yorkshire

November 28, 2012 by Editor

You know how people use the expression ‘a quiet country pub’? Well, I found one that was really was: The Moors […]

William Mager: Billy 2.0 – One week after the operation

November 23, 2012 by Editor

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A week after my operation I went back to the hospital. They took the dressings off, did an X-ray and […]

Deaf News: Deaf man with Usher syndrome refused sign language interpreter by gym

November 22, 2012 by Editor

The Croydon Guardian has reported how James Clarke, who is Deaf and has Usher syndrome, was refused a sign-language interpreter […]