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The Secret Deafie: “I want to hear more, Mummy.” The most difficult decision I’ve ever had to make

October 22, 2012 by

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Today’s Deafie tells us about a life-changing […]

Ni Gallant: Team V needs you!! Tackling youth homelessness

October 22, 2012 by

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A slightly different blog post than usual this time as I wanted to tell you all about the work I’ve […]

Deaf News: Ofcom says telecommunications providers must make next generation text relay service available to deaf customers

October 18, 2012 by

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A new and improved ‘text relay’ service must be made available to people with hearing and speech impairments by all […]

Adam Schembri: Warning signs – how our BSL research was misrepresented in the news

October 17, 2012 by

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  This article was originally published on The Conversation.  Research needs to be presented carefully to not mislead the community. […]

Martin McLean: Attracting an audience to Deaf theatre

October 16, 2012 by

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Martin McLean is Deafinitely Theatre’s Project Manager. One of his responsibilities is to lead on the marketing campaigns for the […]

Emily Howlett: “Will I have to give birth in a room full of frantically miming doctors?” My pregnancy list

October 16, 2012 by

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Everybody has been closely involved with at least one pregnancy, although I don’t know how much longer that will hold […]

Deaf News: Netflix to offer 100% captioning in the USA, but the UK trails behind

October 15, 2012 by

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After being sued by America’s National Association of the Deaf, the video streaming company Netflix have agreed to offer captions […]

Deaf News: Deaf teenager stands up for her educational rights at Conservative Party conference

October 11, 2012 by

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On Tuesday, Ellen Arthur, who is 15, became a hero to this website when she went to the Conservative Party […]

Deaf News: Deaf quadriplegic writes on Twitter at rate of four words a minute

October 9, 2012 by

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The Daily Mail has reported on a deaf quadriplegic who has become a Twitter sensation despite being limited to only […]

William Mager: Starting a journey of known unknowns

October 8, 2012 by

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Donald Rumsfeld once said: There are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; […]