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Tony Barlow: In employment, are deaf people bottom of the pecking order?

March 29, 2012 by

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Hello! I’m Tony Barlow, an employment consultant with 10 years experience of working in employment for deaf people. My goal […]

Deaf Dad: Discovering vinyl music with Toddler

March 29, 2012 by

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I grew up in a deaf family, and aside from a children’s tape recorder we would sometimes record our voices […]

Karen Putz: Finding my passion again… on bare feet

March 27, 2012 by

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Way back when I was a teen, I loved barefoot water skiing. I was the only gal on Christie Lake […]

Meet: Tessa Padden and Linda Day, creators of online BSL resource Signworld

March 27, 2012 by

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A brand-new website called Signworld has just been launched, and is set to revolutionise the way people can learn and […]

Deaf news: The tattoo that vibrates when you get a text

March 26, 2012 by

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This story from Mashable has revealed how a new tatoo-style device may offer mobile phone users the chance to have […]

The Secret Deafie: My collision with a wheelchair user

March 26, 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 an incident […]

Watch: President Obama signing “thank you” to deaf student

March 23, 2012 by

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If being President of the United States of America, a Harvard graduate, a lawyer, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and […]

Haley Sadler: Beating the bullies

March 23, 2012 by

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“Oh you’re deaf?! Can. You. Hear. Me. Now?” These are the words of a guy I recently met in a […]

Deaf news: NHS consultant – “Deafness might damage your health”

March 22, 2012 by

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An NHS consultant, whose daughter is deaf, has co-written an article calling for more interpreters to be made available for […]

Deaf news: Deaf hostage released after $1million ransom is paid

March 22, 2012 by

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A deaf hostage has been released six months after her husband was killed when she was seized by Somalian pirates […]