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Liam O’Dell: The European ‘beggars’ using deafness as a scam

July 29, 2019 by

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They approach you with a petition, their hands gesturing that they’re deaf, before pointing to a box for you to […]

Liam O’Dell: Glastonbury Festival from a deaf person’s perspective

July 15, 2019 by

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The Worthy Farm festival may have been a while ago now, but the memories are as fresh as the sunburn […]

Liam O’Dell: Where’s the quality standard for our audiology services?

July 1, 2019 by

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How do we know that something isn’t working when we don’t have the opportunity to measure its success? Without a […]

Liam O’Dell: Make the case for deaf-friendly travel in Govia’s consultation

June 26, 2019 by

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Deaf rail passengers frustrated at an inaccessible system may finally have an opportunity to make change happen. Off the back […]

Deaf News: ITV British Sign Language interpreter awarded MBE

June 10, 2019 by

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A deaf British Sign Language interpreter known for interpreting ITV soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street has been made an MBE […]

Liam O’Dell: Guesswork – do deaf people have an advantage?

March 18, 2019 by

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Deafness, and the adjustment in communication that comes with it, comes with lots of guessing, so does that make deaf people […]

Joe Jacobs: How my sign language book ended up in Hollywood

March 13, 2018 by

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As the author of a series of picture books designed to teach children sign language, I watched this year’s Academy […]

Charlie Swinbourne: 5 things Oscar-winning The Silent Child shows us about deaf children’s lives

March 6, 2018 by

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The Silent Child can be seen on Google Play, accessible either by the app or through the desktop site, currently […]

“Soundlessness intensifies my visual response.” Meet Sarah O’Dowd, Deaf artist based in Northumberland

February 12, 2018 by

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Did you grow up deaf? What were your experiences like? I’ve been profoundly deaf from birth. I was brought up […]

Tinnitus Week: British Tinnitus Association reveals majority of UK parents are unaware children can have tinnitus

February 5, 2018 by

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  The British Tinnitus Association survey found just under a third of UK parents (32%) think children under the age […]

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