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Watch: Joanna Poulton’s documentary showing both sides of having a cochlear implant

February 17, 2015 by

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Joanna Poulton studied Scriptwriting at Bournemouth University and graduated in November. After directing/producing short films outside her course, she wanted […]

Deaf News: One week left for young Deaf people to apply for NDCS dance and music competition

February 16, 2015 by

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Former Hollyoaks star, Rachel Shenton is calling on all young deaf dancers and musicians to take the very last opportunity […]

Laura Hawksworth: Deaf clubs are rich with history and culture. Young Deaf people need to support them

February 16, 2015 by

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When I watched John Smith’s article about deaf clubs on Limping Chicken, I was inspired to tell my story from a […]

Emily Howlett: 10 dangerous jobs for deaf people!

February 15, 2015 by

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Every weekend, we are publishing popular articles from our archive, which you might have missed the first time round! Tell us which […]

“If the need is there, why not support?” Former adviser talks about changes to Access to Work

February 13, 2015 by

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The Access to Work scheme, which gives support to deaf and disabled employees at work, has been in crisis, with […]

Samuel Dore: How 2009’s horror thriller Orphan smartly integrated deafness and sign language into the plot

February 12, 2015 by

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I should mention beforehand Orphan is a film that contains American Sign Language (ASL) dialogue and I’m a British Sign […]

Diary of a Deaf Filmmaker, Month 8: Shooting my film!

February 11, 2015 by

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It feels like such a long time ago but it was only the beginning of January that we completed the […]

Read: Jackie Ashley’s Guardian article on the effects of refusing people hearing aids

February 10, 2015 by

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Jackie Ashley, daughter of the late deaf politician and campaigner Lord Jack Ashley, has written an article for the Guardian […]

Exclusive: Rebecca-Anne Withey interviews the director of the ASL version of Let it Go, Jules Dameron

February 10, 2015 by

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There is no denying that the Disney film Frozen has taken the world by storm. And its iconic song, Let […]

Jen Dodds: 5 things I’m watching out for in 2015 (BSL)

February 9, 2015 by

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We’re only a month into 2015, but several interesting things have cropped up in the Deaf community already! So, I […]