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Jen Dodds: Five reasons why I give Deaf camping festival Sign Circle the thumbs up! (BSL)

August 22, 2014 by

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To see this article in BSL, signed by Jen, just click here or scroll down the page! The last Sign […]

Emily Howlett: We need to stop thinking that government changes won’t affect us

August 21, 2014 by

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There are such a lot of insidious, barely noticeable changes happening right now that it’s pretty much impossible for anyone […]

Deaf News: Partnership means theatre plays will be released with captions online

August 20, 2014 by

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The charity STAGETEXT (who are one of our supporters) and DIGITAL THEATRE are delighted to announce that they have formed […]

Edinburgh Fringe Review: “Matty Gurney as you’ve never seen him.” Donna Williams on ‘Light’

August 20, 2014 by

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Wow! That’s my review – wow!I suspect something more is needed… ‘Light’ is the play featured on Limping Chicken a […]

Charlie Swinbourne: 5 annoying things about going on holiday when you’re deaf

August 19, 2014 by

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Holidays. You work yourself to the bone (or merely to the beak in the Chicken’s case) all year round and […]

Deaf News: Hearing Link joins forces with Patient Opinion to gather views on NHS services

August 19, 2014 by

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The UK hearing loss charity Hearing Link has joined forces with Patient Opinion to make it easier for people with […]

Kimberly Brown: The advantages of being a deaf parent to hearing children

August 13, 2014 by

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I’ve written before about many of the challenges I face as a deaf parent raising three hearing children. Communication obviously […]

Moira Dancer: 5 things that make people at work suddenly want to speak to a deaf colleague

August 11, 2014 by

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1. Run a tap You could have been sitting in silence all morning, but the minute you go to fill […]

“Deafness wasn’t my problem, it was my attitude towards it that was the problem.” Jane Billingham on discovering hearing aids at 47

August 8, 2014 by

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My name is Jane. At the age of 47, in 2013, I started wearing hearing aids. I was well aware […]

“We all know Deaf plumbers are better than the hearing ones!” Meet Anthony Smare, Deaf plumber

August 6, 2014 by

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How did you become a plumber? I was working at the time for my father renovating properties and my brother […]