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Vicky Pannell: Why I’ve helped two Gambian Sign Language Interpreters to attend ASLI’s conference in September

July 30, 2014 by

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Over the past few weeks, I have been involved in trying to arrange for two Gambian Sign Language Interpreters to […]

Ted Evans: Come along to Shuffle Festival on Sunday and watch Together, a forgotten classic about two Deaf men

July 29, 2014 by

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Naturally I’m always interested when deaf people are portrayed in films, I personally seek them out for my development project […]

Exclusive: Deaf woman says she was “humiliated” on bus as driver allegedly insists she can hear phone

July 28, 2014 by

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Just a week after we reported how a Deaf woman in Manchester was allegedly subjected to an angry tirade from […]

800 Deaf campers enjoy this year’s Sign Circle festival!

July 28, 2014 by

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800 Deaf campers are today making their way home after enjoying this year’s Sign Circle camping festival, which was held […]

What helps people wear their hearing aids? Research from the Cochrane Collaboration

July 25, 2014 by

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WHY AREN’T YOU WEARING YOUR HEARING AIDS? Sorry for shouting; I know that’s not helpful, actually. I’m wearing mine, but […]

Exclusive: “I should have just kicked her off.” Investigation launched into Train Manager’s alleged angry tirade at Deaf woman

July 23, 2014 by

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Virgin Trains are investigating an incident in which a Train Manager allegedly subjected a Deaf woman to a angry tirade which […]

How SignHealth have been working to give Deaf people interpreting support in healthcare – and how you can help (BSL)

July 23, 2014 by

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This is a response to Andy Palmer’s article ‘ GPs should have access to video interpreting or STTR on the […]

Andy Palmer: GPs should have access to video interpreting or STTR on the road. As standard

July 22, 2014 by

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I confess, I’ve done it. I did it more than once and I wouldn’t have had it any other way […]

Jen Dodds: More deaf people should post signed videos online, no matter how fluent they are (BSL)

July 21, 2014 by

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Scroll down the page to see this article signed by Jen in BSL, or click here! So, I’ve poured water […]

Deaf News: Concerns raised for health and care for Deaf people in Oxfordshire

July 21, 2014 by

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A new report launched today by community interest company Sign Lingual UK and commissioned by consumer champion Healthwatch Oxfordshire highlights a lack of access […]