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Darren Townsend-Handscomb: How you can give evidence to the Access to Work inquiry (by THIS Friday!)

June 18, 2014 by Editor

Deaf people up and down the country have been having lots of problems with Access to Work – the government […]

Michael Fahey: “Deaf? Driving? Surely that’s not safe?” The adventures of a deaf driver

June 17, 2014 by Editor

Mention the fact that I’m profoundly deaf and drive and some people’s immediate response is… “Deaf! Driving! Surely that’s not […]

Deaf News: SignHealth wins Disability Charity of the Year for its domestic violence service Deafhope

June 16, 2014 by Editor

Our supporter SignHealth has won Disability Charity of the Year at 2014′s Charity Awards for its domestic violence service Deafhope. A spokesperson for […]

Emily Howlett: Fact. Signing really does help babies with their language development

June 13, 2014 by Editor

I have a few recent conversations I’d like to share with you. The first, as follows, was between myself and […]

Watch: Lost Community, a moving documentary about the closure of Bristol Deaf Club

June 12, 2014 by Editor

Deaf director David Ellington has made this short documentary for the BSL Zone about the closure of his local Deaf […]

Deaf teenager to carry Queen’s Baton this Sunday as part of countdown to Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

June 11, 2014 by Editor

A deaf teenager from Linlithgow has been selected to be a batonbearer in the Queen’s Baton Relay on Sunday 15 […]

Corey Williams: Why I said no to cochlear implants for my daughter

June 9, 2014 by Editor

Una, meaning “unity” and “only one” was born at home. We spent the first two days together in my bedroom. […]

How a single volunteer for Hearing Link provides support for 100 deaf people

June 6, 2014 by Editor

It’s Volunteer Week this week, and one volunteer, Keith Corbett has revealed why his volunteer work for UK hearing loss charity […]

The Secret Deafie: The teacher who embarrassed me in front of the class

June 6, 2014 by Editor

The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. This dates back to years ago when […]

Donna Williams: What I’ve learned from my journey through depression (with BSL translation)

June 5, 2014 by Editor

Depression sneaks up on you. You don’t know you’re depressed. At least, not until you start to wonder why everything […]