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Emily Howlett: 10 dangerous jobs for deaf people!

June 23, 2014 by Editor

1. Coastguard These guys are an amazing bunch of volunteers who can drop everything at the ding of a bell […]

Deaf News: Man steals £40,000 from his deaf mother

June 20, 2014 by Editor

A man from Tewkesbury has been jailed for stealing over £40,000 from his own mother, who is almost completely deaf. […]

Watch: Moving video about transgender deaf child

June 20, 2014 by Editor

An internet video about a transgender deaf child with cochlear implants has amassed six million views in just two weeks. The […]

Deaf News: New study reveals potential treatment for tinnitus

June 19, 2014 by Editor

New research released this week suggests that tinnitus can be eliminated by blocking signals between the ear and brain, offering […]

Toby Dawson: How the proposed constitution could give Deaf people better rights in an independent Scotland

June 19, 2014 by Editor

When it was first mentioned that an interim draft constitution for an independence Scotland would be announced in June, I […]

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 […]