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The Secret Deafie: Should I reveal I’m deaf to people I date via the internet?

May 12, 2014 by Editor

The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. This one comes from a Deaf man […]

Deaf News: Toddler left to celebrate birthday in silence after burglars steal his hearing aid

May 9, 2014 by Editor

The Manchester Evening News has reported how a deaf toddler was left to celebrate his birthday in silence after burglars […]

Why Jim Cromwell argues hearing people should sign for themselves, even when interpreters are present

May 9, 2014 by Editor

Dr Jim Cromwell is a clinical psychologist working in BSL for the last sixteen years, and trying to work in BSL […]

Deaf News: Peter Baker becomes first prelingually deaf golf club captain

May 9, 2014 by Editor

A deaf man has made British history by becoming the first prelingually deaf person to become captain of a mainstream […]

New ‘Fake’ Interpreter storm: What we said to Live Lens and what you said on social media

May 8, 2014 by Editor

A storm erupted on social media yesterday after smartphone app manufacturer Live Lens released a controversial advert featuring ‘Fake’ interpreter Thamsanqa […]

The Question: Do deaf people sleep better at night than hearing people?

May 8, 2014 by Editor

Do deaf people sleep more peacefully than hearing folk? This question occurred to me when we were buying our house […]

“I speak sign language. Not.” The fake interpreter is BACK, and sign language is mocked again in an online advert

May 7, 2014 by Editor

The mind boggles. We’re not sure what Thamsanqa Jantjie was thinking when he recorded this advert for a live video-sharing […]

Emily Howlett: 9 milestones deaf parents should record

May 6, 2014 by Editor

Have you seen any of these hugely popular ‘Baby Milestones’ things? They’re generally books, or lists, or online checkboxes of […]

Anonymous email expresses concern over threats to support for Deaf and disabled students

May 1, 2014 by Editor

Earlier this week, we published an anonymous article, which prompted a heated debate, by a notetaker asking who cares about […]

Deaf News: Limping Chicken blogger highly commended at UK Blog Awards for blogs on her hearing loss

April 30, 2014 by Editor

We’re pleased to report that Angie Aspinall, who has written a number of blogs for us about her experience of hearing […]