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

May 8, 2014 by

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Liam O’Dell: Keeping myself safe from sound while playing my drums

April 30, 2014 by

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OK, so drums aren’t really the quietest musical instrument out there, which means that for a deaf person like myself, […]

Who cares about deaf students in higher education? A notetaker’s (anonymous) perspective

April 29, 2014 by

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Below is an anonymous article by a notetaker who works with deaf students in higher education. Sometimes, stuck between a […]

Linda Richards: 10 things I wish care homes would do for people who have hearing and sight loss

April 25, 2014 by

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The annual Great British Care Home Awards finals are due to be held in London on 26th April 2014. The […]

Deaf News: Communication and safety apps for deaf people launched for mobile phones

April 25, 2014 by

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Two potentially valuable mobile apps aimed at helping deaf people communicate have been designed by teams in Singapore. Advertising corporation […]

Deaf News: Medical trial set to use gene therapy to trigger natural hearing in deaf people

April 24, 2014 by

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An article in New Scientist (which you can read here) has told of how a group of 45 profoundly deaf […]