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Teresa Garratty: Face-palm. How a simple insurance phone call turned into a complex drama

February 25, 2014 by

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Last month I wrote an article about new years resolutions and one of those resolutions was to try to use […]

Ian Noon: Access to Work has become institutionally hostile to disabled people

February 20, 2014 by

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I’ve been picking up lots of chatter recently about Access to Work. Lots of petty new rules suddenly turning up out […]

Review: The play ‘Frozen’ – by Fingersmiths theatre company

February 20, 2014 by

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The new Fingersmiths production, ‘Frozen’ is a brave and dark choice. We are invited to follow the lives of three […]

Deaf News: California police use taser on deaf man trying to communicate with them in sign language

February 19, 2014 by

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Raw Story has reported on another horrific incident involving American police and deaf people, just weeks after the story about […]

Jen Dodds: Is the deaf world more tolerant of homosexuality?

February 14, 2014 by

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So, the Sochi Winter Olympics are on and everyone’s talking about snowboarders’ thighs… well, not everyone. Some people I know […]

Deaf News: Phonak release Bond-style wireless listening pen

February 12, 2014 by

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A futuristic new wireless device, which looks like a gadget worthy of James Bond, has been launched by Phonak (one […]

Subtitle Fail: Manchester United star “Janet jazz jazz jam”

February 11, 2014 by

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To be fair, just saying Adnan Januzaj is pretty difficult, let alone getting a voice recognition system to pick it up […]

“I believe the Deaf person is an expert in their own needs.” Meet Colm McGerigal, nominated for Adult Social Worker of the Year

February 7, 2014 by

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Tell us about yourself, how did you become a social worker? I am currently working as a social worker for […]

World Deaf News: Survey launched in Kampala to help tackle HIV among deaf Ugandan people

February 6, 2014 by

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A six month survey has been launched in Kampala, Uganda, to study the HIV/AIDS status among local deaf people. The […]

Deaf News: Association of Sign Language Interpreters denies being consulted on Access to Work changes

February 5, 2014 by

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ASLI, the Association of Sign Language Interpreters, has released a statement denying that the organisation was consulted about recent changes […]