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Deaf News: Pope Francis to hold first official meeting with deaf audience

March 14, 2014 by

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The Vatican have announced that Pope Francis will hold a gathering later this month to meet with an exclusively invited […]

Ian Noon: Five random reflections on deaf life at mainstream primary school

March 12, 2014 by

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I spent most of last week musing on life at primary school. I do love a good amble down memory […]

The Secret Deafie: “My fingers are my eyes, my hands are my ears.” A poem about being deafblind

March 10, 2014 by

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The Secret Deafie is a regular column about deaf experiences submitted anonymously by different contributors. In this instalment, a woman […]

Ni Gallant: To speak or sign at university – my dilemma

February 27, 2014 by

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So recently I’ve been debating with myself over what I like to term the ‘to speak or not to speak’ […]

Deaf News: Deaflympics star killed in Ukraine

February 26, 2014 by

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It has been reported that a Deaflympics Judo star has been killed in the recent fighting in the Ukraine. Sourds.net […]

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 […]