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Teresa Garratty: My 10 New Year’s resolutions… in February!

February 3, 2014 by

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It’s February, which means that a lot of people who tried to follow their new year’s resolutions in January have […]

Sarah Playforth: What makes the best holiday for a deaf woman who needs a rest?

January 31, 2014 by

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What makes the best holiday for a deaf woman who needs a rest? Definitely my Turkish gulet trip with sailing, walking […]

US Deaf News : Deaf students win $25,000 grant to develop sign-to-text device

January 29, 2014 by

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A group of deaf students have been awarded a $25,000 grant to help them create a device which will translate […]

Jen Dodds: Why January is hard work, and what you could do if it’s more difficult than it should be

January 28, 2014 by

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Like December, January is turning out to be hard work. In January, you have to clean everything you can see, […]

Mark Levin: How being told “NO” drove me on

January 27, 2014 by

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I remember the day I sat anxiously in the office of my Vocational Rehab counselor. The discussion that day was […]

Deaf News: Deaf footballer playing in the Scottish Cup is abused by fans

January 24, 2014 by

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Just over a year ago, Deaf footballer Daniel Ailey was abused while playing for Potters Bar Town, and went on […]

Emily Howlett’s Diary of a Deaf Mum: The horror of nursery

January 24, 2014 by

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It’s one of those things it’s best not to think about. Apparently. But it’s one of those things that gets […]

The Secret Deafie: How I used the ‘Deaf Card’ to outwit unfriendly (and loud) neighbours

January 22, 2014 by

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers.  I wrote this after reading one Secret […]

Deaf News: Son who had to tell Deaf father that he would die fears nothing will change after York health report released

January 21, 2014 by

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Matt Dixon, who was forced to tell his deaf father that he was going to die of cancer, has said […]

Angie Aspinall: The one thing I wouldn’t give, in order to have my hearing back

January 21, 2014 by

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When I suddenly lost all the hearing in my ‘good ear’ in 2011, I thought my worst fears had been […]