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Lily Rayne: Why the word ‘hearie’ is not offensive, and what ‘hearing privilege’ amounts to

January 9, 2014 by Editor

A few days ago, in a Facebook conversation, I was discussing the issue of lack of captions and Deaf rights […]

Charlie Swinbourne: “I was talking behind your back to test your hearing.” My bizarre second visit to my audiologist

January 7, 2014 by Editor

Two months ago, I wrote about what I learned from a 15 minute visit to my local NHS audiology clinic. […]

US Deaf News: WWE originally proposed that superstar wrestler Edge be written as a ‘deaf-mute’

January 6, 2014 by Editor

We all know that wrestling’s fake, the American WWE form of it at least, but it’s been revealed that […]

Ask the Chicken: I don’t want to offend people who are more deaf than me. So what term should I use to describe myself?

January 6, 2014 by Editor

In an uncertain world, there’s one person you can turn to for dependable advice: the limping chicken. Offering sensible tips […]

Richard Turner: What would Nelson Mandela have thought about the lack of subtitles at the cinema?

January 6, 2014 by Editor

I really wanted to go and see the new film about Nelson Mandela called ‘Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ […]

Cristina Hartmann: What it is like to be deaf from birth

January 3, 2014 by Editor

Previously published on The Daily Beast and republished here by kind permission of Cristina Hartmann. In many ways, being born […]

Watch: Hal Draper’s starring role in the 2003 See Hear drama Grandad!

December 24, 2013 by Editor

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It is almost one year since Deaf actor Hal Draper passed away, so last week was an appropriate time for […]

Teresa Garratty: 15 steps to being a Deaf Christmas Scrooge!

December 23, 2013 by Editor

Ah, Christmas! The “Marmite” of all seasons, you either love it or you spit it out in disgust. So for […]

Emily Howlett’s Diary of a Deaf Mum: Who knew how NOISY wrapping Christmas presents was?

December 23, 2013 by Editor

‘Tis the Christmas season! I don’t know if you’ve noticed…? In our house, we’ve managed to turn a blind eye […]

Deaf News: Hope for justice for US Deaf prisoner Felix Garcia as three-part documentary airs on TV

December 20, 2013 by Editor

Last night, the first part of a three-part documentary aired on Al Jazeera America’s flagship America Tonight programme called Deaf […]