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Deaf News: American family sue police after 12 year old Deaf boy was tasered

September 18, 2013 by

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A  number of news reports have come out of America in the last 24 hours reporting a horrific story of […]

Meet: Suzie Jones, co-founder of the ‘Pardon’ Facebook group

September 18, 2013 by

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Hi Suzie! Describe the aims of the group? The needs of deaf and HOH people are diverse. We listen if […]

Deaf News: Motion calling for recognition of BSL as an official UK language passed at Liberal Democrat party conference

September 17, 2013 by

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Following a debate this morning at the Liberal Democrat party conference, the Liberal Democrats today passed the policy Recognising a Legal […]

Donna Williams: In the wake of more let downs from the BBC on Doctor Who, please complete my subtitles survey

September 17, 2013 by

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I’ve only just recently fired off my formal complaint, but the BBC have already thwarted my attempts to watch Doctor […]

Darren Thorman: I’m not very deaf aware. When it comes to my own deafness

September 17, 2013 by

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My deafness is rated severe to profound, and in my life, I have worn hearing aids ranging from the ghastly […]

Watch: STV’s 45 minute documentary of Deaf sailor Gerry Hughes’ round-the-world odyssey

September 12, 2013 by

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We use the idea that something is “must see” rather too often – but if you don’t watch this, then […]

Deaf News: Pensioner left deaf after being given double dose of medicine by bungling doctors

September 11, 2013 by

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A 77-year-old pensioner from Somerset has become deaf after doctors made a mistake by giving him a double dose of […]

Deaf News: Is See Hear, the BBC’s long-running series for Deaf people, under threat?

September 10, 2013 by

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There is intense speculation this morning that the BBC’s long-running series for Deaf people, See Hear, is at risk of […]

Donna Williams: The BBC are treating me like a second-class Doctor Who fan

September 6, 2013 by

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Recently, there was a post on Pesky People, ‘Silence has fallen at the BBC’  written by a fellow Doctor Who […]

Emily Howlett’s Diary of a Deaf Mum: My response to baby’s Ten Commandments

September 6, 2013 by

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My baby boy, you are so clever to have brought those previous Ten Commandments to my attention, through the open […]