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Watch: BBC Newswatch item on live subtitles (with live subtitles)

April 8, 2013 by

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When I saw this (thanks to Twitter’s @Tony_Sutton) I wondered whether television was about to eat itself. An item on […]

Robert Mandara: Programming your own hearing aids – what you need (part 2)

April 5, 2013 by

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Last year, the BBC reported that more and more hearing aid users are programming their own hearing aids. Here, in […]

Samira Mohammed: The awkward silence. And how to beat it!

April 4, 2013 by

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I am a university student in London, and I’m now in my 2nd year of studying for my BA in […]

Deaf News: Deaf patient in Scottish hospital left without an interpreter for twelve days

March 28, 2013 by

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A shocking report in the Scotsman has revealed how a Deaf patient was left isolated and unable to communicate for […]

Ni Gallant: Being mocked by a fellow student, and the lessons I learned from it

March 27, 2013 by

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I have to be honest and say that I wasn’t entirely sure about writing this article; I’ve been asked to […]

Meet: Lesley Weatherson, award-winning lipspeaker!

March 26, 2013 by

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Nearly all of us know what a sign language interpreter is, but how many of us have ever tried using […]

Callum Fox: English. It’s a bastard (when you can’t pronounce certain words)

March 25, 2013 by

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It’s happened more times than I can count. I’m in the middle of a sentence. I come across a word […]

Poem: Martyn Brown’s ‘Moving Pictures’

March 22, 2013 by

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One face at a time Keep the subject well lit No shadow or obstacle To mar a clear headshot The […]

Meet: Deaf writer and actress Sophie Woolley, in South Africa!

March 22, 2013 by

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Two weeks ago, we brought you the latest episode of Sophie Woolley’s hilarious web series, Deaf Faker, in which she […]

Diary of a Deaf Mum: Why it’s vital you have an interpreter at your baby’s birth

March 21, 2013 by

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Picture the scene, if you will… A room of white; white walls, white bed, big white equipment that is most […]