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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 […]

Deaf News: Survey says only a third of Local Authorities consider needs of deaf people

March 15, 2013 by

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The Charity Action on Hearing Loss is today urging Local Authorities across England to meet the needs of people who […]

Deaf Dad: Why fathers should read to their children

March 14, 2013 by

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I read to my children every night, but many fathers don’t. Here’s my article for parenting website Yano about why […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Speed Awareness & Mindfulness Driving!

March 14, 2013 by

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“It’s very easy to get complacent,” our tutor for the day told us. We all nodded in agreement, knowing it […]

Kate Foggo: Learning BSL and feeling closer to my own deaf identity

March 13, 2013 by

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Some nine years ago, at the tender age of 15, I decided to look into learning British Sign Language. I […]

Donna Williams: How it feels to be ‘spitting the dummy’!

March 12, 2013 by

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Well. What a fortnight. I feel like I’m about to come out. I’m going to come out as… an admin […]