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Andy Palmer: It’s not just wrong, it’s bad manners when subtitles go missing

March 20, 2013 by

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There has been some interesting content on TV and online about the Deaf world recently. It’s just a shame not […]

Meet: David Sindall, author of ‘After Alyson’ – and win a copy!

February 28, 2013 by

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A few weeks ago, a book turned up on my doormat, ready for review. After Alyson is about a man […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Deaf footballer Daniel Ailey says abuse he experiences is ‘the same as racism’

February 26, 2013 by

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Extract: Daniel Ailey didn’t give up playing football when a badly broken leg left him on the sidelines for a […]

Tamara Marshall: Coming to terms with my deafness

February 25, 2013 by

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There are times when I assess my life and wish I wasn’t deaf. I often feel bitterness, frustration and helplessness. […]

Callum Fox: Walking the line between the hearing and deaf worlds

January 17, 2013 by

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My name is Callum Fox. I intend to write about my experiences as a cochlear implant user and what life […]

PJ Gribbin: Why hearing people should be forgiven their ‘Wonky Moments’

January 14, 2013 by

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I usually get up and make my first pot of tea of the day at around 05:45. At this time […]

Breaking News: Breakthrough in deafness treatment as scientists in America regrow hairs in the ears of mice using drugs

January 9, 2013 by

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A story has just broken about a revolutionary new treatment that could eventually be used to regrow the hairs in […]

William Mager: Billy 2.0 – The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

December 21, 2012 by

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Kaspar Hauser was a mysterious teenage boy who appeared in the streets of Nuremberg in 1828, with limited vocabulary and […]

Deaf News: New test set to pinpoint genes responsible for deafness

December 3, 2012 by

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Earlier this year, we found out about gerbils who had been ‘cured’ of deafness. Now, in the next step in […]

“I don’t want to lose what I learned when I was deaf.” A conversation with Bella Bathurst, author

July 19, 2012 by

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Seven years ago, I read an article in the Observer by author Bella Bathurst, which was titled ‘How I learned […]