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Emily Howlett: 10 dangerous jobs for deaf people!

June 23, 2014 by

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1. Coastguard These guys are an amazing bunch of volunteers who can drop everything at the ding of a bell […]

Darren Townsend-Handscomb: How you can give evidence to the Access to Work inquiry (by THIS Friday!)

June 18, 2014 by

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Deaf people up and down the country have been having lots of problems with Access to Work – the government […]

Deaf News: Deaf charities call on government to halt Access to Work changes that are pushing deaf people out of work

November 26, 2013 by

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Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) and other leading deaf organisations including the British Deaf Association (BDA) are urgently calling […]

Sign: Petition to stop changes to Access to Work provision for deaf people

November 12, 2013 by

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A new petition asking people to help stop changes to Access to Work has attracted nearly 1,500 signatures within 48 […]

Staci Jones: Why it’s hard, being a Deafie

November 8, 2013 by

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As a hard of hearing person living  in the 21st century, I consider myself rather lucky in terms of care […]

Hameeda Raj: How having a deaf son influenced my MBA – on deaf people in employment

September 19, 2013 by

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This is the title of my MBA Dissertation. How and why have I chosen this? We have to go back […]

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 […]

Deaf News: Action on Hearing Loss call on government to improve employment support for deaf people

July 9, 2013 by

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National charity Action on Hearing Loss have teamed up with other charities to produce a report into the problems people […]

Tony Barlow: In employment, are deaf people bottom of the pecking order?

March 29, 2012 by

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Hello! I’m Tony Barlow, an employment consultant with 10 years experience of working in employment for deaf people. My goal […]

The Secret Deafie: The deaf awareness lesson I wasn’t expecting

February 27, 2012 by

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Our second contributor tells us about a […]