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November 7, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on ‘Grave concerns’ as child speech and language therapy waiting times in Northern Ireland increase by 87% in a year

The number of children in Northern Ireland waiting for speech and language therapy (SLT) in April was almost 90% higher […]

February 17, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: Daughter forced to interpret father’s terminal cancer diagnosis in NHS communication breakdown

A Deaf woman has shared her story after her hearing daughter had to interpret her own father’s diagnosis of terminal […]

October 9, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Around 35% of deaf people have said that the coronavirus crisis has had a “major negative impact” on their mental […]

July 7, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: Bristol NHS Nightingale Hospital responds to Makaton controversy

Bristol’s NHS Nightingale Hospital has confirmed that their use of Makaton is “solely as a staff to staff communication mechanism”, […]

January 23, 2014 by Editor

On Sunday, the Guardian reported how Hulusi Bati and his wife Nadia Hasan were asked to use their 12-year-old daughter […]

January 20, 2014 by Editor

The Guardian has published an article today detailing how a deaf couple were denied interpreting support during the birth of […]

December 10, 2013 by Editor

Yesterday’s article by Deaf actor Matt Gurney about having his appendix removed and not knowing what was going on was read […]

December 9, 2013 by Editor

The last week has been a blur. After watching Gerry Hughes appearing on Surprise Surprise last Sunday at my friend’s […]

July 30, 2013 by Editor

A harrowing video has been posted on Facebook of a deaf female hospital patient who apparently doesn’t know what drugs […]

April 23, 2013 by Editor

Matt Dixon is the only hearing person in his family. His parents, along with his brother Simon and sister Rebecca […]