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Emily Howlett: Do we appreciate sign language interpreters enough?

December 10, 2013 by Editor

We all like a good interpreter, don’t we? Who isn’t instantly uplifted upon meeting their communication assistant and realising that […]

Deaf News: Facebook video shows deaf patient confused and anxious in hospital

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 […]

Elisabeth McDermott: A deaf experience of being backstage at Glastonbury!

July 5, 2013 by Editor

Whooooo! I have just had my first ever experience of Glastonbury!!! I am knackered, pooped, I would like to go […]

“I had to tell my dad he was going to die, because he wasn’t given a sign language interpreter”

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 […]

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

March 21, 2013 by Editor

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

Watch: Documentary set to shine light on India, where there are only 250 interpreters for 18 million Deaf people

March 4, 2013 by Editor

A new documentary is set to shine a light on Deaf people in India. Remarkably, despite having the largest Deaf […]

Lynette Taylor: A Role for Sign Language Interpreters – Preserving the Linguistic Human Rights of Deaf People

October 3, 2012 by Editor

First published on America’s Street Leverage community blog, offering sign language interpreters context and insight on industry related issues and […]

Donna Williams: S*** people say… to sign language interpreters

March 12, 2012 by Editor

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In the midst of my preparations for – or rather avoiding my preparations for Signing Hands Across the Water, I’ve […]

William Mager: Seeing my son for the first time

February 22, 2012 by Editor

I’ll never forget the first time I saw my son. I was in an operating theatre, holding my wife’s hand […]