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One in 10 hearing people would ‘actively avoid’ conversation with a deaf person, YouGov survey finds (BSL)

May 4, 2023 by

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Ten per cent of hearing people would actively avoid communicating with a deaf person or someone with hearing loss, a […]

Clear masks reportedly approved for use in UK-wide health settings

January 4, 2022 by

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Two brands of clear, transparent face coverings have been approved by the UK Government to be trialled in health settings […]

John Walker: Do you use ‘deaf masking behaviours’? (with BSL video)

October 6, 2021 by

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I remember years ago, I fooled them. I sat in a group of people, all hearing, while they chatted away […]

Liam O’Dell: ‘CODA’ blames Deaf people for society’s inaccessibility, and it’s damaging

August 18, 2021 by

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★★ Films about Deaf people really need to stop presenting music as the antithesis to the Deaf community. Hot off […]

Almost 90% of deaf healthcare professionals did not have access to clear masks, survey finds

April 28, 2021 by

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More than four-fifths (87%) of deaf healthcare practitioners (HCPs) have not been able to access transparent masks for use in […]

Deaf News: BBC News to expand clear masks for reporters after successful trial period

November 10, 2020 by

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BBC News will now be looking to roll out clear masks to more journalists for use when working after an […]

Coronavirus: Concerns raised over face masks and lipreading

May 6, 2020 by

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues, The Limping Chicken has been investigating how the outbreak has affected different members of the […]

Liam O’Dell: Guesswork – do deaf people have an advantage?

March 18, 2019 by

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Deafness, and the adjustment in communication that comes with it, comes with lots of guessing, so does that make deaf people […]

Laura Lowles: Sorry, you’re what? My lip-reading fails

May 19, 2016 by

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Mishearing conversation is a regular occurrence for me and always has been, but after losing all of my hearing in […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: What I learned when I first appeared on TV, at the age of 14

July 8, 2015 by

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Many people saw me on their TV screens for the first time when I was an actress on Grange Hill between 2005-2007. […]