Browsing All posts tagged under »sign language«

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Sign language shouldn’t be used for novelty value by people who don’t understand its content

April 14, 2015 by

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As someone who works in signed song – that is, performing songs in sign language – my first priority is […]

Meriah Nichols: I don’t agree that sign language will die out because of technology

April 10, 2015 by

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Andrew Solomon wrote a book called “Far From the Tree” that was all the rage a couple of years ago. […]

Jen Dodds: BSL/English interpreters are for hearing people too (BSL)

April 1, 2015 by

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Since I wrote an article for NUBSLI recently, I’ve been thinking about how words affect the way we behave and […]

Meriah Nichols: About that Samsung advert everyone’s talking about…

March 16, 2015 by

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This ad by Samsung is going viral – I know this because I was sent it by no less than […]

Maartje De Meulder: Finland’s new sign language act was approved yesterday. Here’s what it means

March 13, 2015 by

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Yesterday, the Finnish Parliament voted in favour of the “Sign Language Act”. Now the first thing you might think when […]

Deaf News: Deaf brothers chosen for national Entrepreneurial Spark programme

February 12, 2015 by

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Two deaf brothers are taking part in the UK-wide Entrepreneurial Spark programme, launched in Birmingham this month in partnership with […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Don’t believe the Deaf community exists? Watch Grayson Perry discover our world on C4 tonight

November 5, 2014 by

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Ever since I was a child, I’ve met people who seem incredulous at the idea that there might be a […]

Charlie Swinbourne: The 10 annoying habits of deaf people!

November 1, 2014 by

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Every weekend, we are publishing popular articles from our archive, which you might have missed the first time round! This one […]

Deaf News: British Sign Language Bill formally introduced in Scotland

October 31, 2014 by

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Labour MSP Mark Griffin’s British Sign Language (BSL) (Scotland) Bill has been formally introduced in the Scottish Parliament. To see […]

Deaf News: BSL SignBank, a ‘living’ British Sign Language dictionary, is launched online

October 7, 2014 by

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Now anyone with an interest in British Sign Language (BSL) will have access to the first ever usage-based dictionary created […]