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The Secret Deafie: “I want to hear more, Mummy.” The most difficult decision I’ve ever had to make

October 22, 2012 by

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Today’s Deafie tells us about a life-changing […]

Adam Schembri: Warning signs – how our BSL research was misrepresented in the news

October 17, 2012 by

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  This article was originally published on The Conversation.  Research needs to be presented carefully to not mislead the community. […]

Cathy Heffernan: Report from DCAL’s Deaf Children’s Development Conference

October 3, 2012 by

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On the face of it, lipreading someone and reading a book are two wholly separate skills. But research suggests Deaf […]

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

October 3, 2012 by

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

Deaf performers and artists shine at London Paralympics opening ceremony

August 30, 2012 by

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Last night was a special night for a number of Deaf performers, artists and filmakers who graced the world stage […]

Catherine Cooper: The beginning of my cochlear implant journey

July 3, 2012 by

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Hello, I’m Catherine. I was born profoundly deaf, although it wasn’t picked up until I was 6 months old. I […]

Aaron Brace: The duality of the sign language interpreter

June 12, 2012 by

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This article by interpreter Aaron Brace has been republished here courtesy of streetleverage.com, an American community blog run by Brandon […]

Theatre Review: Love’s Labour’s Lost, by Deafinitely Theatre

May 23, 2012 by

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’37 Plays. 37 Languages.’ This is the tag line for the Globe Theatre’s Globe to Globe season, hosting theatre companies […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Does the word ‘deaf’ need to be redefined?

April 23, 2012 by

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This morning I was tweeted by Curtis Alcock, a partner in a Hearing Centre (where hearing aids and other services […]

Meet: Tessa Padden and Linda Day, creators of online BSL resource Signworld

March 27, 2012 by

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A brand-new website called Signworld has just been launched, and is set to revolutionise the way people can learn and […]