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Liam O’Dell: Let’s replace ‘irritating’ tannoy announcements with something accessible

June 30, 2021 by

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Tannoy announcements are annoying, and it was good to learn earlier this week – via a piece inĀ The Times – […]

Deaf News: London Euston becomes first UK station with BSL announcements

June 3, 2021 by

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Euston is now the first railway station in the UK to offer live passenger information in British Sign Language (BSL), […]

Deaf News: Deafblind woman allegedly verbally abused after sister removes face covering for lipreading

July 25, 2020 by

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A deafblind woman was allegedly verbally abused by another rail passenger after her sister briefly removed her face covering to […]

Liam O’Dell: Make the case for deaf-friendly travel in Govia’s consultation

June 26, 2019 by

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Deaf rail passengers frustrated at an inaccessible system may finally have an opportunity to make change happen. Off the back […]

Exclusive: “I should have just kicked her off.” Investigation launched into Train Manager’s alleged angry tirade at Deaf woman

July 23, 2014 by

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Virgin Trains are investigatingĀ an incident in which a Train Manager allegedly subjected a Deaf woman to a angry tirade which […]

The Secret Deafie: My fare-dodging confession

May 14, 2012 by

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Today’s Deafie is ready to confess… but […]