Browsing All posts tagged under »uk«

William Mager: Lord Jack Ashley of Stoke – The Measure of the Man

December 5, 2012 by

9

F Scott Fitzgerald once wrote: ‘There are no second acts in American lives.”He never met Jack Ashley, an Englishman who […]

Read: ‘Do you see what I’m saying’ in the Independent

November 27, 2012 by

5

Don’t miss this fantastic article in today’s Independent featuring sign language interpreter Rob Skinner and the issue of deaf access […]

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

October 17, 2012 by

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

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

Deaf News: Netflix to offer 100% captioning in the USA, but the UK trails behind

October 15, 2012 by

11

After being sued by America’s National Association of the Deaf, the video streaming company Netflix have agreed to offer captions […]

Deaf news: Deaf patient ‘deeply offended’ after being labelled deaf and dumb in hospital notes

April 2, 2012 by

2

The Enfield Independent has reported how a local deaf man was “deeply offended” after notes in a hospital file labelled […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Deaf hostage freed | Money raised for BDA | Deaf health protests

March 30, 2012 by

Comments Off on Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Deaf hostage freed | Money raised for BDA | Deaf health protests

Click on the titles to go to Remark’s website, then click ‘BSL’ to watch the news in beautiful sign language! […]

Tony Barlow: In employment, are deaf people bottom of the pecking order?

March 29, 2012 by

26

Hello! I’m Tony Barlow, an employment consultant with 10 years experience of working in employment for deaf people. My goal […]

Mija Gwyn: From down under to up over

March 16, 2012 by

1

217 chickens were stampeding towards me. Hundreds of amber eyes surrounded me from all directions, fixed upon me with hungry […]

Ian Noon: Is the Government telling deaf people to PIP off on disability benefits?

February 28, 2012 by

2

It took me a while but I finally read through the Department for Work and Pension’s consultation on the eligibility […]

Theatre review: Deafinitely Theatre’s 4Play Showcase

February 23, 2012 by

Comments Off on Theatre review: Deafinitely Theatre’s 4Play Showcase

You’re one of four writers attending ten workshops over the course of three months. Then a director picks up your […]