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

December 5, 2012 by

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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

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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

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  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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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