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Dear reader, before you read on, please note that I love my family dearly and I do not – under any circumstances, wish to be disowned or part of another family. This blog is simply a ...
Hello! I’m Jan, and I’m an author of teen and young adult fiction. I live in Bath, with my husband and two children. When I’m not writing, I work as a teacher – I’m a qualified primary art ...
Tina Costi, a deaf woman from London, recently competed in her very first body building competition, taking home several medals. Watch Rebecca Withey talking to Tina in BSL in the video below, or ...
Hi, my name is Karissa and I was born profoundly deaf in both ears, and have a cochlear implant. I’m 21 years old and received my first cochlear implant at Great Ormand Street when I was just 13 ...
Martha can be seen at Sherman Theatre Cardiff until 21st June before transferring to Pontio in Bangor 25th-26th June. More information here: The idea for ...
In a landmark event held during Deaf Awareness Week 2025, leaders from politics, education, and the Deaf community gathered in the heart of Westminster to celebrate British Sign Language (BSL), ...
I’m retired now but have for over 20 years been a hearing Chaplain with the Deaf community. I have shared my faith with many Deaf people and shared their joys and sorrows, Baptised their children, led ...
Sophie Kang, Sales and Marketing Manager at Sign Solutions, says AI has the potential to help BSL signers, but only if it’s developed with their input. In April, the British Deaf Association (BDA) ...
A major new effort is underway at the University of East Anglia to help deaf children born to hearing parents gain stronger language skills from the very start. Researchers are exploring how limited ...