This Mother’s Day… Let’s Say Thank You!
This blog is dedicated to all the Mums of D/deaf children and adults, who have gone above and beyond to help make our world a better place.
Deaf = ‘Undateable’? – Who says?
A new series of Channel Four’s 'The Undateables' has recently started, I almost feel guilty admitting to watching it and even more so to enjoying it. Particularly, one episode which features a young deaf lad sparked interest.
Accessible Banking for Deaf People: My Experience (Part 1)
One of the most common problems that D/deaf people face on a daily basis is not being able to contact organisations easily. For D/deaf people who cannot use the telephone, this can cause frequent accessibility issues.
The Life of William Shaw
William Shaw (1869-1949) was arguably the greatest Deaf inventor. He invented Deaf-friendly doorbells, alarms, clocks, baby monitors and phones.
Let’s change negative stigma around deafness
One time during job interviews, I had two very different experiences; one within the hearing world and the other in the deaf world.
How Public Speaking helps to raise Deaf Awareness
As a deaf blogger, I have been invited to give deaf awareness talks and informal training sessions to organisations, such as Banks, the Education sector and local groups.
Each speech varies, covering different topics, numerous life experiences
Why Deaf Awareness Week is important
This week, 6-12th May we are celebrating Deaf Awareness Week. There’s so many incredible things going on this week, from UK Council on Deafness’ theme of ‘Celebrating Deaf Role Models’ to Action on Hearing Loss’ ‘#DontBeADonut Be Deaf Aware’ campaign and people sharing their stories on social media.
Improving Banking Accessibility for Deaf People (Part 2)
Last year I was looking for a bank to open a new account with. When choosing a bank, many customers' priorities may be; high interest rates, reward schemes or good customer service. For me, my main filter is accessibility.
My Autism and Sign Language
I have been working with Autistic adults for more than a decade. Autism (which I myself have) is a neurological disorder that limits a...
How media divides or bridges the Deaf and Hearing communities
Historians usually classify civilisations by their economy: agrarian, feudal, industrial etc. However, another way of dividing them is by how they convey information: verbal vs visual civilisations. Images contain more information per pixel and are universally understood, but English only requires 26 characters to be printed or typed.
