Top Tips to Make Halloween FUN and Accessible for Deaf Kids!
With Halloween creeping frighteningly close, here’s my Ghoulish Guide full of tips and tricks on how to make Halloween a spooktacular one for deaf kids!
Nicaraguan Sign Language: One of the world’s youngest languages
Nicaraguan Sign Language is one of the world's youngest languages. Until the first Deaf school in 1977, the Nicaraguan Deaf community was isolated and languageless. After the Sandinista Revolution in 1979, Nicaraguan Sign was spontaneously created by deaf children gathered together in oralist schools run by East German teachers.
General Election 2019: manifesto comparison
With a(nother) snap general election coming up, I was curious as to what each main party planned to do regarding giving BSL legal status, making life more accessible for D/deaf communities, etc.
A Guide to Navigating Self-isolation, Motivation, and Fun Things To Do!
This guide is to give support, inspiration and tips on how to navigate the self-isolation period, finding motivation and things to do to keep entertained.
Through these difficult times, it’s always best to keep positive.
How Deaf friendly are our gadgets?
How Deaf friendly are our gadgets? Bluetooth is spreading everywhere: Bluetooth speakers, Bluetooth earphones and now, even hearing aids can be Bluetooth speakers.
Tips for Working from Home and Increasing Productivity
Working from home… waking up late, sitting in your PJs, getting distracted – these are all quite common scenarios for those who may not be used to adapting to the home working life. Just a few tips and changes here and there, and you’ll be surprised how it improves your productivity and motivation to get jobs done!
Two deaf friends to walk length of UK for Mental Health awareness
Two deaf friends will hike the length of the UK to raise money and awareness for mental health in deaf people.
Martha’s Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is an island in Massachusetts and was home to the world's most famous Deaf community. Even though they were never more than a quarter of the population, nearly everyone used the local sign language which would go on to form the basis of ASL.
Eastenders aired ‘ground-breaking’ episode to reflect character’s hearing loss
The special EastEnders episode took place from Ben Mitchell’s perspective: hearing viewers experienced limited audio levels, on-screen subtitles and fractured sentences to highlight some of the realities of being a deaf person in the UK today.
Volunteer BSL interpreter at Glastonbury goes viral
Tara Asher is just 1 out of the 4 people in the UK who specialise in signing grime music.
