Which is more efficient: talking or signing?
Until the 1960s, this question was very hard to answer. Video recording equipment was not advanced enough for studying Sign. The question would not...
Dragons Den winner provides free new service for Deaf / hard of hearing people
trueCall Ltd – best known for their nuisance call blocking technology that is protecting 1.5 million UK households - have launched a new free...
People accept that I’m gay, but not that I’m disabled
Extracted from The Guardian – 13 January 2017 – As told to Joan McFadden.
When Jessica Kellgren-Fozard tells people she is gay, they generally smile and...
A letter to… our child, who is deaf, for whom we have to make...
Extracted from The Guardian - 16 December 2017.
Forgive me, my darling girl, we are going to make a decision for you. It is a...
Deaf Academy unveil designs for Exmouth at the House of Lords
Exeter Deaf Academy presented their plans for their world class Deaf Academy in Exmouth last week, at a prestigious event at the House of...
How technology is uniting and connecting the d/Deaf community
Here’s how Lingoing are using digital innovation to give the d/Deaf community a voice.
Digital technology has revolutionised the way we communicate; it has made...
Announcing the Superstars of the Signature Annual Awards 2017
Last week, Signature held its ninth Signature Annual Awards to celebrate the people who are making positive changes and putting others first to improve...
![Fifi Garfield (The Manager), Paula Garfield - Director, Abigail Poulton (Emma) - [Photo credit: Natalie Yalden]](https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Contractions-casts-director.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 "Deafinitely Theatre marks 15th Anniversary with new play ‘Contractions’")
Deafinitely Theatre marks 15th Anniversary with new play ‘Contractions’
In last Wednesday 8th November, Artistic Director of Deafinitely Theatre, Paula Garfield, announces a new, site-specific production of Mike Bartlett’s play Contractions as the...
97% of young people support for BSL in GCSE
97% of young people support the idea of a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL). A petition (currently at 22,008 signatures) calls for BSL...
Human Rights: Don’t Stay Out – Stand Up
I attended a week long Human Rights Training session in Malta, facilitated by the European Union of Deaf Youth (EUDY). Established in 1987, EUDY...
