GB Deaflympics Swimming Squad
British Deaf News will be the place to come to for the most up to date news ahead of the Deaflympics 2017 which are...
Why is there a shortage of Sign interpreters?
Why is there a shortage of Sign interpreters? Could it be that there aren't enough teachers of BSL? Is the shortage more severe in different parts of the country?
Mixed fortunes for GB Deaf cyclists
A report from the European Deaf Cycling Championships held in Belgium in August.
The 8th European Deaf Cycling Championships were held between August 14-20 in...
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...
Celebrating Deaf-led business in the UK
https://youtu.be/Z1nQfzL1zFk
Deaf Business Academy is delighted to be hosting the 3rd Deaf Business Awards in June 2018!
So far we have seen a total of 9...
ASIMO Robot learns Sign Language
Meet ASIMO, one of the world’s most well-known humanoid robots. ASIMO was created by Japanese manufacturer Honda back in 2000 and is one of the most advanced robots in the world, possessing the ability to walk independently, climb stairs, understand gestures and spoken commands, and mimic many other human functions accurately.
Has your child just been diagnosed with deafness?
You may have a million and one questions, thoughts and worries swirling around in your head... Perhaps your child is the first person with...
Let’s meet Laura Gromova – Fashion & Tailoring!
Laura is Deaf, a mother of two from Latvia. Latvian is her first language, has limited English and is developing her British Sign Language...
A new secondary school is planned for the Royal School for Deaf Children in...
Extracted from KentLive - 10 September 2017 - By Gabriel Shepard.
Kent County Council is in talks to buy the former Royal School for Deaf Children...
Can primates learn signs and acquire language?
In August 1969, Allen and Beatrice Gardner of the University of Nevada published an article in the journal Science claiming to have communicated with a chimpanzee called Washoe.
She had been brought up since 1966 in the Gardner's trailer and could use 100 signs. She was intelligent enough to sign "water bird" when she saw a swan. By the time of her death in 2007, she used 250 signs.
