Deaf News & Sports

Gallaudet University is the only one in the world where all seminars and lectures are in Sign. It is in Washington DC and was...

Government figures show that deaf children are 36% less likely to get 5 GCSEs (including English and Maths) at grades A* to C. The...

Less than three weeks to go now before the elite of Deaf Squash gather in Manchester for the National Deaf Squash Championships 2017. The event...

Many of us make New Year’s resolutions. Some of us are successful in keeping them, others not so much! My New Year’s mantra is...

In the March issue of BDN we reported on the effects of the sudden closure of the Royal School for Deaf Children in Margate....

Travelling with deafness can feel daunting at times, not knowing if there’s announcements, relying on listening for safety, communication barriers, but these can all be addressed and shouldn’t stop you from exploring and enjoying yourselves!

Extracted from Devon Live – By Anita Merritt Before a planning application is submitted to relocate Exeter Deaf Academy, the public are being invited to give...

This is the second of three articles about Brexit. After describing how Brexit will be achieved and what problems are likely to be encountered...

The dust is just about settling after the political upheaval caused by the UK’s decision to leave the European Union in a Referendum on...

“It does not slow down your speech. Signing babies generally have better language capacity or language authority than babies who don't sign, because even though signing is physical, it's still a language. Whether it's manual or verbal is secondary to the point that you're learning to communicate your thoughts and ideas, learning to transmit your intentions to someone else and theirs to you.”