National Squash Championships coming soon
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...
Deaf trio guilty of Access to Work fraud are jailed
Three Deaf fraudsters who fleeced taxpayers out of nearly £1million have been jailed for a total of more than 12 years.
Paul Neal, 38, Stephen...
Sign language and technology
What are the intellectual and technological breakthroughs that have liberated the Deaf community from isolation?
The earliest reference to the Deaf using Sign is in...
James Clarke: The long road to 100 medals
BDN salutes James Clarke on his achievement of collecting 100 medals from finishing 100 races.
James Clarke, who has Usher syndrome, woke up on New...
Building our legacy for the future
The BDA conference was an opportunity to reflect on the association’s achievements over the last 125 years and how its founding resolution to protest...
Harlow goes against the tide in opening a new Deaf club
Diane Jones tells the BDN why she felt it was important to have a hub for deaf people in her town and how she...
Sainsbury’s Deaf Awareness initiative
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Sainsbury’s this month introduced an initiative to help its staff members communicate with deaf customers.
As part of its non-visible disabilities awareness week last...
How I learnt a foreign language with a hearing loss
You might be wondering, how can a deaf person with speech, learn a foreign language? During my time at school, I learnt German. Here’s...
A New Year, New Resolutions and Opportunities
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...
Site of Royal School Margate on the market
A Margate, Kent site that was formerly home to the oldest deaf school in the UK has been placed on the market in one...
