Blank Canvas Voyage
This month we have been lucky enough to catch up with Thomas Giddens and Telma Louro. It was not easy as they have been...
Strictly Nyle DiMarco
British Deaf News profiles the man of the moment, Nyle DiMarco, an icon and role model to a whole generation of Deaf people after...
Intense but fantastic: My year in the national spotlight
In January 2015 Drisana Levitzke-Gray, of Balga in Western Australia, was awarded the ultimate accolade when she was named the Young Australian of the...
Alastair McEwin: “A perfect role for me”
BDN was delighted to catch up recently with Deaf Society of NSW President Alastair McEwin following his appointment to the post of Disability Discrimination...
Let’s talk with Colin Allen
This month we present the first part of a two part interview with the World Federation for the Deaf (WFD) President and newly elected...
Opinion: The activation
Regular BDN contributor, Alexis Borochoff, describes the moment her Cochlear Implant was turned on and tells us how she adjusted to living between the...
A giant stride towards sign language recognition in Malta
A big step towards official recognition of sign language in Malta was taken in March when the Maltese Sign Language Recognition Bill was presented...
Opinion: Interpreter from hell
Alexis Borochoff’s first experience with communication support nearly put her off for life but then she found out that, for all her unprofessionalism, Louisa...
Opening the door to new horizons
When Nicolas Hall asked his friend Richard Clowes to help him find a voluntary work trip suitable for deaf people they realised there was...
In search of justice
A mock trial by jury involving Deaf jurors was held in Sydney last year – the first of its kind – to assess whether...
