The Life of William Shaw
William Shaw (1869-1949) was arguably the greatest Deaf inventor. He invented Deaf-friendly doorbells, alarms, clocks, baby monitors and phones.
Law change opens door to deaf jurors
I am very pleased that the Ministry of Justice has finally recognised the need to update the law to allow BSL/English interpreters in the...
Deaf people invited to share experiences of child sexual abuse
The Truth Project is launching a new service to enable Deaf people who were sexually abused as children to share their experience. The Truth Project, part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, is partnering with Deaf health charity SignHealth to support Deaf people to come forward.
Two deaf friends to walk length of UK for Mental Health awareness
Two deaf friends will hike the length of the UK to raise money and awareness for mental health in deaf people.
Myths and misconceptions around deafness
Perhaps because I live and breathe it, I can’t quite understand why there are still so many inaccurate perceptions about deafness and hearing loss?
Man becomes first deaf juror in English court
Matthew Johnston from London is believed to be the first profoundly deaf person to sit on a jury in a crown court in England...
William Stokoe – American Sign Language scholar
William Stokoe (pronounced Stowkee) is the man most responsible for ASL being recognised as an official language rather than just a mimed vocabulary. Surprisingly, he wasn't deaf or a signer. He was an English teacher who had gone to Gallaudet college (the world's only Deaf University) in 1955 to teach Chaucer to deaf students.
