Esah victorious
Deaf tennis golden boy Esah Hayat won his first senior singles title as part of a hat-trick of wins at the recent National Championships....
Leaked Report lists failings at Exeter Deaf Academy
A leaked copy of a briefing giving a summary of the safeguarding investigation at Exeter Deaf Academy has revealed vast serious failings, including incidents...
Over 1,000 sign language users descend on Brussels
John A Hay MBE reports on the recent “Multilingualism and Equal Rights in the European Union: the role of sign language” conference in Brussels
Wednesday...
Championing Deaf awareness in the developing world
A group of ten young Deaf British volunteers recently travelled to Nandi County, Kenya, where they worked alongside Deaf Kenyan volunteers to help Deaf...
Discrimination at work still a major issue
BDN this month reveals the findings of a new survey which demonstrates a lack of support for deaf people both while they are seeking...
How local Healthwatch are making Deaf people’s voices heard
There’s a local Healthwatch in every area of England. They exist to find out what people want from local health and social care services,...
Deaf children still under-achieving in GCSEs
Government figures show that deaf children are 36% less likely to get 5 GCSEs (including English and Maths) at grades A* to C. The...
Pay back time: Access to Work fraudsters ordered to repay
Two fraudsters who went on lavish holidays abroad after illegally claiming hundreds of thousands of pounds from Access to Work have been ordered to...
EUDY Youth camp in Sweden
BDN presents first hand reports from UK visitors to the recent EUDY Youth Camp and General Assembly in Leksand, Sweden.
Ninety-seven participants from 28 countries...
The tables were turned
The emotional realisation of what life is like for her deaf daughter in a ‘hearing’ world is the subject of this powerful and moving...
