Deaf & Dyslexic Nurse attends University after 20 year battle
https://vimeo.com/225119605/522fae3467
After a 20 year struggle in education with Deafness (hard of hearing) and dyslexia, nurse and grandmother fulfils her impossible dream of reaching University.
Colette...
Gallaudet University – ‘Deaf President Now’
Gallaudet University is the only one in the world where all seminars and lectures are in Sign. It is in Washington DC and was...
Welcome news for the Jewish Deaf Association
A charity based in Whetstone in North London, which helps prevent deaf people from becoming isolated and alone recently received a grant of £180,000...
13 Reasons to Sign to Your Hard of Hearing or Cochlear Implanted Child
Extracted from "On Deafness" - By Elizabeth Engelman.
When we implanted our profoundly deaf two-year-old son Micah with cochlear implants, we gave little thought to American Sign...
Countdown to Sign Language Week
The British Deaf Association (BDA) are currently in the middle of final preparations for their annual Sign Language Week. This year the week runs...
Exeter Deaf Academy wins National Deaf Schools Sports Day
Exeter Deaf Academy have won a nation-wide track and field competition for Deaf schools.
The annual National Deaf Schools Track and Field Sports Day took...
Google Doodle’s celebration of British Sign Language
As many children return to school this week, Google recently celebrated Britain's first school for the deaf, through a 'Google Doodle' of signing the letters of...
The importance of Sign Language in early years
“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.”
Kids, are you “Up For It?” (BSL)
Up For It?, our new children's series, is coming SOON! Play the video to see why we're so excited about it & follow us...
An interpreter in the missioner era
During the 19th century the role of the sign language interpreter was often undertaken by education professionals and missioners. Anne Leahy and Cormac Leonard...
