London Assembly addresses Deaf mental health issues
Deaf people are suffering from a reduction in the provision of specialist care and poor access to communication support and information when they are...
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...
BSL test announced for new Deaf apprentices
Deaf students and school leavers struggling to gain adequate qualifications will now be given better access to apprenticeships thanks to changes announced by the...
Auslan National Curriculum roll out
The first national curriculum for Auslan (Australian Sign Language), will soon be rolled out in schools across Australia, in a move being described as...
Deaf refugee boy facing deportation
The family of a six-year-old deaf boy who fled Iraq because of death threats from extremists say they're devastated after being told they face...
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...
Profile of Arthur Dimmock
From 1943 until 2006 Arthur Dimmock contributed an international news column called Girdle Around the Earth to the British Deaf Times, which later became...
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...
Deaf lad wins Sky subtitling victory
A teenager who squared up to Sky TV for “discriminating” against people with hearing impairments is celebrating a “victory” against the broadcaster.
Six months ago,...
Derby Deaf school out of special measures
Staff and pupils at a Derby school are celebrating after a Government inspector removed it from special measures after finding ‘significant improvements’.
Royal School for...
