Why is there a shortage of Sign interpreters?
Why is there a shortage of Sign interpreters? Could it be that there aren't enough teachers of BSL? Is the shortage more severe in different parts of the country?
Celebrating 145 years of Deaf football in Glasgow
Glasgow Deaf Athletic Football Club, the oldest surviving deaf football club in the world and the only one left in Scotland, celebrated 145 years...
How do D/deaf people experience music?
‘How can D/deaf people hear music’… ‘D/deaf people must really miss music’…
These questions and phrases are commonly asked and is a common myth I’d like to dispel in this blog.
Any D/deaf person, regardless of their level of hearing loss can experience or ‘hear’ music, they might just access it differently to the way hearing people do.
Deaf bike team ride to Paris for deaf children
A team of four Deaf female cyclists rode from London to Paris recently in support of the BDA’s Deaf Roots & Pride project. BDN...
Why are Deaf clubs closing and is it actually a problem?
Deaf pub nights are sometimes advertised online, the trouble is they often charge entry fees, children are barred and it is harder to access information about welfare cuts for example.
Cardiff Deaf Centre building refurbishment fund – they need your vote
https://youtu.be/QH2ucOerBHE
The Cardiff Deaf Centre is an old building, built in the 1900s; it was previously managed by the local council and over the years...
Winners at the Deaf Business Academy Awards
Deaf Business Academy provide support to deaf entrepreneurs. Here are the winners and runners up from the 2018 awards ceremony.
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...
Deafrave NYE Party
After my first time at Deafrave, (Deaf Rave 2019) I could not wait to go again. After years of reading and writing about the Deaf community, that was the first time I had seen it face to face.
Deaf café opens on the south coast
A café staffed almost exclusively with deaf people has opened in Brighton and is the first of its kind in the country.
Dottie’s Café opened...