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...
Intense but fantastic: My year in the national spotlight
In January 2015 Drisana Levitzke-Gray, of Balga in Western Australia, was awarded the ultimate accolade when she was named the Young Australian of the...
Prince William pays tribute to deaf great grandmother Princess Alice
While on a visit to Israel, Prince William (second heir to the throne following Queen Elizabeth II’s reign) spoke fondly of his deaf great grandmother, Princess Alice, and the life she led.
Good news but more Deaf actors needed
Michael Richardson reports for BDN on accessibility improvements at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
As I write, the final day of the 2016 Edinburgh Festival...
Access to Work limits Deaf actors say London Theatre Company
The Graeae Theatre Company, based in London, has claimed the government’s disability employment scheme, Access to Work, has created a “glass ceiling” that limits...
Arming the world’s deaf youth with knowledge
British Deaf Association Youth board member Simon Herdman became the first Brit on the board of the World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section...
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.
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.
The Importance of Celebrating Deaf Culture at Deaf Events
A few weeks back we held the Norfolk Summer Deaf Festival (NSDF) for the second year running at The Forum in Norwich. After being a guest speaker at the first one last year, I was so keen to get involved first hand with the festival so I was lucky to be invited to be part of the committee to help organise this fantastic day.
James Clarke: The long road to 100 medals
BDN salutes James Clarke on his achievement of collecting 100 medals from finishing 100 races.
James Clarke, who has Usher syndrome, woke up on New...