Deaf Awareness Week 2024
This month it is Deaf Awareness Week, and with it some important conversations around deafness.
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Articles & Interviews
Deaf Role Model of the Month: Camilla Arnold
Each month we invite an inspirational or outstanding deaf role model to share their story. Our role model this month is Camilla Arnold. She’s been trailblazing across the film and television industry and is now the CEO of BSLTB (British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust), and here we get to find out about her journey up until this point. Read her story here or watch the BSL version
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Deaf Role Model of the Month: Deepa Shastri
Each month we invite an inspirational or outstanding deaf role model to share their story. Our role model this month is Deepa Shastri. You may recognise her from her presenting role on BSL Zone, or her other work across the arts industries, but here we get to find out more of the journey of this inspirational woman. Read her story here or watch the BSL version
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Campaigning for Free Access to BSL Courses for Parents of Deaf Children – Katie Littlejohns
An interview with Katie Littlejohns, who has become well known in the deaf community and beyond for her passionate campaigning for free BSL courses for parents of deaf children. This is a barrier to access Deaf Unity understands well, having recently worked with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to provide free British Sign Language Level 1 classes for families with deaf children. Read on to discover more about the woman behind the campaign, and her journey to get there.
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Deaf Role Model of the Month: Luke Christian
Each month we invite an inspirational or outstanding deaf role model to share their story. This can be from what they’ve learnt, to what they wish they’d have known as well as their best deaf […]
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Healthy Deaf Minds London: Past, Present, and Future
Healthy Deaf Minds (HDM) was founded in 2000, aimed at raising the awareness of deaf BSL users to mental health issues, in its broadest sense. Since then there have been nearly 100 HDM meetings in […]
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