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On Facebook and Twitter, you often see people announcing with glee that they have passed their BSL exam and are wondering what to do with their newly minted qualification. Whilst the eagerness of people to […]
So I passed my BSL exam – now what?: Read more
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Look! Look! Look! Have you seen the Instagram posts? The Facebook memes? The YouTube videos? BSL is the ‘new trend’ in language learning, according to some. That statement in itself has caused a lot of […]
To pay or not to pay – BSL Courses: Read more
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This week, I was sitting in the doctors’ waiting room with my partner and was looking at the noticeboard, which was completely covered with posters, leaflets (you name it!), relating to healthcare, whether it was […]
The Public Health Crisis: Deafness and Mental Health: Read more
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Louise Goldsmith is a 24 year old award winning Deaf Advocate. She has a Bilateral Sensorineural hearing loss of a severe- profound nature. She won a regional ‘Action On Hearing Loss’ volunteer award in 2015 for her […]
Spotlight: Deaf Advocate – Louise Goldsmith: Read more
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My name is Dr. Julie McElroy. I have mild Cerebral Palsy along with profound deafness, so I choose to wear hearing aids. Despite, or you may say ‘in light of’ my disabilities, I have risen […]
Dr. Julie McElroy A Journey to Empowerment: Read more
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I have worked as a sign language interpreter for approximately 25 years on and off (pre and post qualification) as I raised my children and did work unrelated to the profession. One could say that […]
Jacqui Beckford: An insight into an evolving Sign Language Interpreting Community: Read more
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In our first article entitled “Deaf learner, Paul beats all odds to be awarded a scholarship” on 11th October 2016, we mentioned that; “You may not know of Paul Ntulila, but in the deaf community […]
Deaf Learner Paul Ntulila Graduates with distinction: Read more
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Although I did not grow up with the technology available today, I can appreciate the positive and negative effects it has had on the Deaf Community and will share some of my observations from being […]
How Social Media Empowers and Connects People – D/deaf and Hearing: Read more
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On Saturday 23 February 2019, over 80 people came to York St John University ( (YSJU), in York, to watch four signing deaf academics present their research findings about deaf people in the workplace. The […]
Deaf Spaces in the Workplace conference in York St John University: Read more
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The History of BSL British Sign Language (BSL) has been in use for hundreds of years, with references being found in Greek and Roman writings as well as the Bible. In 1648, English Physician and […]
5 Reasons You Should Learn British Sign Language: Read more
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