Each month we invite an inspirational or outstanding deaf role model to share their story. From what they’ve learnt, to what they wish they’d have known and their best deaf tips. Our role model this month is Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings – a creative trailblazer who has pushed through barriers to pave…
Each month we invite an inspirational or outstanding deaf role model to share their story. From what they’ve learnt, to what they wish they’d have known and their best deaf tips. Our role model this month is a someone who has climbed the ladder in the workplace and proven that…
Each month we invite an inspirational or outstanding deaf role model to share their story. From what they’ve learnt, to what they wish they’d have known and their best deaf tips. This month we welcome Jo Verrent. Jo is a deaf leader in the Arts and Creative Spaces. Read about…
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 tips. Our role model this month is Paula Garfield MBE. Paula is the Artistic Director…
Each month we invite an inspirational or outstanding deaf role model to share their story. From what they’ve learnt, to what they wish they’d have known and their best deaf tips. Our role model this month is Deepa Shastri. You may recognise her from her presenting role on BSL Zone,…
Each month we invite an inspirational or outstanding deaf role model to share their story. From what they’ve learnt, to what they wish they’d have known and their best deaf tips. This month: meet Alison Hendry a British Sign Language Development Officer at Edinburgh University. After initially struggling with communication,…
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 tips. Our role model this month is Jeff McWhinney. Jeff’s career is a story of…
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 tips. Our role model this month is Richard D France. Richard is a mental health…
…next question is – do you think the deaf community should learn more about linguistics, deaf history and deaf culture? And if so, why? I think because deaf people are a minority, knowledge is power. Knowledge of sign language, deaf culture and deaf history, form a deaf person’s identity. And…
Each month we invite an inspirational or outstanding deaf role model to share their story. From what they’ve learnt, to what they wish they’d have known and their best deaf tips. This month, meet Stephen Iliffe a deaf photographer and writer with a background in charity management. Stephen’s latest project…
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