For us deaf people, Christmas can mean feeling left out, even as everyone around us seems to be having a wonderful time. Christmas dinner, carol singing, the King’s speech on telly, young ...

For many UK-based Deaf viewers of the Nelson Mandela service today, something didn’t seem quite right about the sign language interpreter (scroll down for video) who stood to the side of the various ...

The UK Government is being taken to court tomorrow, in a landmark legal case with the potential to strengthen the rights of Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users. The judicial review hearing over ...

To read the updated version of this article, with new illustrations and BSL translation, click here. Hearing people, eh? You can’t live with them, you can’t live without them. Of course, the term ...

I went to a great conference today. It was riveting and I was hooked on pretty much every word. And then I got home and collapsed on the sofa. I’m not just tired, I’m shattered. I’ve had to turn my ...

Billed as a show for ages 3–100, Tortoise and the Hare at Derby Theatre more than lives up to its promise. As I settled into the studio theatre ready for the show to begin, I was conscious at first of ...

A damning new report released today by leading charities RNID and SignHealth has revealed serious and widespread healthcare failings affecting over 6 million adults in England who are deaf or have ...

See me for what I am and show some respect too Only then you will find that in visual mind I just might love you too.

The British Deaf Association (BDA) has endorsed a new programme called The School of Signs, developed by Signature to bring British Sign Language (BSL) into primary schools across the UK, free of ...

It’s a week since I watched Rose Ayling Ellis present her documentary; Old Hands, New Tricks, and I’m still feeling the impact. I have never felt more seen than when Rose said BSL is for everyone.

I recently joined a free training programme for disabled actors because I wanted to learn new skills. I was unsure about it at first but a valued deaf friend recommended it to me. I’m a deaf performer ...