Signs Alive Festival is a brand-new, family-friendly arts festival taking place in Sheepfolds Stables, Sunderland on Sat 27– Sun 28 June 2026. It’s a celebration of Deaf and disabled creativity, ...

At the 10th Deaffest film and TV awards on Saturday night in Wolverhampton, a star-studded night of entertainment and awards saw three double award wins for UK-based filmmakers and series. Bim ...

A while back, I took a temporary role as a UK Relay Advisor helping deaf and hard-of hearing people make phone calls through the text relay service. It wasn’t a long stint, but it changed ...

My name is Joanne, I am Deaf and I teach BSL . I come across a wealth of information from my learners as well as tapping into many social media platforms. There is something that has been worrying me ...

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 ...

British Sign Language (BSL) is set to be legally recognised in England, Scotland and Wales, after a Bill cleared the Parliamentary process on Wednesday. Members of the House of Lords unanimously ...

Matt Dixon is the only hearing person in his family. His parents, along with his brother Simon and sister Rebecca are deaf. Being the only hearing person in the family, Matt had been used to ...

The last week has been a blur. After watching Gerry Hughes appearing on Surprise Surprise last Sunday at my friend’s flat in North London, I started to feel unwell. It was around 9pm, and I put my ...

Back in 2022 I stumbled upon upon the ever popular Queer Eye series on Netflix. At that time I was in the middle of moving house and found that the series was the perfect antidote to stress and I soon ...

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