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Previous News young people from Coventry and Warwickshire have graduated
Software has been developed which enables deaf people to have real-time
DEAF children are to get high-flying role models to teach them
Unions are urging workers to check their hearing using a telephone-based hearing test
Pete Townshend has warned iPod users that listening to music through earphones
The worlds largest telephone deafness check was launched yesterday to help
A drop-in centre for deaf people has been burgled for the third time in a year
Easier for the public to contact police with non-emergency calls
A leading charity for deaf people has today warned thousands of revellers
There will be a new face on the cobbled streets of Weatherfield
Deaf people are piloting a service that allows them to read messages
`Hearwear`, an exhibition currently on at the V&A, seeks to change the way people
young people from Coventry and Warwickshire have graduated
Blind and deaf pupils in Wales are benefiting from "ground-breaking"
A CHARITY based in Saunderton which provides deaf people
Provides campaign training for deafblind people, has produced a BSL video
The lately News, Photographs and Result from Remark Glamour Ball...
The NDCS Listening Bus tours the UK, showcasing the latest technology
Deaf childrens charities were celebrating today after the launch of a pioneering study
Police have revealed that the victim was deaf and was unable to shout
The transcript of the most recent Royal Institution talk, entitled
MEDICAL experts have gathered to condemn the iPod as a bringer
The Iveagh Movie Studios, Banbridge, is screening a couple of subtitled films
A northern citys disabled and deaf community are being urged to record their experiences
Fascinated pupils at Lofthouse Gate Primary School made a very special four-legged
Deaf Students at College has radically revised the Deaf Students in Further
Clark Denmark is a prominent and much loved figure in the British deaf community
A man who spiked his colleagues cola drink with anti-freeze leaving him disabled
A PHILANTHROPIST from St Albans has just opened a charity shop in the city
Plans to increase the number of sign language interpreters in Wales is being launched
A former soldier who lost his hearing 15 years ago has suddenly regained it
Tomorrow morning my grandson will get the results of his 11-plus exam
Launched a major new internet service which aims to bring deaf people
A Devon animal centre has taught a rescue dog to recognise sign language
Deaf people from all over the internet, promoting self-expression in text,
A deaf collie puppy confined to kennels for two months
Charity bosses are urging Glasgow runners to go the distance for a worthwhile cause.
A season of films made by deaf or hard-of-hearing actors and filmmakers
YOBS mugged a deaf and dumb man and injured his "hearing dog".
MORE than 50 deaf children in a remote part of Kashmir are being offered a chance
A convicted killer, who was blind, nearly deaf and wheelchair-bound
A man who sparked a nationwide manhunt after abducting his partially
A Leading health expert will lead of one of Scotlands biggest charities.
People with hearing and speech difficulties are being neglected
Information about the service The service will take place in the rooms...
A Buckinghamshire charity that trains assistance dogs
A High Commendation Award certificate was presented to NDCS representatives
Deaf People are bringing their Mobile Resource Unit (MRU) to a number
RNID will be challenging employers to take hearing damage more seriously
A deaf pensioner stabbed a boy after a campaign of "torment and taunting"
Burglars stole £50 from a deaf Shrewsbury pensioner as she sat in the same room
The 17th Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf, Asia Pacific Region
Remark! have been incredibly lucky to secure a performance
Education experts are being asked to support new proposals
Organises services for the many thousands of deaf and hard of hearing folk
A Leeds MP has thrown his support behind a campaign which could help
Education experts are being asked to support new proposals
A teenager from Walsall has landed a dream role in the BBC childrens television show
New launched on Monday 4th July and provides a unique learning resource
The website acts as a hub for equipment managers and health professionals
The Limerick school for deaf children marked it`s 25th anniversary at the weekend
Belfast City Airport has installed a new radio-based fire alarm warning and messaging system
Deaf boxer dog Chance is desperately seeking a family to teach him sign language
9th September for a VIP opening of the Council`s new signing call centre.
A Profoundly deaf couple helped save the home of a family of three after spotting
Published figures for the number of subtitled programmes for 70 television channels in the UK
deaf people has just signed a revolutionary deal with the National Health Service.
Patients are waiting more than a year for a NHS hearing aid, according to a new report
A Deaf mute pensioner who stabbed a schoolboy after enduring more
Firms have been warned that they could face a barrage of compensation claims from staff
Provides campaign training for deafblind people, has produced a BSL video
It was stated recently that the use of brain cell surgery to restore sight
People working in pubs and clubs risk permanent hearing loss
Kirklees Council won two awards this month (Oct)
WYCOMBE MP Paul Goodman has shown his support for deaf and hard
Police on Merseyside have built a text messaging system
Scientists are developing a cochlear implant which could allow deaf people to hear music
Donaldson`s College has been given the go-ahead for its plans to leave the Capital
decided to postpone the Annual General Meeting due to be held at Llandudno on 1 October
A fantasist was found guilty yesterday of falsely accusing the entertainer...
Campaigning to save the bus service to her favourite shop after a supermarket giant
The drugs given to them to cure their cancers and save their lives
Bringing together the previously disparate fields of research into deafness and communication
This will encourage you to learn British Sign Language (BSL)
Although a relatively new phenomenon, sign-song interpretation is rapidly growing in popularity
Pride and Prejudice was screened all last week at Queens Film Theatre, Belfast
Pride and Prejudice was screened all last week at Queens Film Theatre, Belfast
A national charity for deaf people today called on the telecoms industry to make BSL
Urban thriller Soundproof, a BBC coproduction with indie Blast Films
Sign language for the hard of hearing at theatre and opera has been a welcome development
RICHMOND social services are urging people to learn to communicate
Deaf was last night named most innovative charity by the top voluntary organisations
DEAF musician Paul Whittaker spoke to members of Horeston Grange WI about his career
A major new research project, to find out more information
The BBC has responded to complaints about the amount of background noise
Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire are not being catered for by their GPs
The most down-to-earth member of the Royal family and the organisation
There will be a rare screening of the first ever feature-length film
NDCS Parenting a deaf child CD-Rom won an award for best charity media product
David Lammy MP, Constitutional Affairs Minister, visited Sense.
Celebrate the success of its project, Basic Skills for Deaf Unemployed People
Deaf people in Notts are getting special "emergency cards"
Scientists revealed today they have made a breakthrough in the battle to cure
A Deaf classroom assistant has won a landmark legal ruling
Fire-fighters will be using next weeks deaf awareness week to remind people ...
Thanks to government and Arts Council grants, more and more theatres in England ..
Police in Somerset are inviting members of the deaf and hard of hearing community...
A deaf plasterer has received a national award for his inspirational attitude towards his studies.
CUMBRIA Deaf Association invites local organisations to an open day tomorrow
While it is true there is more deaf awareness among airline crews today
A top University of York scientist has joined forces with a leading charity to help find...
NDCS is inviting deaf children to take part in its Deaf Friendly Football Festival
A fresh wealth of experience has been recruited to the Department for Work and Pensions...
Award winner was SignPost, a specialist Tyne Tees Television company
A pioneering report published today reveals there is “significant variation”
Chair Gareth Jones received his MBE for services for deaf children at Buckingham Palace
These are all experiences of the health service in Scotland related by deaf patients
The first group insist that it is the experience of being deaf and not the condition
A deaf teenager who battered a defenceless householder to death and set fire to the body...
The special life-saving service could help thousands of people and particularly
More than 100 deaf children from schools across Northern Ireland will perform
RNID Chief Executive, John Low called for chief executives to shake off the third sector
Without the appraisal, the future looked uncertain for the local organisation
Investigate the development and impact of the Nazi policy of enforced sterilisation
NDCS has been awarded a grant of £231,000 by the government’s Parenting Fund
Michael uses his comedy performance at the deaf club to make a public confession
Dr John Low will be leaving RNID at the end of July to become the Chief Executive...
ALL aspects of deaf life will be discussed at a major advocacy conference in Cardiff today
Dr Judith Langfield started to have problems hearing what patients and friends were saying.
An advice service for the deaf and hard of hearing
Interpreters for the deaf came and taught us to sign, Merry Christmas!
A Glasgow charity for the deaf and hard of hearing will hold an open day next week.
Thieves stole thousands of pounds worth of equipment from a youth club
Greeted by a small band of deaf and blind children
The Countess of Wessex visited Northern Ireland today, to meet people
Aimed at informing deaf people about their rights will take place in Londonderry
The deaf college plans to move there when its leaves its A-listed home
As every grandad worth his Werthers Originals knows, modern pop music
Hes more used to dressing stunning women, but now North fashion designer Scott Henshall
A teenager accused of raping a deaf woman after a night out has claimed
A tree fell on a group of deaf tourists in the central Italian town of L`Aquila yesterday,
SCHOOL teacher Glenn Sedgwick is obviously well-liked by his pupils having...
A deaf woman was raped by a teenager who first tried to proposition her
DEAF Susan Matthews thought she do never hear her children her "mum".
DEAF youngsters have been given a boost with the opening of a cafe to help
A DEAF beauty queen was hit by a train and died after failing to hear the driver
Police are investigating a complaint by deaf football fans who said they lip-read
Pupils across East Lancashire are set to be taught sign language in class in a pioneering...
has issued a statement welcoming Apples move to introduce volume-capping
The BT Age and Disability team have sent me a copy of their Freedom to Communicate
55-year-old singer Phil Collins is gradually losing his hearing and becoming
Television studios buzzed with excitement on Tuesday morning as prominent
By studying the gesture communication of deaf children who where never taught..
The dual-purpose dogs, Roddy, Erica and Drew have been jointly trained
All parents of newborns in England will be offered a test to see if their baby is deaf
Junior doctors in Northern Ireland are being trained in sign language
The trauma of being deaf or hard of hearing will be eased for children across
She was speaking last week at the Stormont Hotel, Belfast, during the launch
An overjoyed grandmother says her deaf grandson has been ‘thrown a lifeline.’
Police are investigating a complaint by deaf football fans who said they lip-read
Marys parents were both deaf and she grew up in a house where sign language
A row has broken out over the future of a centre for deaf people in Glasgow
A battle between two TV companies has left a deaf mum watching silent movies.
Medicine abuse is making about 10,000 Chinese children deaf each year
Equality does not come easily. It took the womens movement to put gender equality..
A MOVE is being made to help deaf women who suffer domestic abuse....
The film involves linked stories in Tokyo, Morocco and the US-Mexican border.
Technology firms are being targeted in a bid to make hardware and software easier to use for everyone
The first ever international pilgrimage of deaf people to the national Marian Shrine
Appeal victory paves way for action over failure to stop convicted paedophile working at school
Readers might be interested to know that Deaf Awareness Week is taking place from May 1-7
A deaf dog has been taught sign language in a bid to find him a new home in West Lothian
A University student is set to ditch his books and cycle 280 miles to raise cash
A club for deaf people whose future looked uncertain are celebrating finding a new venue...
When a fire broke out at the home of profoundly deaf teenager Hayley Franks
Senior members of Hertfordshire County Council, along
A DRIFFIELD business is making a sound donation to the Hearing Dogs
"Going blind is hard. Knowing it is your own fault makes it harder.
Thousands of people with hearing problems in Scotland face discrimination
today unveiled new survey which reveals only a small number of the British public
Fewer than two thirds of deaf and hard of hearing people are in work
According to the results of an RNID survey issued today to mark the start
The Gay Men’s Health Charity (GMFA) has been awarded funding to provide signers
Tivertons National champion Peter Willcox was competing for Marsh Team Great Britain
Police are trying to trace a vulnerable 17-year-old girl who has disappeared
Hampshires living history museum in Basingstoke, has made its website accessible for people..
golfer Simeon Hart leaves for Sweden next week as manager of the 10-strong
22years old Candice Morgan from South Africa has been crowned Miss Deaf World 2004 in Prague
A Wreham based ace was celebrated at this years Wimbledon championships
Babies exposed to sign language babble silently with their hands even if they can hear
Children are incredibly adaptable when it comes to fitting into family life
Diving and sailing live aboard in Thailand, which has facilities to cater for Deaf and HOH people
Hearing-impaired individuals with severe to profound hearing loss and poor speech
Costume makers took the day off from producing weird and wonderful novelty items to take part...
Compare equipment. Find your nearest audiology clinic
East Preston forward Lee Farrell has been chosen to represent Great Britains football team
IT training was off limits because there were no BSL signs to convey the concepts of IT
Come to a speed dating event in London on Wednesday 21 July
A strong Marsh Team GB squad of eight players will bid for glory at the 10th...
Don’t Lose the Music (DLTM) campaign has won an Institute of Public Relations Excellence Award
PUPILS at Heathlands School for deaf children in St Albans will get the chance to take part in an ....
Hey, wouldnt it be great to have a party just for deaf people?
It has the longest waiting list in Britain for outpatients needing to be fitted with a hearing aid
The grief-stricken family of a 21-year-old suicide victim today said they would probably never know why
A New graduate hopes to use the language skills developed during her degree to help deaf..
Scheme aims to promote equal access to the police for those who are deaf, deaf/blind and hard of hearing.
Elmfield School for Deaf Children in Bristol are celebrating after achieving national recognition
NDCS is giving deaf children the chance to climb on board the Listening Bus
This documentary is about a Deaf couple from Leeds, Claire and Paul Dowdican
The mission is now to build a strong and vibrant community of deaf sign language users
Some deaf children are not guaranteed access to the education curriculum even at the age of 10
The Carers Allowance Unit has improved its service for deaf and hard of hearing carers..
A national school for the deaf which hit the headlines after abuse claims from pupils..
Information for Mental Health are looking to add British Sign Language (BSL) video clips
EDINBURGH has one of the worst records in Britain for supplying hearing aids
They were refused permission to fly because of international air travel regulations
RNID tells Alexandra Frean how he will improve access to community equipment
New arts collective London Art-East and Sense have combined forces
A leading charity for deaf people today welcomed the news that more than 100 cinemas
This allows the listener to use lip-reading skills as well
Our holiday break was planned to include a week in Scotland with deaf people
Described as "the best Congress", delegates and participants alike agreed
Welcomed the publication of the new Code on Television Access Services by Ofcom
A Pension Service customer liaison manager has come up with an innovative way to help deaf pensioners
Aim of the service is to help those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing find work,
The Trustees of RAD have elected Martin Redshaw as Chairman
get free, confidential and personal advice on careers and training under the Activeguidance scheme run
Driver spat at police and assaulted officers who tried to question her about...
New Events page - British Deaf Event e.g Exhibition, Conference, Football, Pub, Party and much more
A deaf former employee of an Exeter retailer has claimed he was bullied at work and forced to resign
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, have shown that dogs can be trained to detect bladder cancer
Third National BDA Deaf Youth Workers Forum Conference 2004 from 24th to 26th September in Glasgow
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have found that Vitamin E can help restore...
Two of the Midlands biggest car manufacturers are facing a potential multi-million pound payout
THE 450 adults and children in Britain who receive their cochlear implants every year kiss goodbye
A little girl who was born deaf is now able to hear and talk with the help of an ear implant
Deaf children join footie scheme
This new conference allows professionals to network with one another and find out more...
Launching a brand new Deaf-led British Sign Language (BSL) course and BSL Awareness training pack
Two thieves who left a wealthy businessman for dead were jailed thanks to a lip-reading expert
A Blueprint was unveiled yesterday for the £80 million transformation of Donaldson’s College
Mencap - Treat me Right!
Edinburgh recently organised a successful linguistics course for BSL
Book your flights now for the BDA Congress!
Jeff McWhinney, has decided to step aside to allow a new leader to lead
The Royal National Institute for the Deaf has received an accolade
THE trophy for the best entry from a profoundly deaf pupil went to ten-year-old
Increase access to the health service for thousands of deaf and hard
AN exciting summer programme is being hosted by the NDCS
featuring some of the country
Darren ODonnell and Anthony Sinclair came out on top in an entertaining ...
BBC Broadcast Limited Access Services are looking for new deaf performers
The Countess of Wessex officially opened the modernised and revamped Warrington Deaf Centre
A Deaf grey-haired Army reservist has been called up for action in Iraq at the age of 54
Airlines to take action to clear up the current confusion and uncertainty that exists..
Admitted carrying out sex attacks on other pupils at Edinburgh’s famous Donaldson’s College
People with a typing speed of at least 60 wpm can earn up to £15...
RNID looking for 40 people to join its team to take part in the BUPA great South Run
Dawn Marshall was recently appointed as the British Deaf Association’s first BSL
Human beings were designed to function with five senses
Software that creates an animated face to match someone talking on the other end ...
It easier for a deaf blind patient to use has been nominated for a prestigious national award
Early intervention can make a real difference to the lives of young deaf
Brand new technology will bring back the golden age of cinema
Shropshire residents will be among the first in the country to be able to "text" for help
A TEAM at Royal Berkshire Hospital which brought down waiting lists for deaf people
Provides information and online support for the BDAs BSL Assessors
Police have launched a fresh appeal for the publics help to catch an attacker
Bid to get the entertainment industry to support the Dont Lose the Music campaign
Deaf people in Derbyshire welcomed a new chaplain to their community yesterday
The BDAs BSL Academy and BSL Institute websites were launched.
Most of them children rushing to collect sweets from American troops
Raed Abu Wadi, 36, who is deaf and dumb was hit with a fatal bullet in the head in Tal Al-Za’atar area
A vulnerable deaf teenager from Leigh must endure a daily 80-mile round trip by bus and train
Said the controversial sell-off of its Victorian building in Edinburgh is necessary
Deaf and hard of hearing passengers of public transport in Richmond feel they are being failed by services
Deaf young people can often become isolated outside of school or college
Deaf and hard of hearing passengers of public transport in Richmond feel they are being failed
Deaf and hard of hearing passengers of public transport
Deaf and hard of hearing passengers of public transport
Deaf and hard of hearing passengers of public transport
Deaf and hard of hearing passengers of public transport
Deaf and hard of hearing passengers of public transport
Deaf and hard of hearing passengers of public transport
Significan`t (a UK company) will launch a specialist call centre which will give
Young people who play their personal stereos at too high a volume have been given
POLICE are hunting two attackers who assaulted a deaf teenager in the city centre
A NEW 999 service that will allow deaf people to contact emergency
Sophie Stone is the first deaf student to win a place at the acclaimed drama school Rada
Senses Campaigns team has started a new campaign called Make Technology Work
The RAD Interpreting Service are having a roadshow at the Colchester Centre
Make Me Rich is a brand new television programme for ITV1
New service that will contact 999 in an emergency via mobile phone text messaging
The parents of a deaf and blind boy today voiced fears for their son
Announced that deaf people wanting to train to be ministers can now join
Elmfield School for Deaf Children in Bristol are celebrating after achieving national recognition
Deaf young people can often become isolated outside of school or college
People with hearing difficulties in Northern Ireland are missing out on health care
SCOTTISH scientists are recreating tiny bones in the middle ear to build a device
Find out just how good hearing aids and hearing products could look in future
Stimulated by the challenge of an international placement, profoundly deaf Portadown girl
THE award winning Hear the Cheer football programme for deaf children arrived
The Prime Minister has decided to hold the General Election during Deaf Awareness Week
The number of confirmed deaths from the tube and bus bombings has been put at 52
The date of the BDAs 2005 Conference in Brighton (July 22nd-24th) is coming nearer and nearer
Toby Burton & Oliver Westbury organised a "SMS Night"
Toby Burton & Oliver Westbury organised a "SMS Night"
Many people with disabilities in Ireland can only access health services
CAN you imagine what its like to be both deaf and blind?
Super-sensitive sound detectors used by crickets to spot predators have been recreated
One day enable computers to be implanted in the human body
A profoundly deaf database developer, who sent email from a colleagues computer
An Elderly Wick woman, who is deaf and dumb, was the target of an overnight
The BDA was very sorry to learn of the death of Mary Brennan, Reader
Deaf and hard of hearing passengers of public transport in Richmond feel they are being failed by services
Scientists say they are closer to pinpointing the root cause of tone deafness
student Luke Blackburn is delighted that his new found talent
A deaf student has told how studying photography gave him a new way
Deafening noise levels are so much a part of daily life some experts claim
Toby Burton & Oliver Westbury organised a "SMS Night"
Announced that any money raised from its BSL assessments will go directly back
Hearing specialist Robert Beiny is helping to sponsor an exhibition
Hoping people will sign up to help them as part of Make A Difference Day
Dundee East MP Iain Luke today pledged his support
A deaf man is thought to have committed suicide after building up debts
Carina Dennis what becoming part of Deaf culture has meant to her.
This offer is to all Deaf people from children to older people. The Festival is your Festival.
A county MP is backing a national scheme to make schools more accessible
Announcements of the BDA new plans were the highlight of this years Learn
Deaf students fear they will be shut off from a lip reading class
Deaf and blind youngster Mohammed Maher hugged the Prince of Wales close today
RNID has welcomed the announcement by the BDA (British Deaf Association)
The Future of Deaf Sports in your Area is the theme of the BDA’s North Deaf Sports Conference
Listening Bus will be officially launched by Lord Filkin, Minister
A WOMAN who helps to make life easier for deaf people will travel to London
Now also launch sign language webpages. 3G is a revolution and a breakthrough for deaf
Because he was enraged by the noise coming from his stereo and television
RNID says deaf and hard of hearing consumers are wasting millions of pounds each year
Fears are growing for the safety of a deaf Somalian man who has gone missing
The way children learn may determine the building blocks of language
Reconfirmed its support for the MMR jab as the best protection against rubella
Crafty folk made their way to Heacham Public Hall recently, to help raise money
The English Touring Opera (ETO) now have their own permanent captioning facilities
Arts attractions in the UK are failing to cater for deaf people
Many deaf and hard-of-hearing people feel their safety is at risk
A Hard-Working Runcorn woman feels she is up against discrimination and ignorance
The Metropolitan Police Service has recruited 21 disabled people
The Channel 4 Dispatches broadcast "MMR What they didnt tell you"
Two Chilean inventors have designed a pillow for waking up deaf people
The Lord Provost of Dundee, Councillor John Letford, is hosting a reception
A building at KGV earmarked as a special needs centre has been devastated
Nearly three quarters of a million children in the UK will suffer from glue ear this winter
I just want to pass on some good news that might be heartening for other deaf children and their parents
Deaf children helped by kidnapped Margaret Hassan yesterday joined 200 mercy workers
Nearly three quarters of small firms in Wales are at risk of court action
A new sign language created over the last 30 years by deaf children in Nicaragua
Has helped Cobbetts Leeds employment head Ronald Drake win an award
The Princess Royal addressed over 100 delegates from around the world
The survey was conducted by deaf people at ten venues in Edinburgh and Glasgow
Artwork inspired by footballer David Beckham is going under the hammer to raise
Some 90 deaf and hearing impaired children have been left without the vital support
Deaf schoolchildren and thousands of other Iraqis called for Margaret Hassan
A Talented young partially-deaf chorister from Filton has narrowly missed out
Belfast girl Diana Martin won attention of a different kind when she played the part
If you think a business needs to improve its deaf awareness and learn about the DDA
There is still much ignorance among arts venues
CLASSICAL music lovers in and around Berwick-upon-Tweed are invited to attend....
A Warwick woman is running a service to help people to communicate better
Deaf babies are getting a better start in life thanks to a pioneering screening programme
Making the city an inclusive place for Deaf and disabled people to live is at the heart
Mabel Davis has been head of Heathlands School for the Deaf in St Albans
The development of tennis for people with disabilities, which centres on the three principal areas
A Warwick woman is running a service to help people to communicate better...
Workers are today urged to “break the sound barrier” and take a simple phone
Made a Dame by the Queen and the Aberdeen-born percussionist said she hoped...
One in seven people has had tinnitus, the debilitating condition that causes a ringing...
A deaf toddler refused a hearing implant that could allow him to attend a mainstream
Imagine having to visit the doctor or the dentist and not being able to communicate
Hampshires police force has been commended for its work with people...
Deaf activists have claimed their "culture" is under threat from hi-tech ear implants...
A city woman who has helped improve police services for the deaf community ...
My husband Henry and I are delighted to be back in Belfast," Rachel Pollard told the big crowd
As winter sets in, NDCS is urging parents to be alert for the signs of glue ear.
Nineteen deaf students at Strathclyde University are celebrating after qualifying to become Scotland
AS a child, it was a puppet show that first fired Edinburgh-born actor Kinny Gardner
A top flute player - who also happens to be deaf - wowed university students...
Inverclyde’s thousands of workers could all be at risk from a condition called acoustic shock
As a child, it was a puppet show that first fired Edinburgh-born actor Kinny Gardners
A former Dorchester carnival queen is set to star in a BBC television show.
A Deaf Powys woman and her husband say they are moving house to escape constant wrong calls
Academics in the US have developed a video compression system
Imagine if your baby could tell you when they needed their nappy changed
Lucy Wilkins is deaf and losing her sight but her determination to improve conditions
Lucy Wilkins is deaf and losing her sight but her determination to improve condition
THE Proclaimers have been voted the "Sound of Scotland"
Support given to deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Yate has been cut after vital funding was lost.
A west Yorkshire school has been given specialist status to help improve standards further.
Preston is set to become a centre of excellence for deaf students.
Pretty in pink, the Countess of Wessex hit all the right notes
Comdey fans going to see stand-up Steve Day performing at a Coventry bar next week
Deaf patients attending Bromley Hospital have one of the longest waits for a hearing aid
The countrys first international centre of excellence in deaf studies is opened
The Royal National Institute for the Deaf was pleased to read AJCs letter
Basically, it lets you chat in real time, i.e. as you type a letter it appears on the other persons screen.
The family of a deaf toddler were told the NHS would pay for an operation to help her hear
A film produced by a group of deaf teenagers from Belfast has been shortlisted ..
The Big Lottery Fund is putting over £2.1 million in new funding behind initiatives...
Fareed Mahmoud Suleiman was born deaf and never quite learnt how to talk
A film made by Oxfordshire youngsters is to be shown across the country to highlight
RNID, ASRA Greater London Housing Association has launched a specialist telephone
As part of Deaf Awareness Week 2007 (7-13 May) experience being "Deaf For A Day"
A NATIONAL deaf charity has called on Edinburgh residents to nominate the news...
Scotlands Deaf team drew with Englands Deaf 27-all at Braidholm, Glasgow,
The Grand Opera Houses new programme of events and brochure design was unveiled ...
NDCS and hard of hearing people has issued a warning against inadequate smoke alarms.
An Emmerdale actress who is learning to sign for the deaf is coming to Glasgow ...
Deaf people are more likely to contemplate suicide than their hearing counterparts...
for disaster and emergency planning; diversity and mental health; a new centre...
for disaster and emergency planning; diversity and mental health; a new centre
A group of research students at IBM has developed a system to make public announcements
The transition out of school is a milestone in any young person
A scheme to help residents with impaired hearing liaise more easily
A charity is looking for volunteers to take on the ultimate sponsored walk
21st century technology is helping deaf residents in a west London borough to deal..
A disability charity has called on the Scottish Executive to provide dedicated...
As a woman of 108 is told to wait 18 months for a hearing aid..
As a Rangers well-wisher for 60 years I am disappointed that the offensive singing...
Four Weddings and a Funeral is a great favourite with the deaf community
In a provocative and personal view, Victoria Lambert suggests that it
YOU would expect the worlds first and greatest solo percussionist to have a few drums ...
Kent County Council this week became one of the first authorities in the country...
It has donated £3,850 to the North Wales Deaf Association to help update its vital computer system.
A NEW unit for children with hearing problems has opened to provide access
The National Deaf Children
Services developed by UK organisations will help some hearing-impaired people
A deaf man has claimed he was unfairly discriminated against because of his disability
two Deaf Futsal teams will perform wearing The Three Lions crest
They will showcase the talents of members of the Common Ground Sign Dance
Reception and other staff are trying very hard to practise deaf awareness and help...
Bitter protests scupper presidents appointment, Rift at US institution linked to language
The Ulster Deaf Sports Council celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and...
Cash Boost: Doncaster Deaf College received a welcome cash boost to help
British students join the global debate over heavy-handed US police treatment
A scheme to increase access to live performances for the deaf and hearing-impaired
You may not think your business needs deaf awareness training
Thieves ransacked a service for deaf and hard of hearing people in Sheffield
Deafness is a largely unseen disability despite it affecting 76,000 people in Cumbria.
RNID is holding this years Making an Impact conference in the Ramada Hotel at Shaw
PUPILS at Donaldsons school for the deaf are to be the stars of a fly-on-the-wall documentary
Cumbrians are being asked to support a £500,000 fundraising campaign to help...
Protesters at the Washington campus, including students, faculty and alumni
A new resource aimed at encouraging deaf people to visit local theatres has been launched.
The crew of a sponsored row up the Union Canal are hoping to raise more
A DEAF student is launching an appeal against City of York Council
Deaf rights were given a huge boost after Wakefield Council unveiled its new
A deaf-mute man who illegally evicted a tenant from his Bedford home has failed
A deaf and blind man has said he was shocked after police issued him
A reveller celebrating his 21st birthday has become the latest victim of Britains knife
The crew, who were competing on the event together to raise money
Ahead of a unique fund-raising event, the Vision 5k UK, which aims to raise funds
IBM has unveiled a breakthrough solution that automatically converts speech...
Young deaf people in the area will voice their opinions at a Lake District climbing event this weekend.
A deaf-mute man whose parents hid him so the authorities couldnt send him away...
He is bungee jumped in New Zealand, skydived in Oz and travelled 320,000km
DEAF people in Wiltshire should soon be able to have greatly improved access ...
The National Deaf Childrens Society (NDCS) has extended its unique Deaf Role Model Project
Deaf youngsters learned crucial life and personal safety skills at an event held
The organisers strongly believe that this training on British Sign Language
A Teenager who battered a deaf man has been jailed for three years
Only 3 months to go. Surprise, DeafNYE website has been hit over 10,000
A SUMMER fun day and barbecue in aid of a Swindon charity
ABIGAIL Willis will start a gruelling cycle tour along the Nile next year
A Hearing practice has made a real difference to a deaf mans life ...
The NDCS has extended its unique Deaf Role Model Project.
Educating Rita was shown again recently on TV with Julie Walters in the leading...
Great Britain will aim to add the European Championship title to their successes...
former Chief Inspector of Schools Chris Woodhead maintains grammar schools...
A disabled Manton man returned home from a night out to find his house had been ransacked..
Deaf and blind people across Scotland are being urged to petition cinemas
The Jewish Deaf Association has taken over lip-reading courses axed
Around two million babies have now been screened as part an NHS bid...
Thousands of birds have been tested in Northern Ireland for avian flu ...
SWAFFHAM suffered disappointment again on Friday when its sensory garden...
Couples have found love at a centre for deaf people. David Mills heard their romantic stories.
TOP artists and entertainers have been honoured at the UK’s biggest celebration
Although the name John Smith is probably one of the most common and clichéd
Deaf parishioners have been left devastated after their plant pots were destroyed
A Deaf teenager has taken part in a special project to produce a gruesome
Deaf Talkabout Last week
Deaf Donna Vokes, 24, launched the show at the Slug and Lettuce pub in The Square
As the worlds top models gather for London Fashion Week, one of ...
A profoundly deaf Belfast girl who was bullied because of her disabilities is up...
A Deaf woman from Cullompton has helped establish a support group...
A deaf mother of two who has developed a business selling puppets ...
Parents of deaf children in the North-east have a new aid to help them communicate ..
John and I discussed the possibility of having a deaf person and interpreter...
DEAF and hard of hearing people have declared Gwent Police’s new text...
Jim Dobbin MP has signed up his support
When lights went out at Donaldsons College, Irene Wilson and Eleanor Davidson...
A HOSPITAL is the worst in the UK for waiting times for digital hearing aids
The Deaf Youth Orchestra is remarkable in every way
A leading MP is calling on businesses and workplaces to offer employees basic...
Wendy Lunn and her group of dog owners from Hot Dogs in Soham have beaten ...
Deaf children have had their playground transformed thanks to willing helpers from the community.
A profoundly deaf motorist was killed yesterday after his car was in collision...
RNID has pioneered some computer software which allows people to communicate
A deaf comedian will be performing at Peterborough Central Library, in Broadway.
A pensioner from Northampton has been awarded a medal from the Pope
A masked thug who attacked and robbed a deaf mute in his home has been jailed
who was possibly one of the greatest composers of slow boring music...
ONE year on from the official roll out of the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening...
A ST Leonards mother will be walking the Hastings half-marathon on Sunday to raise money
Three teenagers have been arrested and charged with the attempted murder...
Bus users in London will be able to view a new 30-second film about sign language
Being labelled disabled and forced to sleep in a specially designated room is...
A deaf man who robbed shops at knifepoint has been jailed for seven years
A SEVERELY deaf schoolboy is aiming to prove he is got talent after tinkling the ivories
REBECCA COOKE has a hearing impairment
A deaf comedian will be performing at Peterborough Central Library, in Broadway.
As a deaf person, I wanted to not feel like I was trapped in between two worlds
Workmen constructing a new £1 million flood prevention scheme in Murrayfield...
A project designed to make football more accessible to deaf children in the south...
Being deaf doesnt make leading a nor-mal life impossible
One of the men demanded the boys hand over their phones, but the older victim
If you were the parents of a deaf child, many people would suppose...
A Deaf woman was subjected to a terrifying rape by four Polish men in a York
One person who has certainly been a force for good for the deaf children..
The latest signed section has gone live on this site. Following on from the success...
IT is now over 20 years since the first child in the UK was implanted and during ...
RNID Trustee Caroline Cousin and RNID Chief Executive John Low will open the new...
The Gay Mens Health Project will be holding a personal development workshop..
Reinforcing the importance of having an equal opportunities policy in place
FIREFIGHTERS are using Deaf Awareness Week (May 7-13) to remind people...
NDCS) is inviting deaf children to take part in its Deaf Friendly Football...
Singer Janines success story highlights the start of Deaf Awareness Week
Deaf and hard of hearing people are being urged to ensure
Impressive displays against Sheffield would undoubtedly help their chances
Imagine travelling home from work on a busy evening and not being..
Deaf people could soon be using video mobiles to chat with their friends using sign language.
Now the blind and deaf will be able to enjoy mobile phones just like the rest of us
Glasgow-based, theatre company ‘Solar Bear LIMITED’ has just a major boost
Gloucestershire County Council is aiming to prepare its deaf residents
A DEAF burglar who was caught on CCTV stealing a hedgecutter from a farm...
Gloucestershire County Council is aiming to prepare its deaf residents for major
This site is an excellent new news and community site for the deaf.
Sense , have come together to create a new and unique sensory gaming experience.
EqualSign, a new low-cost, sign language translation service from EyeGaze
ONE year on from the official roll out of the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening
A new web-based television service, or IPTV, for British Sign Language (BSL)....
Surfing the internet is set to become much easier for deaf people
LLOYDS TSB has been recognised for the quality of its services
The virtual signing technology is due to be launched on the website of the Norfolk-based
The General Election isn’t the only thing happening in the first week of May
Did you know there are two babies born deaf every day, and 90 per cent
announcing its 2000th Deaf Friendly School during Deaf Awareness Week
Developed with as much attention to aesthetically pleasing design
Inventors in the North East have developed a device set to transform the lives
how subtitles (closed captions) and sign-language on children’s television programmes
Mainstream theatre is not known for taking much notice of its minority members.
can now get free information, guidance and support on-line
the BBC reported on subtitled news that the Prime Minister was on a "whiffle"
CUMBRIA Deaf Association hopes that a new learning centre will encourage deaf people
RNID welcomes the Medical Research Council (MRC) announcement
The BBC and NDCS have begun a joint study into how subtitles and sign language
The Prime Minister has decided to hold the General Election during Deaf Awareness Week
A Shropshire mother is enjoying all the sounds the rest of us take
On an average day, a doctor will see several patients who have difficulty hearing what they say.
Mary Hare is recognised as arguably the top school for deaf children in the UK
Three generations of the same family plan to skydive in tandem to raise money
Deaf public transport users are not getting a fair deal according to a new survey.
Scientists in Hong Kong and Britain have discovered a gene responsible
A six-year-old girl who police say was abducted from outside a chip shop
A Woman appeared before a judge at Carlisle Crown Court accused
received first-place honours in the annual review category at the 50th
HRH The Princess Royal, patron of Sense, opened the Manor House Nursery in Belfast
A new PSNI text messaging service will mean people with hearing or speech problems
Introduction of 200 BSL web pages follows a DRC live webcast
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has launched a first of its kind fire safety campaign
A NEW tool to improve communication between deaf and hearing people was launched last week.
The thieves went on a wrecking spree at the city headquarters
RNID Shop has just started selling an exciting new product
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