Deaf Awareness Week 2023: ‘I want to be a role model for other deaf people’
The Deaf Arts Festival will tour Northern Ireland after premiering in Belfast this weekend. Source link
The Deaf Arts Festival will tour Northern Ireland after premiering in Belfast this weekend. Source link
Commonly used antibiotics can seriously damage the hearing of some babies. Source link
Carrie-Ann Farquhar was told her young son had normal hearing, but years later he was diagnosed as being profoundly deaf. Source link
CODA tells the story of a girl who is the only hearing person in a deaf family and features a nearly all deaf cast. A top contender for a nomination this Oscar season, the film – which takes its name from the acronym for children of deaf adults – has been celebrated by disability rights … Read more
One patient who has been deaf since birth explains how she was left confused over her diagnosis and treatment. Source link
Having a baby can have a huge and sometimes unexpected affect on a parent’s mental health. But have you ever thought how it is for deaf mothers? Catherine talks about her experiences as a new mother, her diagnosis of postpartum depression, and how she was able to work through such challenging period in her life, … Read more
A lack of sign language at two government briefings was discriminatory, a High Court judge finds. Source link
The government is accused of breaching the Equality Act by failing to provide sign language interpreters. Source link
More research needs to be done into effective clear masks to help deaf people communicate during the pandemic, according to a campaigner. Melissa Julings, 35, from Norwich, said the wearing of masks had left deaf people feeling “isolated” and “lost” throughout the past year. The government is due to review face coverings before 21 June, … Read more
More than one in three deaf people have reported struggling with their mental health because of the pandemic, according to a recent report by the deafness charity SignHealth. Christopher Reid, Director of Operations at SignHealth said: “We are very concerned that 35% of deaf respondents indicated that the pandemic has had a major negative impact … Read more