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Insight: Why being told “you look hearing” is not a compliment (BSL)

I still remember the first time I walked into a deaf club. I was a teenager, quite excited to meet other deaf people for the first time but I was nervous too. I went to mainstream school with a ...
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Insight: why do deaf employees have the added job of arranging their own access support? (BSL)

There’s a part of my job that no one really sees. On paper, I work in the charity sector. I care about the work, the people, the impact we’re trying to make. My role is busy, varied and sometimes ...
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Avril Langard-Tang tells us about ‘Silent Steps’ and her plans to be the first deaf female to walk alone from John O’Groats to Land’s End (BSL)

Q: Hi Avril! Can you introduce who you are and your connection to the Deaf community? My name is Avril Langard-Tang and I’m a Senior Lecturer in Deaf Studies and Interpreting. I am based in the ...