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Information Worker Job

Posted on 04 January 2021 at 3:25pm

Deaflink are advertising a job - Information worker.  It is 21-25 hours a week. Must be able to communicate in BSL so either native user or Level 3 qualification.

Please click on link for more information

Information Worker

For the job details and application form

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Perfect Face Mask for Interpreters

Posted on 07 May 2020 at 10:25am

Gateshead mum created unique face mask to help D/deaf people communicate during lockdown:

Read more

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Man becomes first deaf juror in court

Posted on 11 September 2019 at 12:19pm

Breakthrough as earlier this month Malcolm Johnson became Britain first deaf juror

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Deaf boy is clever than Einstein

Posted on 09 April 2019 at 11:53am

Deaf boy has IQ 'greater than Einstein'

A 12-year-old boy has joined Mensa after achieving 162 on an IQ test, a higher score than Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking.

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Northern Stage Access Improvements

Posted on 01 March 2019 at 3:33pm

Northern Stage – Loop/Captioning Feedback

Several of the SHHH group attended a subtitled performance of the Lovely Bones in Autumn 2018. Unfortunately this didn’t work well for some of our members as the position of the seats was directly under the captioning screen, meaning it was uncomfortable to read and impossible to read and watch the stage at the same time.

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Parents of deaf children face funding 'postcode lottery'

Posted on 06 February 2019 at 10:59am

Parents of a deaf four-month-old have to pay £6,000 for sign language classes if they want to communicate with her.

Read more https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47070741

 

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Deaf man rapping music

Posted on 06 November 2018 at 4:37pm

Signkid, Deaf hip-hop man who 'feels the music'

Watch a BBC report about Deaf man who performs hip-hop.

Click to watch video HERE

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BSL users and health

Posted on 27 June 2018 at 3:44pm

BBC news report about BSL users and problems accessing communication support when visiting the hospital or doctors.

The deaf patients 'left behind' by the NHS

click here to go to the BBC website and read more. (Click)

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BSL in the news!

Posted on 16 March 2018 at 2:41pm

BBC news report of a profoundly deaf woman working as a midwife.  Identifies some of the problems and assumptions that hearing people can make.

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Click to go to the BBC website here

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The Silent Child

Posted on 09 March 2018 at 4:06pm

Oscar winning film about a profoundly deaf girl.

UPDATE: This will be shown on ITV on Good Friday - watch it.

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