As a Deaf man and a concerned American, it's probably normal for me to feel concern for those Deaf, Deaf-blind and hard-of-hearing Haitians who survived the earthquake. While the Deaf community has its tightness and connectivity to support it in times of stress, often we lose out during emergencies due to lack of communication about supplies and services. [...] more »

Some of you will have seen this before and it has a USA slant, but gets a point across: D-PAN's Waiting for the World to Change. Elsewhere: D-PAN: Deaf Performing Artists Network... [...] more »

The 3rd Sign Circle Camping Festival was recently held in Lancashire. The festival was covered by Spanish television, TVE, En lengua de signos. Reporting is by Javier Guisado. [...] more »

Ich habe ein englisches Lieblingswort. Es heißt “Patronising” und bedeutet so viel wie “bevormundend” oder “herablassend”. Es wird hier sehr oft benutzt, denn “Patronising” ist verpönt. [...] more »

A quote from Christina Aguilera: I’m not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. [...] more »

The Daily Telegraph is carrying an article on Hairs grown from stem cells could restore hearing to the deaf. Researchers at the University of Sheffield have created the complex hair cells and the neurons needed for hearing from human stem... [...] more »

The Rebuttal (an Australian blog) pens some thoughts on deaf people and sex, and for extra measure mentions the reserve because they are British. That lethal mix lends it to being quite funny. Here's a snippet: If you are deaf... [...] more »

A week ago we blogged the first half of an e mail we'd received raising some concerns. Here's the second half: Talking to some friends the other day, it is clear that there are many hearing people out there working... [...] more »

Channel 4'sdocumentary The Seven Ages of Love, describes itself as: Zara Hayes combines documentary and poetry to paint a funny and moving portrait of what love means to seven very different couples. One of the clips features a deaf couple,... [...] more »

Bereits am 29. Juni 2008 verstarb der humorvolle Schauspieler Gunter Trube im jungen Alter von 47 Jahren. Vielen Gehörlosen ist Gunter Trube noch sehr gut bekannt, er war sehr kontaktfreudig und hatte viel Humor und Witz. [...] more »

Mit DEAFidus.com geht eine neue, kostenlose Web 2.0 Community für die Gehörlosengemeinde online. Nach Registrierung bei dieser Micro-Blogging Plattform können Beiträge verfasst, Bilder hochgeladen, und Freundschaften geschlossen werden. Die Site steht ab sofort unter http://www.DEAFidus.com/ online. [...] more »

Its Deaf Awareness Week, and the RNID has excelled itself at being the most patronising and paternalistic deaf organisation on planet earth. Before I go on, its no secret that I have my reservations about Deaf Awareness Week, but that... [...] more »

Deaf people in the UK are generally entitled to a free bus pass. In April, those living in England will be entitled to travel throughout England for free. Recently a question came up in parliament, in relation to mental health... [...] more »

Transcripts of yesterday's genetics programmes on Radio 2 and Radio 4 is on the Stop Eugenics: BBC Radio 4: Today BBC Radio 2: Jeremy Vine Show These transcripts were provided as goodwill through personal connections, however the BBC has failed... [...] more »

In 2004 the BBC aired a programme called This is My Family, which featured a Deaf couple Paul and Claire Dowdican, and discussed their thoughts on a desire to have a Deaf child. In light of the current political climate,... [...] more »