Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world:
The United Kingdom (The United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland)
Created 10 April 2000, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.
David Bar-Tzur
Flag: World flag database.
Map: Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
For a quick, interesting resource for facts about this and other countries,
try Mystic Planet - The New Age directory of Planet Earth.
Note: A flag next to a link shows what language the website is in. If it is followed by this icon: (
), it is a video in that spoken language. If it is followed by this icon: 
, it is in the sign language of that country. If a globe is followed by this hands icon, there is an animated text in International Gesture.
AA UK web portal.
Alcohol concern. Drug education for young deaf people. This briefing is produced by the Drug and Alcohol Education and Prevention Team, a joint project of Alcohol Concern and DrugScope. It aims to provide guidance and support to practitioners working with young deaf people in delivering drug and alcohol education.
awstarbuck. (2006, June 7). Dancing queen for the deaf.Stayed up late and left magic on by accident and have a clip of Abba's dancing queen for deaf people (However, even if i was deaf i would be too busy laughing to take in all the symbols!) Obviously someone loves her job A LITTLE TOO MUCH!
pierreuk. (8 October 2006). Sign Language music. Its a late night on the Box which can only mean one thing, random sign language for deaf people on a music channel.
Signed Performances in Theatre (SPIT).
YouTube - zombiecoterie's Videos.
VeeSee is a global virtual deaf community platform and digital as well as satellite television channel. Our unique virtual online shop offers the deaf community exciting products and technical support devices and aids. All our online services provides deaf and hard of hearing people the opportunity communicate globally to each other and a chance to voice their social and entertainment needs.
DeafVIDEO.TV - BSL Videos.
SSE happens.
YouTube - jgjones's Videos.
Branson, J. & Miller, D. (2002, June 5). Damned for their difference: The cultural construction of deaf people as disabled. Gallaudet University Press. ISBN-10: 1563681218, ISBN-13: 978-1563681219. Until the recent recognition of Deaf culture and the legitimacy of signed languages, majority societies around the world have classified Deaf people as "disabled", a term that separates all persons so designated from the mainstream in a disparaging way. Damned for their difference offers a well-founded explanation of how this discrimination came to be through a discursive exploration of the cultural, social, and historical contexts of these attitudes and behavior toward deaf people, especially in Great Britain.
British Deaf KnowledgeBase. Books.
Deaf Internet bookstore.
Forest Bookshop online. UK bookshop specialising in sign language and Deaf issues and products.
Monaghan, L, Nakamura, K., Schmaling, C. & Turner, G. H. (Eds.) (May 2003). Many ways to be Deaf: International variation in Deaf communities. Twenty-four international scholars have contributed their findings from studying Deaf communities in Japan, Thailand, Viet Nam, Taiwan, Russia, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain, Ireland, Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil, Nicaragua, and the United States. Sixteen chapters consider the various antecedents of each country1s native signed language, taking into account the historical background for their development and also the effects of foreign influences and changes in philosophies by the larger, dominant hearing societies. ISBN 1-56368-135-8
RNID booklists.
Wylie-Black, G.
BobsBlackwell.
Bristol City Council.
Services for Deaf people.
Bristol University - The Centre for Deaf Studies.
British Deaf Association. Learn to sign.The BDA is the UK's largest national organisation run by Deaf people, for Deaf people. The BDA widely promotes the use of BSL.
British Sign Language. BSL dictionary, fingerspelling, spelling machine, discussion forum and links.
British Sign Language: A language of the United Kingdom.
BritishSignLanguage.com or alternate site.Guide to signing over four hundred common words in BSL, with animated GIFs and instructions on how to make each sign.
The British Sign Language/American Sign Language Translator computer program instantly translates any of 1,000 words between four languages--British Sign Language (video), American Sign Language (video), British English (text), and American English (text). Choose a word from the lists in either language or type it yourself, and the other three languages immediately appear. This is a great way for deaf people to learn a foreign sign language and the nuances between British and American English.
bslactivist.
(2006, May 04). BSL: recogntion News.British Sign Language - found out that only one Government department recognise BSL offically, not all other departments.
(2006, Feb 14). Interpreter - need watchog to be set up. bsl interpreter need be changed - watchdog should be set up in my speech.
(2005, Feb 3). Cinema subtitling. I want to go to the cinema to watch subtitling film with my family but guess what? they have already watch the film!
BSL alphabet. An animated, fingerspelling alphabet of British Sign Language.
BSL Tutor DVD Support Pack, Leicester Centre For Deaf People. Aimed at Deaf BSL Tutors and using two Deaf tutors to present the information, this pack is designed to help the tutor work with adult learners, plan and prepare for teaching, assess learning, record progress and achievement and also looks at Adult inspection. The CD-Rom contains blank forms and templates that the tutor can print out or modify for their own purposes.
City University. Early understanding of Sign phrases. Before children begin to sign they understand what signs mean. They respond to people signing familiar signs and phrases. Below are some examples of phrases.
Cleveland Sign Resource Project. Information about the project which produces BSL learning materials. The site includes some scanned resources.
Collins, J. (1999, June 14). Teaching Sign Language to parents of deaf children.
Conrad, J. D. (2006, January 31). BSL vlog. How I learned BSL.
Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People.
DAWN (Deaf Awareness West LothiaN) is a new group based in Whitburn, West Lothian that aims to promote British Sign Language (BSL) and enable members of both the Deaf and hearing communities to learn BSL and Deaf Awareness.
DeafClub.co.uk. Search engine for Sign Language and Deaf related subjects.
Deaf resource UK is an information portal about the Deaf community, sign language and Deaf Studies. Inside the pages of Deafresource you will find examples of some of the best online resources available and links to the appropriate websites or organisations for more information. Deafresource is supported by University of Bristol Centre for Deaf Studies.
DeafTODAY.
(2005, March 18). Deaf talkabout: Looking for signs of improvement.March 29, 2004, was an important day for Northern Ireland's deaf community. That was the day the British Government announced the recognition of British Sign Language and Irish Sign Language as languages in their own right.
(2005, March 5). Deaf use different 'dialects' Deaf people have regional accents when they use sign language, scientists said yesterday. Milk, for instance, in Bristol is two clenched fists rubbing together while Glaswegians point the index finger of the left hand at the clenched fingers of the right. University of Bristol researchers have so far identified at least 50 words that vary nationally. Now they are asking 70,000 signers to provide a film of their hands in motion for a dictionary of the dialects.
(2004, November 30). Show of hands. I always gravitated towards languages. I did A-levels in English, French, Latin and Greek... [I] had it in mind to do sign language, so I went to the Northern Counties School for the Deaf in Newcastle. It was a mind-blowing experience.
(2004, March 21). Limp wrists and slant eyes must go as political correctness demands new signs for the deaf. Political correctness has caught up with sign language for deaf people. Gestures used to depict ethnic and religious minorities and homosexuals are being dropped because they are now deemed offensive.
DeafSign.com. Information, links and resources on British Sign Language (BSL) and deafness. Regularly updated news, notice board, and guest book with personal responses, fingerspelling keyboard, illustrated signs and section for schools.
A discussion group for people committed to achieving BSL recognition through primary legislation in the UK. This forum is specifically for formulating policy as to why BSL recognition is needed, and for planning action as to how this can be achieved.
Deafworks. Webmaster: I have attended their classes myself in the summer, and they were excellent in every way!
Deuchar, M. (1984) Routledge (Import). ISBN: 0710096437.
EUDeaf 2003 (British Sign Language).A site offering films in various sign languages (here BSL is used), explaining the organization, its structure, and its goals.
Fingeralphabet Großbritannien (British fingerspelling).
Fulham Deaf Football Club BSL News.
gwallgofi.created by an ever so *slightly* crazed welsh loony living in ireland named JGJones. prefer to communicate in sign language. no apologises are made for the extremely unfunny posts. they all are funny at least for me and thus i'm happy.
Harrison, R. (1982). Computer representation of Deaf Sign Language. PDF file. A compact system for recording and transmitting messages in Sign will help to alleviate the disadvantages suffered by profoundly deaf children and support an improved cultural environment for deaf adults. This paper proposes that a microprocessor-based system can provide a solution to this need and describes a prototype implementation.
How To Insult Someone Using British Sign Language - Gadling.
-->International bibliography of sign language. --> Click on appropriate initial letter, then on "British Sign Language", "BSL-dictionary", or "Welsh Sign Language".
jgjones videos.
Kennaway, R. (18-20 April 2001). Synthetic animation of Deaf Signing gestures (Abstract).
LearnBSL.org.A virtual guide to British Sign Language for young deaf children, their families, teachers and carers. Excellent BSL animations.
MicroBooks.org. Sign Language products. Extensive list of products.
Mobil Sign. The University of Bristol's Centre for Deaf Studies last week launched what it called the world's first sign language dictionary available from a mobile phone. Mobilesign.org contains over 5,000 British Sign Language signs and is specially designed with a simple interface for mobile phone displays. Users type in the word they wish to see or choose from an alphabetical list. To avoid unnecessary fees, signs do not appear until users ask for a download. "It will be of great value to students of sign language and to parents," said sign language lecturer Linda Day, "who just need that sign at that moment in time."
Old Kentish Sign Language: A language of United Kingdom.
O'Regan, D. Student life: Learning to sign.
RNID booklist - British Sign Language.
Scottish Council on Deafness.
SHD's videos.
SignAcademy.org.
Sign communique. BSL CD-roms, books and videos from a company based in Gloucestershire.
SignCommunity. Click on "Language." (you can skip the BSL text by clicking on "Skip to Menu"), then "UK Wide", then "Community Advocacy."
Signing at UEA. The reseach uses avatar technology to communicate in sign language. The ViSiCAST Project (2000-2002) is now complete. The eSign Project (Essential Sign Language Information on Government Networks) seeks to extend that work, enabling deaf people's integration into a key component of tomorrow's information society, eGovernment.
The Sign Language People. Our range of Sign Language teaching video tapes has proved to be extremely popular with students of British Sign Language whether learning at home or on a College course. We also have a range of Shakespeare's plays, filmed on location in Wales with some of Britain's finest Deaf actors.
SIGNMatters is the leading monthly magazine for the British Sign Language community. Every month the magazine is packed with news stories from around the world, interviews with Deaf people, features on topics of interest to the Deaf and Sign Language community, theatre and website reviews, word searches, letter codes and many more. We have columnists from the CODA (Child Of Deaf Adults) and Usher communities as well as articles by Deaf Sign Language users. BDA developments are reported on, and any other developments in the Sign Language community.
SignPost BSL.SignPost is a supplier of British Sign Language (BSL) services. This bi-lingual website has free BSL tutorials, signed daily news headlines and TV listings of signed programmes.
SignWriting in UK.
This is the two handed manual alphabet for sighted Deaf people.
ArtSigns: An online glossary for BSL. An online glossary for BSL/English terminology used in art and design, using Quicktime and Windows Media Player videos. Webmaster: Absolutely fascinating and very extensive. Much, much more vocabulary than just signs for art!
Bar-Tzur, D. Indigenous signs for cities: England.
DictionaryOfSign.com. British Sign Language.
EngineeringSigns.The online BSL/English glossary for engineering and the built environment.
Hands Together - British religious signs.
JustCommunication.com.
ScienceSigns.The online BSL/English glossary for science education.
SignPuddle.
Vitaal.Denhaag.org. Het Brits Handalfabet. British fingerspelling.
BSL Tutor DVD Support Pack, Leicester Centre For Deaf People. Aimed at Deaf BSL Tutors and using two Deaf tutors to present the information, this pack is designed to help the tutor work with adult learners, plan and prepare for teaching, assess learning, record progress and achievement and also looks at Adult inspection. The CD-Rom contains blank forms and templates that the tutor can print out or modify for their own purposes.
CICS Group was formed to help others whose children already have implants and those who are thinking about an implant for their child. Professionals can give you medical, technical, and practical information as well as advice about cochlear implants, but they do not live with the children twenty-four hours a day, and cannot provide the emotional support that other parents can. In the areas of living with, and bringing up children who have cochlear implants, the parents are the professionals. Members share their first-hand experience of the issues that surround life with an implanted child to provide a vital part of the pre and post implantation process - support for parents by parents.
The National Cochlear Implant Users Association is the Association that represents all Cochlear Implant users in the United Kingdom. It is open to all implant users, their family and friends. Our constitution states our objective as "The relief of persons who are deaf or have a hearing loss and to provide practical support to their families and friends and, in particular, to advance public education in the use and benefits of cochlear implants and the provision of education in cochlear implants, rehabilitation, aftercare and appropriate educational opportunities for child users". This summarises in one long sentence what are probably six specific aims.
Cued speech: Complete spoken language through vision.
The Cued Speech Association UK is a charity which was established to promote, maintain and advance education in Cued Speech in the United Kingdom for use with and among deaf and hearing-impaired children and adults.
The British Association of Teachers of the Deaf. Reasonable adjustments.
British Deaf Association - Sign Community. The BDA is the UK's largest national organisation run by Deaf people, for Deaf people. The BDA widely promotes the use of BSL. Click on "Action".
deaf4life. Disability discrimination forum.
DeafTODAY.
(2005, February 4). Help at hand to face disability.Waltham Forest and Stratford businesses are risking court action under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), but advice is on hand from a national charity. Around 31,000 deaf and hard of hearing people live in the two areas and the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) wants to improve their access to businesses.
(2005, January 6). "ChatterText" news release. New solution for businesses & public service providers to meet their DDA responsibility to provide communication access to their services for people with hearing and speech difficulties .
(2005, January 6). Typetalk allows deaf to do business by phone. Businesses across Sutton are being encouraged to sign up to free training sessions which will help them meet their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Following the introduction of the third part of the new law late last year, companies are required to give disabled people equal access to goods, facilities and services.
(2004, December 31). Deaf talkabout: Lessons that Hong Kong can teach us. A friend called to see us the other day and regaled us with the story of his five-day holiday in Hong Kong... Paul is hard of hearing with knowledge of sign language and has the confidence to communicate confidently in most situations; but on sharing our experiences we had to acknowledge that there seems to be much better deaf awareness abroad than here, and that there are very few places in this country where deaf people feel at home and where the staff really try to cross the barrier.
(2004, December 21). As a deaf person, I am the most qualified to know my own needs. British Sign Language users John and Carys Lennon are insisting Wrexham Local Health Board let them decide who should sign for them.
(2004, December 3). Meeting aims to highlight the rights of deaf people. The Royal National Institute for the Deaf, a charity which represents 219,000 deaf and hard of hearing people in Northern Ireland, will hold a public meeting at the City Hotel to let deaf people know what their rights are under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
(2004, November 30). Deaf people 'overwhelmingly' failed by UK arts attractions. The survey was conducted by profoundly deaf mystery shoppers on behalf of the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID), and found that out of 75 venues, only seven were found to be deaf aware.
(2004, November 30). Deaf class assistant wins landmark case. A deaf classroom assistant has won a landmark legal ruling after accusing a Lothian council of discrimination. Elizabeth Simpson, who worked at Longridge Prim- ary School near Whitburn, took West Lothian Council to an employment tribunal because she felt "isolated and excluded" at work. Ms Simpson, 56, said that other staff members did not alter the way they worked after she lost her hearing following a viral infection.
(2004, November 12). Disablity laws could hit business. Three quarters of small to medium businesses in Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear are at risk of court action under the Disability Discrimination Act. Research by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf shows that 75% of the businesses had not made changes so and hard of hearing people to access their products or services. This means thousands of businesses are at risk of court action under the new disability legislation.
(2004, November 12). Small firms 'risk court' over deaf. Nearly three quarters of small firms in Wales are at risk of court action under new disability discrimination laws, claims a deaf charity. The Royal National Institute for Deaf people (RNID) found 70% of firms had not made any changes to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing customers.
(2004, November 12). Survey pinpoints city's shortfalls for deaf. Few visitor attractions in Belfast are fully geared up for deaf and hard of hearing customers - but there are some 'beacons of excellence.' That is the finding of a new survey of arts attractions, the Royal National Institute for the Deaf said today.
(2004, November 8). Arts venues 'failing deaf people.' Arts attractions in the UK are failing to cater for deaf people, according to a charity's survey. Of 75 attractions in nine cities, the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) found only seven to be what it called "deaf aware."
(2004, November 8). Arts attractions 'not accessible to deaf.' Few arts attractions around the UK are fully prepared for the country's nine million deaf and hard of hearing people, according to a Royal National Institute for the Deaf survey published today.
(2004, October 26). Thousands face court action - Survey. A major new survey published today by a national charity for the deaf has revealed that thousands of businesses across the country are under threat of court action under the new Disability Discrimination Act.
(2004, September 8). BGS to help NHS Direct bridge language barriers. Bowne Global Solutions (BGS), has announced that it has signed a contract with NHS Direct to provide the nurse-led telephonic health advice and information service with interpreters 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
(2004, September 3). RNID guidelines for DDA speak louder than words. The deadline for organisations to be compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) is upon us. Many organisations remain in the dark about their obligations under the Act and it is not until discrimination cases are brought to court, that the requirement for 'reasonable adjustment' will be tested.
Directgov. Your rights.
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). Find out about the legislation that is in place to promote civil rights for disabled people and protect disabled people from discrimination.
The Disability Rights Commission.
The Office of Public Sector Information.
University of Bristol. Disability Discrimination Act (as amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001).
Williamson, J. Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
BBC News. (2002, October 25). Deaf protesters gather for Briton in India. Deaf people from across the country gathered in London on Friday to campaign for the release of a British activist for the deaf imprisoned in India.
bslactivist.
BSL glossary.Definitions for art terms in English and BSL. ArtSigns in the BSL dictionary section shows how to express art concepts with a sign or short sign phrase, this web set presents mini-lectures on art concepts.
BSL march 2003.
County Durham Equal Access Forum. Co.deaf (County Durham Equal Access Forum) is a newly formed organisation, which operates in County Durham, working towards equality of access for all people in the county with different types of hearing loss to meet their needs.
Deaf Action, formerly known as the Edinburgh & East of Scotland Deaf Society, is a long established (since 1835) voluntary organisation and registered charity providing a range of services to deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people, their families and carers. It is managed by an elected Executive Council of whom at least 51% must themselves be deaf. Working primarily in the areas of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian and Midlothian, but also providing services in areas further afield (eg. Borders, Fife, Falkirk and Highland) its staff work to enhance the quality of life of deaf people and raise society's awareness of their needs in partnership with a range of authorities, organisations, communities and individuals.
A discussion group for people committed to acheiving BSL recognition through primary legislation in the UK. This forum is specifically for formulating policy as to why BSL recognition is needed, and for planning action as to how this can be achieved.
The Kite Flyer (UNICEF). Afghanistan appeal: Deaf children's sign of sympathy. A downloadable .pdf file.
Remark! Access. Offers a range of translation, interpretation and training services for service providers, to facilitate access for speakers of British Sign Language.
SignCommunity. Click on "Community" (you can skip the BSL text by clicking on "Skip to Menu"), then "UK Wide", then "Community Advocacy."
tentcityuk. (19 October 2006). Letter from UK to Board of Trustees. Translation of letter to Board of Trustees at Gallaudet from concerned British people.
British Deaf KnowledgeBase. Centres for the Deaf and Social Services Offices.
Hands That Talk was set up in early 2000 as a direct response to the enormous gap in provision for those people in our community who are either deaf or have some form of hearing impairment. It is a Registered Charity, peopled by volunteers from all sections of the community and, since its establishment, and has grown to be the largest Deaf Community in Northern Ireland and the second largest in all Ireland.
British Deaf KnowledgeBase. Independent associations.
Norfolk Deaf Association.
North Wales Deaf Association.
Nottinghamshire Deaf Society.
Redditch Deaf Club. Dedicated to the promotion of the use of British Sign Language (BSL). Also over 70 teaching pages with finger spelling, vocabulary, Multi channel signs. Also contains pages on deaf aware, deaf aids, sign songs and deaf poems.
Torbay Deaf Club.
Walthamstow Deaf Club.
Bristol University - The Centre for Deaf Studies.
Centre for Deaf Studies or alternate site. Based in Bristol University, this centre specialises in Deaf studies and BSL. It is Europe's only academic institution that concentrates solely on research and education that aims to benefit the deaf community.
City University. Sign Language and Deaf Studies Research Group.
Current TV UK // The Current Scene // Deaf Raves.
Davis, L. J. (1999). Shall I say a kiss?: The courtship letters of a Deaf couple, 1936-1938. Upon the death of his father, the author of this fascinating book discovered a trove of letters written by his parents during their courtship. Shall I Say a Kiss? opens a window into the lives of two working-class, Jewish, British, Deaf people in the 1930s. The book reveals a journal-like account of the "lived" experience of Deaf people during the tumultuous times just prior to World War II.
DeafClub.co.uk.
DeafOK.com is designed to help alleviate the isolation and loneliness felt by many Deaf people and their families, as I know what it feels like from personal experience in the real world. It is the aim for Deafok.com to be very accessible and easy to use for people to get information. The pages in Deafok.com will give Deaf people information they ought to know about "Deaf Life"!
Deaf resource UK is an information portal about the Deaf community, sign language and Deaf Studies. Inside the pages of Deafresource you will find examples of some of the best online resources available and links to the appropriate websites or organisations for more information. Deafresource is supported by University of Bristol Centre for Deaf Studies.
DeafTODAY. (2005, February 14). How we view being deaf. One of the biggest difficulties in writing this column is trying to bridge the gulf between those who see sign language as the solution to all our problems and others who prefer the term 'hearing impaired' and want to make use of modern means of amplification such as hearing aids and cochlear implants.
DEAF-UK is a Email Group for Deaf people in United Kingdom. Deaf-UK was created in August 1998 by John Savva. It is free to join! Deaf-UK has become a valued part of the Deaf Community, and now has over 1,000 members. It is very much owned by the UK's Deaf Community. Discussion on this list is about Deaf issues.
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education.
Ladd, P. (2001, July 12-14). In search of Deafhood. ISBN: 1-85359-545-4. The book assesses the concepts of culture and applies these to Deaf communities. The author illustrates the pitfalls which have been created for those communities by the medical concept of "Deafhood", a process by which every Deaf person implicitly explains their existence in the world. Paddy Ladd lectures in Deaf Cultural Studies at the University of Bristol's Centre for Deaf Studies. He previously held the Powrie V. Doctor Chair in Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University.
Microbooks. British Deaf KnowledgeBase. Welcome to Microbooks dKb - the premier FREE knowledgebase at the heart of UKs Deaf World. We have provided you with the Deafknowledgebase on CD to enable direct access to useful information on Clubs, Organisations, Education, Resources, Contacts, Links, etc.
Mills, M. (9 April 2002). I'm happy my child is deaf. Many are horrified by a US couple deliberately choosing to have deaf children. Here, Sharon Ridgeway, who is the deaf mother of a deaf child, sympathises with their decision.
Miss Deaf UK.
RNID booklist - Deaf culture and history.
See Hear. The weekly magazine programme for deaf and hard of hearing people, produced in sign language with open subtitles.
VeeSee is a global virtual deaf community platform and digital as well as satellite television channel. Our unique virtual online shop offers the deaf community exciting products and technical support devices and aids. All our online services provides deaf and hard of hearing people the opportunity communicate globally to each other and a chance to voice their social and entertainment needs.
Bristol University - The Centre for Deaf Studies.
The British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD) was formed in 1977 by the amalgamation of The National College of Teachers of the Deaf (NCTD) and the Society of Teachers of the Deaf (STD). BATOD is the ONLY Association representing the interests of teachers of deaf children and young people in the United Kingdom. It includes in its membership representatives from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and from all the many branches of the profession as well as colleagues from overseas.
Collins, J. (14 June 1999). Teaching Sign Language to parents of deaf children.
Deaf and creative. This web site is aimed at young d/Deaf people who have nearly finished school or college and are thinking about what to do next. It is also for university students and graduates. There is information about going to university, getting a job, starting a business, doing further qualifications, getting funding and it has job vacancies.
Deaf@x. The Deafax vision is a world where deaf children, young people and adults acquire the necessary communication and literacy skills to enable them to participate fully in everyday life.
Deaf Camp UK. The organisation's aim is to provide opportunities for young deaf children to take part in a multi-activity camp. Activities can include abseiling, climbing, orienteering, air rifling, archery to name but a few. It also aims to enable the young deaf child to meet other deaf children, to gain confidence and develop newfound skills in the great outdoors.
DeafClub.co.uk. Search engine for Sign Language and Deaf related subjects.
DeafOK. Education. List of schools.
DeafTODAY.
(2005, March 4). Education: Parents' fears for deaf daughters.The parents of two deaf schoolgirls have spoken out about fears for their children's future after funding for classroom support was put under threat. Wendy Fassler, mum of eight-year-old Shannon, and Amanda Ayres, mum of April (7), fear schooling could become a "nightmare" for their families following funding changes.
(2004, December 22). School where deaf pupils not left out. Inspectors who visited a secondary school in Coventry were impressed that some of the pupils were learning sign language so they could make friends with children in the school's hearing impaired unit.
(2004, September 28). Educators increasing use of video streaming for the deaf. The spread of high-speed Internet is improving distance learning for the deaf through transmissions smooth enough to allow sign language instruction.
(2004, September 24). Deaf talkabout: Sign language - a question of choice. Writing to me about his book, 'I See A Voice', philosopher and freelance writer Jonathan Ree said that it does seem to him a terrible injustice that so few deaf people are able to feel at ease in the world of books, and it is something deaf education must address.
(2004, September 3). Deaf talkabout: Learning the language of the world. Jonathan Ree, a former academic at Middlesex University, and now a freelance writer, is regarded as a leading critic of the concept of a Deaf Nation. As a hearing man with a special interest in deaf people, and author of 'I see a Voice, a Philosophical History of Language, Deafness and the Senses', Professor Ree was invited to give one of the lectures at the BDA congress. He kindly sent me a copy of his speech and allowed me to interview him by e-mail.
Derby College for Deaf People.
Doncaster School for the Deaf and Doncaster College for the Deaf.
EENET. ¿Educación para todos los niños sordos para el 2015?
Independent Panel for Special Education Advice (IPSEA): case law. 'Case law' is the law which is developed by the courts as they make their judgements on cases brought to them by parents who believe that either the LEA or the Secretary of State for Education is failing to fulfil their legal duties, or that the Special Educational Needs Tribunal has made an 'error in law' in judging their appeal. Not all judgements have implications for other children. The ones summarised here do, however, and IPSEA uses them regularly as part of our advice to parents.
Jones, J. G. Bilingual Education in BSL and English.
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education.
Mary Hare Schools.
National Deaf Children's Society is democratically organised and managed by an elected Management Committee. It remains, to this day, an organisation of families, parents and carers, providing emotional and practical support through a unique Freephone helpline and a network of trained Regional Officers, Family Support Workers and Family Officers.
Northern Counties School for the Deaf.
Royal School for Deaf Children, Margate.
Royal School for the Deaf and Communication Disorders.
Royal School for the Deaf, Derby.
Royal West of England Residential School for the Deaf.
St. John's Catholic School for the Deaf.
Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters. Calendar.
SignCommunity. Click on "Action" (you can skip the BSL text by clicking on "Skip to Menu"), then "Bilingual Education."
Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001.
West, D. (2000, June). Information Access for Deaf People Project, Final Report.
Westgate College for Deaf People.
Bexley Deaf Club. Special events.
British Association of Teachers of the Deaf. Calendar and coming events.
British Deaf Association - Sign Community.The BDA is the UK's largest national organisation run by Deaf people, for Deaf people. The BDA widely promotes the use of BSL. Click on "Events".
deaf4life. Deaf events forum.
DeafOK. Social events.
An announcement list for Deaf professional events.
An announcement list for deaf events or deaf accessible events - in deaf people's free time. eg parties for deaf people, Deaf Balls, interpreted theatre performances, subtitled cinema etc
Deaf Sports Events arises around in UK to get people to come to watch, meeting up friends to chat up while the games is playing. Also can advertise to ask people to join sports to play at deaf events.
SignCommunity. Events.
UK Council on Deafness. Events.
BBC - Film Network - A Deaf Person's Guide to the Sound Sensitive. Synopsis: Deaf-awareness training is turned on its head as a deaf scientist leads us through identification, care and stimulation of 'The Sound Sensitive'. Short fact: This was my first crack at making a short film and I loved every sweaty stressful minute of it. My aim was to allow deaf people the opportunity to poke and prod us hearing people for a change, and to allow us to see ourselves through their eyes.
Deaf Focus Film Festival. The Festival is hosted by the Filmhouse, Edinburgh, and presents an international panorama of short films and animations. Through a combined programme of quality deaf and hearing-made films, it aims to bring directors, producers and distributors from both communities into direct contact with one another, hopefully forging lasting and fruitful creative connections.
Remark! Films. There has been an increase in deaf film makers in the recent few years, Remark! Films are here to support deaf film makers achieve their dreams by turning them into reality. Remark! Films intends to open the door for deaf film makers.
Sign Language cinema. Sign Language Cinema was a showcase of the very best in deaf moving-image culture. The event consisted of four diverse programmes screened over four weekends in February 2006. The screenings took place at the Filmhouse Edinburgh and the Glasgow Film Theatre.
Vision Film Festival (2003).
www.disabilityfilms.co.uk. [These are hearing films with a major d/Deaf character. Click the link for cast names, synopses and reviews.]
Butterfly kiss.Film (1996) UK, 88 min, crime.
Four weddings and a funeral.Film (1994) UK, 120 min, romantic comedy.
A girl in a million.Film (1946) UK, 81 min, drama.
Immortal beloved.Film (1994) USA / UK, 120 min, drama.
Mandy (1. Crash of silence 2. The story of Mandy.)B/W film (1953) UK, 93 min, drama.
Paranoid.Film (2000) UK, 93 min, thriller.
The sixth happiness.Film (1997) UK, 97 min, historical drama.
Sunny's ears.Film (1997) UK, 23 min, drama.
The trap (1. L'Aventure sauvage 2. The mad trapper.)Film (1966) UK / Canada, 106 min, adventure.
When the whales came.Film (1989) UK, 100 min, drama.
British Association of Teachers of the Deaf. Articles/Mental health and self-esteem.
British Society for Mental Health and Deafness (BSMHD) is the society for the promotion of the positive mental health of deaf people in Britain. The main activities of the society are to co-ordinate a series of open meetings held at venues across the country to which members are given access to examples of innovative developments. A Bi-monthly news bulletin providing information and promoting knowledge of the services available and of latest research in the field and supplemented by regular email updates. An Annual Conference showcasing examples of good practice from across the country. A website as a central point of information for all matters relating to mental health and deafness. BSMHD also supports the Healthy Deaf Minds meetings in London.
DeafTODAY.
(2005, May 9). Research into service for deaf.A one-year research project has been set up to explore the problems and barriers which deaf people within Wales face when accessing health care services... The research will be carried out in 12 general hospitals across Wales and aims to identify new ways of working to improve services for deaf and hard of hearing people.
(2005, April 14). 1 in 7 patients is deaf or hard of hearing, joint conference for GPs, UK. "Can your patients understand you?" being held at the RCGP in London, will look at the communication barriers affecting deaf and hard of hearing patients and their GPs and will suggest some useful strategies to help overcome those barriers.
(2005, April 11). Leading deaf charity responds to "Towards equity and access: Mental health and Deafness." BID Services with Deaf People is a leading charity providing services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities around the Birmingham and West Midlands. As an organisation it welcomes the Government's commitment to the issues of Mental Health amongst the Deaf, as detailed in the document. The guidance also highlights the higher than average number of incidences of Mental Health issues amongst the Deaf and Hard of Hearing prison population.
(2005, April 5). Deaf 'face a lottery over postcodes.' RNID's report A Simple Cure revealed, due to communication problems with health professionals, that a third of deaf and hard of hearing people had been left unclear about their condition, and 33% of sign language users were unsure of how much medication to take, which could have serious consequences.
(2005, February 14). Significant help for deaf. A company providing communication services for deaf people has just signed a revolutionary deal with the National Health Service. The new contract with Significan't, a company based at the Start International Centre in Woolwich, and Bowne Global Solutions will allow the health service to make sign language interpretation available 24 hours a day.
Modernising hearing aid services.
Reaching Deaf Minds is a key part of Sign's work to make health and social care providers aware of the need to promote positive mental health for all d/Deaf people, parent/carers, educators and employers. Reaching Deaf Minds aims to enable d/Deaf people to gain access to appropriate primary care services, so from the onset, they are less likely to feel distressed and isolated, and therefore, at less risk of developing mental health problems.
Sound Seekers, aka Commonwealth Society for Deaf Charity. Our Mission: "Sound Seekers works in partnership with developing countries in the Commonwealth to increase awareness of, and assist in, the prevention and treatment of deafness among children." More than 120 million people across the world - half of whom are children - suffer from preventable hearing impairment. In developing countries, these people often have no access to basic hearing assessment, treatment, medicines or even transport to what limited facilities there are. The first contact they might have with medical or audiological specialists is often provided by Sound Seekers.
(2002, January 10). Videophones to Link Deaf, Interpreters and Health Professionals. A new remote sign language interpretation service which uses a network of videophones to provide interpretation services in consultations between health professionals and deaf people, has been launched by the Leicester Centre for Deaf People.
Waiting to hear?
BBC News.
(25 October 2002). Deaf protesters gather for Briton in India. Deaf people from across the country gathered in London on Friday to campaign for the release of a British activist for the deaf imprisoned in India.
(8 February, 2002). Deaf go mobile phone crazy. Over the last few years, the mobile phone has emerged as a popular device for what at first may seem an unlikely user group: the deaf and other people who are hard of hearing. Using the Short Messaging Service (SMS) functions on mobiles, people with hearing difficulties can communicate by typing messages into their phones.
British Deaf Association - Sign Community. The BDA is the UK's largest national organisation run by Deaf people, for Deaf people. The BDA widely promotes the use of BSL. Click on "News".
British Deaf History Society.
deaf4life. Deaf history forum.
DeafOK. World News.
DeafSign.com - News.
Deafstation is an information resource and news service for deaf people in British Sign Language (BSL). Deafstation was created as part of the WISDOM project and is supported by University of Bristol Centre for Deaf Studies.
DeafTODAY.
(2005, June 3). Deaf can text 999 calls.Police are to use text message technology to enable people who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired to contact the emergency services in Northern Ireland. The project, launched by the Chief Constable today, was developed in partnership with the Deaf Association of Northern Ireland and BT.
(2005, June 3). Emergency text service for deaf. A new PSNI text messaging service will mean people with hearing or speech problems will be able to contact the emergency services using mobile phones. The project was developed by the police in partnership with the Deaf Association of NI and British Telecom.
(2005, May 20). Mother's plea for deaf awareness. Charlotte Jenkins' son, Wilfred, was born deaf but with the help of the Thomas Wolsey School in Ipswich and the Royal School for Deaf Children in Kent, where he is now a pupil, he has made giant strides in speaking and in the use of sign language... She is appealing to people to support Deaf Awareness...
(2005, May 9). Research into service for deaf. A one-year research project has been set up to explore the problems and barriers which deaf people within Wales face when accessing health care services... The research will be carried out in 12 general hospitals across Wales and aims to identify new ways of working to improve services for deaf and hard of hearing people.
(2005, May 6). Avatar signs Web pages for the deaf. Those deaf people who have trouble understanding written English could soon be able to access online information faster and easier, according to software experts at a British university who have created a virtual human that uses sign language to read out a Web page.
(2005, May 5). Norwich develops virtual interpreter for the deaf. Guido is a virtual signer and was on-line for the first time this week to present information to deaf people on the website of Norfolk-based charity Deaf Connexions and was launched to coincide with Deaf Awareness Week. Anyone logging onto the Deaf Connexions website will now be able to watch the virtual signer interpret forms and information when they click onto a small fist icon.
(2004, May 4). UK computer boffins build sign language avatar. Computer scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have joined forces with animation specialists at Televirtual, and the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) to create a signing avatar capable of translating written web pages into British sign language.
(2005, May 4). Deaf children. The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) is the only organisation solely dedicated to the support of deaf children and young people, their families and professionals working with them. NDCS is promoting Deaf Awareness Week - May 2-8 - to improve understanding of deafness and of communication.
(2005, May 4). Deaf Awareness week. Deaf Awareness Week and organisations working with deaf people across the country are inviting local candidates to ÔLook At Me'. The theme aims to improve understanding of the different types of deafness by highlighting the many different methods of communication used by deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people, such as sign language and lipreading.
(2005, May 3). Virtual signer for deaf web users. A "virtual signer" is to provide information to deaf people online. Guido is the creation of University of East Anglia computer experts and animation company Televirtual.
(2005, April 14). 1 in 7 patients is deaf or hard of hearing, joint conference for GPs, UK. "Can your patients understand you?" being held at the RCGP in London, will look at the communication barriers affecting deaf and hard of hearing patients and their GPs and will suggest some useful strategies to help overcome those barriers.
(2005, April 14). Look at courses. Lip reading and sign language will be on the agenda during North Hertfordshire College's Deaf Awareness Week campaign. Look at Me campaign will run from May 2 to May 8. The college aims to raise awareness of different types of deafness and the forms of communication used by deaf people.
(2005, April 13). Cinemas sign up to help sensory impaired. The Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission's (NIFTC) cinema access programme is aimed at enabling deaf, hard of hearing, blind and partially sighted people to enjoy the latest films released in cinemas through specialist subtitling and audio description equipment.
(2005, April 13). Wearable captioning system to make public venues accessible to people with hearing problems. The system, which relies on mobile wireless technology, will allow users to easily receive information that is being presented audibly to the general public in a variety of public venues, such as movie theaters, museums, playhouses, schools, government meetings, sports arenas, transit stations and places of worship. Because the system can transmit multiple text streams, it may also be used for language translation; its software is internationally compatible.
(2005, April 11). Leading deaf charity responds to "Towards equity and access: Mental health and Deafness." BID Services with Deaf People is a leading charity providing services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities around the Birmingham and West Midlands. As an organisation it welcomes the Government's commitment to the issues of Mental Health amongst the Deaf, as detailed in the document. The guidance also highlights the higher than average number of incidences of Mental Health issues amongst the Deaf and Hard of Hearing prison population.
(2005, April 5). Deaf 'face a lottery over postcodes.' RNID's report A Simple Cure revealed, due to communication problems with health professionals, that a third of deaf and hard of hearing people had been left unclear about their condition, and 33% of sign language users were unsure of how much medication to take, which could have serious consequences.
(2005, March 21). Deaf composer unveils work. A series of four world premieres by a deaf Edinburgh composer are to be performed in the Capital. James Douglas has written a series of 75 works - each dedicated to a person or group who has helped him since a chronic ear infection caused him to go deaf 14 years ago.
(2005, March 18). Deaf talkabout: Looking for signs of improvement. March 29, 2004, was an important day for Northern Ireland's deaf community. That was the day the British Government announced the recognition of British Sign Language and Irish Sign Language as languages in their own right.
(2005, March 5). Deaf use different 'dialects' Deaf people have regional accents when they use sign language, scientists said yesterday. Milk, for instance, in Bristol is two clenched fists rubbing together while Glaswegians point the index finger of the left hand at the clenched fingers of the right. University of Bristol researchers have so far identified at least 50 words that vary nationally. Now they are asking 70,000 signers to provide a film of their hands in motion for a dictionary of the dialects.
(2005, March 4). Education: Parents' fears for deaf daughters. The parents of two deaf schoolgirls have spoken out about fears for their children's future after funding for classroom support was put under threat. Wendy Fassler, mum of eight-year-old Shannon, and Amanda Ayres, mum of April (7), fear schooling could become a "nightmare" for their families following funding changes.
(2005, February 21). RNID sets new standards for accessible Websites. RNID, the UK's leading organisation representing the needs of the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people, will shortly be launching its new 'user-centred' website. Following extensive user-testing, RNID has created a powerful new site combining a high level of accessibility and strong design. The new website has been completely redeveloped based on extensive research with website users.
(2005, February 14). Valentine's: Evelyn and I. We are of the same heart and mind and have grieved and rejoiced together. Bob McCullough is the Belfast Telegraph's Deaf Talkabout columnist. He and wife Evelyn, who is also deaf, celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year.
(2005, February 14). Significant help for deaf. A company providing communication services for deaf people has just signed a revolutionary deal with the National Health Service. The new contract with Significan't, a company based at the Start International Centre in Woolwich, and Bowne Global Solutions will allow the health service to make sign language interpretation available 24 hours a day.
(2005, February 14). How we view being deaf. One of the biggest difficulties in writing this column is trying to bridge the gulf between those who see sign language as the solution to all our problems and others who prefer the term 'hearing impaired' and want to make use of modern means of amplification such as hearing aids and cochlear implants.
(2005, February 7). Three counties 999 text service launches. Residents in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire who are deaf or have hearing difficulties will be able to text emergency calls to 999 operators. The service was launched by Police, Fire and Ambulance services on Monday morning.
(2005, February 4). This side up, Unity Theatre. Meyyappan is a tremendous performer, part Chaplin, part Mr. Bean part Marcel Marceau. As a deaf performer who communicates off-stage through sign language it is noticeable that some sort of sign language style mime also comes into the act.
(2005, February 4). Emergency calls: System facing a tough text test. Tonight at the Wellington Park Hotel on Belfast's Malone Road, PSNI Chief Superintendent Eddie Graham and Sergeant Stephen Henry will be announcing new ways in which deaf people can summon help in emergencies by text messages on their mobiles to the police, ambulance and fire services.
(2005, February 4). Help at hand to face disability. Waltham Forest and Stratford businesses are risking court action under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), but advice is on hand from a national charity. Around 31,000 deaf and hard of hearing people live in the two areas and the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) wants to improve their access to businesses.
(2005, January 28). Deaf pupils celebrate anniversary. More than 100 deaf children from schools across Northern Ireland will perform dance and drama to celebrate their talents. The event on Friday marks the diamond anniversary of the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS).
(2005, January 26). Steve Day - Deaf in the evening. "It's our differences that make us," said comedian Steve Day Ð probably the only deaf comedian in the UK, in his show at Norwich Arts Centre last night. And as he unfolded his life before us, you couldn't help feeling he was right.
(2005, January 23). How I learnt to love my silent world.Acclaimed author Bella Bathurst began to lose her hearing after a car crash. She ignored it at first but then started the long and emotional road towards an appreciation of life in the quiet lane.
(2005, January 14). Disability Rights Commission BSL accessibility. The Disability Rights Commission is developing its website to make its rights information accessible in British Sign Language (BSL)... Both the DRC and SignPost are committed to consultation to ensure that the access needs of the Deaf community are being met.
(2005, January 6). "ChatterText" news release. New solution for businesses & public service providers to meet their DDA responsibility to provide communication access to their services for people with hearing and speech difficulties .
(2005, January 6). Typetalk allows deaf to do business by phone. Businesses across Sutton are being encouraged to sign up to free training sessions which will help them meet their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Following the introduction of the third part of the new law late last year, companies are required to give disabled people equal access to goods, facilities and services.
(2004, December 31). Deaf talkabout: Lessons that Hong Kong can teach us. A friend called to see us the other day and regaled us with the story of his five-day holiday in Hong Kong... Paul is hard of hearing with knowledge of sign language and has the confidence to communicate confidently in most situations; but on sharing our experiences we had to acknowledge that there seems to be much better deaf awareness abroad than here, and that there are very few places in this country where deaf people feel at home and where the staff really try to cross the barrier.
(2004, December 22). School where deaf pupils not left out. Inspectors who visited a secondary school in Coventry were impressed that some of the pupils were learning sign language so they could make friends with children in the school's hearing impaired unit.
(2004, December 21). As a deaf person, I am the most qualified to know my own needs. British Sign Language users John and Carys Lennon are insisting Wrexham Local Health Board let them decide who should sign for them.
(2004, December 19). People registered as deaf or hard of hearing, England, March 2004. This Statistical Report provides information for England and individual Councils with Social Services Responsibilities (CSSRs) on the numbers of people registered with councils as deaf or hard of hearing at 31 March 2004. These statistics are collected and published every three years.
(2004, December 17). Video phone help for deaf people. Deaf people who prefer to communicate using British Sign Language (BSL) could soon be having their phone conversations relayed using webcams or videophones and an interpreter.
(2004, December 16). Monthly advice service for deaf. An advice service for the deaf and hard of hearing is to be held on the last Friday of every month in Stevenage... A fluent signer will be on hand to offer help filling in forms, benefits advice and understanding letters.
(2004, December 16). Conference focuses on life for deaf. All aspects of deaf life will be discussed at a major advocacy conference in Cardiff today. Speakers at the event in Cardiff County Hall, organised by the Deaf Association Wales, include Health Minister Jane Hutt and Doug Alker, chair of the British Deaf Association.
(2004, December 10). Connect at deaf group open event. A Glasgow charity for the deaf and hard of hearing will hold an open day next week. Deaf Connections is the largest employer of deaf people in the country and provides classes in IT, British Sign Language and lip reading, and numeracy and literacy. It also runs a youth service, social inclusion programmes and a number of key health initiatives including cancer awareness workshops.
(2004, December 10). Deaf Talkabout: When it comes to driving ... the eyes have it. Deaf drivers are proud of our driving skills and statistics prove we are at least as good as hearing folk in avoiding accidents and obeying traffic laws. Habit has perfected and sharpened our peripheral vision and it is undoubtedly true that we depend on our eyes more than ordinary drivers and our all-round awareness of traffic more than makes up for our loss of hearing.
(2004, December 3). Deaf Talkabout: Making people aware of the invisible. HRH Sophie, Countess of Wessex, was guest of honour at Wilton House on Tuesday, and with interpreter Janet Beck in attendance was introduced to all 44 staff celebrating the first anniversary of the RNID's Rehabilitation programme, which helps people who have suffered hearing loss as a direct result of the troubles in Northern Ireland.
(2004, December 3). Meeting aims to highlight the rights of deaf people. The Royal National Institute for the Deaf, a charity which represents 219,000 deaf and hard of hearing people in Northern Ireland, will hold a public meeting at the City Hotel to let deaf people know what their rights are under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
(2004, November 30). Show of hands. I always gravitated towards languages. I did A-levels in English, French, Latin and Greek... [I] had it in mind to do sign language, so I went to the Northern Counties School for the Deaf in Newcastle. It was a mind-blowing experience.
(2004, November 30). Deaf people 'overwhelmingly' failed by UK arts attractions. The survey was conducted by profoundly deaf mystery shoppers on behalf of the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID), and found that out of 75 venues, only seven were found to be deaf aware.
(2004, November 30). Deaf class assistant wins landmark case. A deaf classroom assistant has won a landmark legal ruling after accusing a Lothian council of discrimination. Elizabeth Simpson, who worked at Longridge Prim- ary School near Whitburn, took West Lothian Council to an employment tribunal because she felt "isolated and excluded" at work. Ms Simpson, 56, said that other staff members did not alter the way they worked after she lost her hearing following a viral infection.
(2004, November 26). Why music is an important outlet in a silent world. Thousands of our deaf population retain enough hearing to appreciate the uplifting influence of good music, and many more, like myself, who have no hearing whatever, are still programmed by the songs and music we heard before the door closed on us.
(2004, November 12). Disablity laws could hit business. Three quarters of small to medium businesses in Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear are at risk of court action under the Disability Discrimination Act. Research by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf shows that 75% of the businesses had not made changes so and hard of hearing people to access their products or services. This means thousands of businesses are at risk of court action under the new disability legislation.
(2004, November 12). Small firms 'risk court' over deaf. Nearly three quarters of small firms in Wales are at risk of court action under new disability discrimination laws, claims a deaf charity. The Royal National Institute for Deaf people (RNID) found 70% of firms had not made any changes to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing customers.
(2004, November 12). Survey pinpoints city's shortfalls for deaf. Few visitor attractions in Belfast are fully geared up for deaf and hard of hearing customers - but there are some 'beacons of excellence.' That is the finding of a new survey of arts attractions, the Royal National Institute for the Deaf said today.
(2004, November 12). Music and the Deaf awards Cobbetts' employment head. Music and the Deaf works to help deaf people understand and appreciate music, including training teachers in mainstream education to teach music to deaf children. The charity also provides signing services for musicals such as Cats - a service requiring highly skilled signers who must learn the entirety of a musical score by heart.
(2004, November 8). Arts venues 'failing deaf people.' Arts attractions in the UK are failing to cater for deaf people, according to a charity's survey. Of 75 attractions in nine cities, the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) found only seven to be what it called "deaf aware."
(2004, November 8). Arts attractions 'not accessible to deaf.' Few arts attractions around the UK are fully prepared for the country's nine million deaf and hard of hearing people, according to a Royal National Institute for the Deaf survey published today.
(2004, November 5). Deaf talkabout: Hear, hear... good news. As Bangor expands, the number of deaf people in the town and surrounding areas has continued to increase rapidly and now totals around 200 sign language users. A committee was formed to discuss the setting up of a deaf club for the whole North Down area and last Friday things kicked off with a halloween party in a social club just off the dual carriageway to Donaghadee.
(2004, November 5). Emin auction will help deaf children. An auction of David Beckham inspired artwork, including a handwritten letter by Tracey Emin, is going under the hammer tonight... Organisers hope the event will raise more than £150,000 for the National Deaf Children's Society.
(2004, October 29). Deaf talkabout: Bringing home a positive side to deafness. In the same week that former Miss Northern Ireland Zoe Salmon gained fame as the new presenter on Blue Peter, Belfast girl Diana Martin won attention of a different kind when she played the part of a deaf girl with an overbearing mother in Doctors, BBC1's popular afternoon programme about life in a medical centre.
(2004, October 26). Thousands face court action - Survey. A major new survey published today by a national charity for the deaf has revealed that thousands of businesses across the country are under threat of court action under the new Disability Discrimination Act.
(2004, October 20). Disabled cost of living shortfall. Disabled people on benefits are £800 a month short of an acceptable quality of life, says a study... For deaf people the equivalent figure was found to be £376, falling to £345 for people with "low to medium needs".
(2004, October 20). Inside Deaf culture. Kate Nelson, an actor, is deaf. She explains to Carina Dennis what becoming part of Deaf culture has meant to her. The Deaf (with a capital 'D') are a tight-knit community. They view deafness not as a medical condition to be cured, but as a cultural identity to be celebrated.
(2004, September 28). Educators increasing use of video streaming for the deaf. The spread of high-speed Internet is improving distance learning for the deaf through transmissions smooth enough to allow sign language instruction.
(2004, September 25). Now that's what you call cymbalism. An artist has become a big noise in the art world - by creating paintings as he plays the drums. Scott Field, who attaches paint-oozing pipes to his sticks, wants to enter what he calls his 'Drummatic Art' for the coveted Turner Prize. The 32-year-old says his work - improvised over four minutes - brings music alive for deaf people.
(2004, September 24). Deaf talkabout: Sign language - a question of choice. Writing to me about his book, 'I See A Voice', philosopher and freelance writer Jonathan Ree said that it does seem to him a terrible injustice that so few deaf people are able to feel at ease in the world of books, and it is something deaf education must address.
(2004, September 16). Award for arts in deaf school. Parents, staff and children at Elmfield School for Deaf Children in Bristol are celebrating after achieving national recognition for its arts work. The Artsmark award, which is presented by Arts Council England, is awarded to schools offering opportunities across the range of arts. It follows the school's success in achieving the Basic Skills Quality Mark last year, the first school for deaf children in the UK to do so.
(2004, September 8). BGS to help NHS Direct bridge language barriers. Bowne Global Solutions (BGS), has announced that it has signed a contract with NHS Direct to provide the nurse-led telephonic health advice and information service with interpreters 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
(2004, September 3). Deaf talkabout: Learning the language of the world. Jonathan Ree, a former academic at Middlesex University, and now a freelance writer, is regarded as a leading critic of the concept of a Deaf Nation. As a hearing man with a special interest in deaf people, and author of 'I see a Voice, a Philosophical History of Language, Deafness and the Senses', Professor Ree was invited to give one of the lectures at the BDA congress. He kindly sent me a copy of his speech and allowed me to interview him by e-mail.
(2004, September 3). RNID guidelines for DDA speak louder than words. The deadline for organisations to be compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) is upon us. Many organisations remain in the dark about their obligations under the Act and it is not until discrimination cases are brought to court, that the requirement for 'reasonable adjustment' will be tested.
EdinburghNews.com. (2005, February 9). Futuristic home for Donaldson's. The first images of a futuristic new home for Donaldson's College have been unveiled... The deaf college plans to move there when its leaves its A-listed home in the west of the city. The state-of-the-art new school, which will be home to 75 pupils and dozens of staff, features a swimming pool and games hall and residential accommodation for pupils who live outside the Central Belt.
Famous Scots - Alexander Graham Bell.
Ree, J. I see a voice: Deafness, language and the senses Ð A philosophical history. ISBN: 0-8050-625-56. The human voice is personal, traditionally considered an expression of the innermost self. But what of those who have no voice of their own and cannot hear the voices of others? In this unique historical narrative, Jonathan Ree tells the astonishing story of the deaf, from the sixteenth century to the present. Ree explores the great debates about deafness between those who believed the deaf should be made to speak and those who advocated non-oral communication. He traces the botched attempts to make language visible, through such exotic methods as picture writing, manual spellings, and vocal photography. He also charts the tortuous progress and final recognition of sign systems as natural languages in their own right.
RNID booklist - Deaf culture and history.
SignCommunity.Click on "News."
SignPost. BSL news.
This is Lancashire. Use search engine to find articles under "deaf". There are many.
Bennet, S. (2002). Deaf in the afternoon: Steve Day.
Hodson, L. (1999). Cartoons and comic strips on Deaf humour. Well known to many British Deaf News readers, Len Hodson's cartoons and comic strips are here collected into one volume. They take a humorous look at Deaf Issues and 'Deaf' situations; including as subject matter Deaf culture, television subtitles, hearing aids, cochlear implants, hearing dogs for the Deaf, interpreters, education, BSL classes and many more.
Langford, D.
Let's hear It for the Deaf man.
The silence of the Langford. NESFA Press. ISBN: 0-915368-62-5, LC 96-69346. A collection of humorous essays, book reviews, short stories and computer colums by British SF Fan, SF Writer and all-around wit, David Langford. This volume is the latest collection from Dave Langford, one of the most erudite and certainly the wittiest British SF writer of our day. The essays, reviews, and stories in this book show why Langford has been awarded so many Hugos by the membership of the World Science Fiction Convention.
Swinbourne, C. Four Deaf Yorkshiremen.,How hard was growing up deaf? In this comedy sketch, four old deaf men try to tell the worst story about their childhood - and there's ten pounds on the table for the 'winner!'The film was inspired by the classic 'Four Yorkshiremen' sketch made famous by Monty Python, but with a new script for a deaf cast. Written and directed by Charlie Swinbourne, made in association with Remark Production.
YouTube - SirDavidHay's Channel.,When Chris the Nerd confesses to his mate that he has never been with a girl it sets off a disasterous plan to get his first succesful lay! Never trust an interpreter is a story of what can go wrong when you enlist the help of your