As a deaf theatre-goer, there are some shows that have always existed on the edge of my understanding. Little Shop of Horrors was one of them. I vaguely remembered seeing the 1986 film as a child, ...

I’m Ben Glover, a Deaf video designer and creative captioner based in London. My work takes me all over the country and even internationally. I’m particularly drawn to the intersection of ...

Do you wear a hearing aid? I do, yes. Does it help? Well… yes. But also no. And sometimes it helps in ways I didn’t exactly ask for. First of all, a hearing aid is not a magic wand. It does not ...

This blog contains discussion of pregnancy loss, premature birth, grief, medical trauma, and lack of communication support during maternity care. I recently watched Open Your ...

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A deaf-led access charity, Stagetext, has secured £183,356 from the Creative Foundations Fund, part of the government’s Arts Everywhere Fund, to expand access to captioned theatre performances across ...

I went to a great conference today. It was riveting and I was hooked on pretty much every word. And then I got home and collapsed on the sofa. I’m not just tired, I’m shattered. I’ve had to turn my ...

At the 10th Deaffest film and TV awards on Saturday night in Wolverhampton, a star-studded night of entertainment and awards saw three double award wins for UK-based filmmakers and series. Bim Ajadi ...

A damning new report released today by leading charities RNID and SignHealth has revealed serious and widespread healthcare failings affecting over 6 million adults in England who are deaf or have ...

Teaching of British Sign Language (BSL) to young deaf children and their families delivers an impressive economic return on investment, according to a new report. The Value of British Sign Language – ...

Throughout my training I was taught the importance of preparing for an assignment. Prep improves our interpreting as we can focus on the job in hand rather than processing double the amount of ...