In the mid 1980s I signed a publishing contract with Book Publisher A for my autobiography about deafness, which I titled The Dragonfly. It had a subtitle with the word ‘deaf’ in it somewhere so ...

For many deaf people – me included – experiencing hate crime doesn’t start with violence. It starts with mockery. It can start as simple as someone watching your hands or your actions ...

I didn’t expect my Grandad’s funeral to be the place where this realisation hit me. Funerals are meant to bring clarity aren’t they? They are supposed to be the end of a chapter.

To read the updated version of this article, with new illustrations and BSL translation, click here. Hearing people, eh? You can’t live with them, you can’t live without them. Of course, the term ...

The UK Government is being taken to court tomorrow, in a landmark legal case with the potential to strengthen the rights of Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users. The judicial review hearing over ...

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 ...

Two weeks ago, I attended a roundtable in London organised by GN Hearing (who make hearing aids under the Resound, Danalogic and Beltone brands) discussing a new technology called Auracast, which is ...

When I agreed to have a cochlear implant, I was told: this could change your life. The consultant said if all went well I would have better access to sound, feel less isolated and eventually feel more ...

I’m a hearing-impaired, Egyptian woman in my thirties. My journey towards hearing loss enlightenment has just started two years ago. That wasn’t because I lost my hearing at that time. No, I’ve been ...

The brand-new BBC revenge thriller Reunion, written by William Mager, is now available in full on BBC iPlayer. The first episode is a beautifully written, acted and ...

I’m not one for scary movies. Honestly I’m not. I freaked out after watching Paranormal Activity and was haunted by The Others for days after I’d watched it. I can’t watch gory series’ like The ...

This is a really exciting moment for you Eloise! How are you feeling right now, to have Barrier(s) reach the stage as a touring production? Thank you! I am so thrilled that Barrier(s) gets to tour and ...