Firstly, a disclaimer. Whilst I’m two years into my BA Deaf Studies after working in TV for two years, this article is not from a Deaf perspective. There are a lot of resources and commentaries on ...

My name is Michael Fellowes and I’m the author of Scarlet and the White. I became severely deaf through meningitis at the age of fifteen and went to Mary Hare school to do my A levels. As an ...

I grew up watching science-fiction movies where everybody used video calls: on big screens in front of the space ship control desk or a little handheld devices. Most of us never expected to have ...

Deaf poets performing in British Sign Language (BSL) or Visual Vernacular (VV) thinking of entering the Forward Prizes for Poetry need to be aware of rule changes, including that poems must be ...

Hello everyone! My name is Anna, and I’m a coach working with Deaf and Disabled people, and parents/carers of Deaf and Disabled children. I know that the term ‘coach’ can feel unclear, so in this ...

Musical theatre is often celebrated as an inclusive art form—one that combines movement, storytelling, and music to create powerful shared experiences. Yet, behind the scenes, many of its systems are ...

Valentine’s Day is all about romance: whispered sweet nothings, candlelit dinners, and long conversations that stretch into the night. For me—a deaf cochlear ...

Hi everyone, my name is Andie Vowles and I am based in the North West of England. I am profoundly Deaf from birth and use British Sign Language and New Zealand Sign Language. Growing up, I was mainly ...

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 it ...

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 instead of your ...

Hi! Can you tell us who you are please? Hi everyone, my name is Fahad Hussain and I am a profoundly deaf British Sign Language user. I am based in Northampton. What is your job role and how long have ...