I still remember the first time I walked into a deaf club. I was a teenager, quite excited to meet other deaf people for the first time but I was nervous too. I went to mainstream school with a ...
There’s a part of my job that no one really sees. On paper, I work in the charity sector. I care about the work, the people, the impact we’re trying to make. My role is busy, varied and sometimes ...
Q: Hi Avril! Can you introduce who you are and your connection to the Deaf community? My name is Avril Langard-Tang and I’m a Senior Lecturer in Deaf Studies and Interpreting. I am based in the ...
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 ...
Saint Patrick’s Day always brings up mixed feelings for me. There’s a sense of pride — remembering where I came from, Dublin, and my family, who tried so hard to instil that Irish identity in me. But ...
They imagine missed instructions, awkward meetings, and a tragic inability to hear the office kettle boiling. What they don’t see is the other side—the part where being deaf has made me better at what ...
I started a petition to ensure that hearing parents of deaf children are given balanced, evidence based information – including the importance of British Sign Language. I set this petition up because ...
When thousands of runners line up for the London Marathon, everyone has their own reason for being there. For Ryan, who is travelling from Colorado in the United States, it’s about something simple ...
There’s something really refreshing about finding a fitness book that doesn’t make you feel overwhelmed, judged, or like you need to completely overhaul your life overnight. Did I Eat That? by Andie ...