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UK

Deaf actor makes RSC history by becoming first to understudy hearing role - The Stage
Deaf poet Raymond Antrobus wins Ted Hughes award - BBC News
Region accused of failing deaf people over interpreter issues - Daily Record
Race in books: 'Why I write stories for my mixed-race sons' - BBC News
Deaf Poets Society (Repeat) - BBC News
What happened to Ben's glasses and hearing aid as he returns to EastEnders? - Metro.co.uk
Children sign to sing for Darlington's deaf community - The Northern Echo
Lancashire CCG hearing loss service engagement summary report 2017-19 | NHS Fylde Coast Clinical Commissioning Group - Fylde Coast NHS News

World

Preparing a weather emergency kit for those hard of hearing or deaf - AccuWeather.com
Wales Deaf Rugby urges women and girls to sign up to new side - ITV News
How tech is improving lives in the deaf and hard of hearing community - MarketWatch
Weather preparedness, awareness tips for deaf and hard-of-hearing people - AccuWeather.com
Deaf actor makes RSC history by becoming first to understudy hearing role - The Stage
Deaf girl's hearing device stolen in burglary at CA school; deputies offer gifts, support - Hawaii News Now
New club launched to support deaf children in Walsall - expressandstar.com
How my deafness made me a comedian - The Guardian

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UK Sport

Essex writer crowdfunds to put hearing loss on the big screen - Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Royal Opera House loses appeal over viola player's hearing - BBC News
Rugby Union: International call up for local referee - Rochdale Online
Nominees announced for the Cambridge United Community Trust Sport in the Community Awards - Cambridge Independent
Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath reveals he's going DEAF from years of performing - Daily Mail
Reece Cattermole: UK's only deaf professional boxer on overcoming obstacles - BBC Sport
Stoke City defender singles out Tom Ince - Stoke-on-Trent Live
NHS to offer hundreds more deaf people life-changing cochlear implant - The Independent

World Sport

Wales Deaf Rugby urges women and girls to sign up to new side - ITV News
'People get judged' - meet Britain's only deaf full-time football coach - The Guardian
Rugby Union: International call up for local referee - Rochdale Online
Essex writer crowdfunds to put hearing loss on the big screen - Gazette
TV meteorologist responds to viewer death threats she received after interrupting Masters final round - AccuWeather.com
Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes charged by SFA following Scottish Cup semi-final loss to Celtic - SkySports
Meet the Essex actress who overcame deafness and a serious car crash that is now producing her own film - Essex Live
Florida School for Deaf and Blind coach takes home Coach of the Week honors - jaguars.com

Technology

NDIS denies deaf man $10k for hearing aid upgrade, grants him $15k for coffee and social outings - ABC News
#TechThursdays - Smartphone-based therapy & hearing aid could prove a game changer for the deaf community - NewzHook
Incluse hearing aids look like stylish jewelry - Fast Company
U. researchers helping to develop better hearing technology - KSL.com
Hearing out the deaf: IISc researchers design a smartphone-based therapy and hearing aid - Research Matters
Lancashire CCG hearing loss service engagement summary report 2017-19 | NHS Fylde Coast Clinical Commissioning Group - Fylde Coast NHS News
Google apps for deaf & hard of hearing people generate largely positive feedback from Indian users - NewzHook
Father of deaf daughters calls for deportation order to be reversed - The Irish Times

Organisations

RAD - The Royal Association for Deaf people
RNID - The Royal National Institute for Deaf People
BDA - British Deaf Association
SIGNATURE (Formerly CACDP) Excellence in Communication with Deaf People
NDCS - The National Deaf Children's Society
FDP - World Federation of Deaf People
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Training Centre
Hearing Link - wide charity for people with hearing loss, their families and friends
UKCOD - UK Council on Deafness
Type Talk - RNID BT Type Talk

Education

Merton student Oliver Shaw on being hearing impaired at Oxford - Oxford Student
Funding Cuts For SEN Causing Schools 'Untold Misery' - RightsInfo
Deaf poet Raymond Antrobus wins Ted Hughes prize - The Guardian
Deaf poet Raymond Antrobus wins Ted Hughes award - BBC News
Betsy DeVos Special Olympics funding cuts: Trump budget is under fire - Vox.com
Proposed Bill Would Require School Districts To Do More For Deaf Students - WNPR News
Race in books: 'Why I write stories for my mixed-race sons' - BBC News
ASL Day 2019: Everything You Need To Know About American Sign Language - Newsweek

Business

Businesses that cater to St. Johns large deaf community fill a needed void - St. Augustine Record
FBI Says Armed Woman Obsessed With Columbine Apparently Killed Herself In Denver Area - NPR
L&T launches mobile app for hearing impaired persons - Business Standard
A restaurant in China employs only deaf waiters - Business Standard
The company didn't hire a deaf man as a parking valet. It had to pay him $150,000 instead - Miami Herald
Howell job fair aims to remove barriers for job seekers with hearing loss - Livingston Daily
SBA disaster loan deadline nears | Free - Marshfield Mail
Insurer pays $75000 to settle disability discrimination issue - Insurance Business

Health

VIDEO: Dundee deaf charity involved in mental health awareness videos - Evening Telegraph
Hearing loss before 50 may mean higher risk of drug and alcohol issues - Science Daily
Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath Reveals He's Going Deaf and Needs Hearing Aids After Years of Performing - PEOPLE.com
Essex writer crowdfunds to put hearing loss on the big screen - Gazette
Lancashire CCG hearing loss service engagement summary report 2017-19 | NHS Fylde Coast Clinical Commissioning Group - Fylde Coast NHS News
Why many shy away from hearing aids and over-the-counter devices - Washington Post
June Brown health latest: EastEnders star Dot Cotton's hearing condition revealed - Express
Family face deportation from Australia because deaf son deemed taxpayer 'burden' - The Guardian

More Organisations

Defeating Deafness - The UK's only national medical research charity for hearing impaired people
Deafsign - The No1 resource for deafness and sign language
City Lit Deaf Centre- Training Centre and College for Deaf Tutors and Students
British Deaf History Society - Archives about Deaf History
deafPLUS - Breakthrough
Sense - UK Deafblind Charity
Shape- Disabled & Deaf people and the Arts
British Society for Mental Health & Deafness - promoting healthy deaf minds
Deaf Parenting UK
Sign Health - Improve healthcare and achieve equal access for deaf people

Science

Videos depicting complex scientific concepts breaks barriers for deaf STEM students - EurekAlert
Vitamin D's 'dramatic' impact on MS susceptibility revealed by scientists - Wales Online
Signs of unification at UConn through Deaf Awareness Day - UConn Daily Campus
Hearing loss before 50 may mean higher risk of drug and alcohol issues - Science Daily
Discovery retreat teaches coding to Lubbock-area deaf and hard-of-hearing students - KCBD
Facebook's auto-captions for a recent launch video are hilariously bad - Ars Technica
Hearing out the deaf: IISc researchers design a smartphone-based therapy and hearing aid - Research Matters
Why Do Babies Babble? - Live Science

Arts

Weather preparedness, awareness tips for deaf and hard-of-hearing people - AccuWeather.com
Essex writer crowdfunds to put hearing loss on the big screen - Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Deaf poet Raymond Antrobus wins Ted Hughes award - BBC News
Experiencing words visually: Signing on stage - ArtsProfessional
Jenny Sealey MBE: The Journey of a Deaf Artist in the World of Disability Arts - LeftLion
Race in books: 'Why I write stories for my mixed-race sons' - BBC News
National Poetry Month: Ilya Kaminsky's 'Deaf Republic' - Tablet Magazine
DeSales Act 1 to present 'Pippin' to finish season - Allentown Morning Call

England

Wales Deaf Rugby urges women and girls to sign up to new side - ITV News
'People get judged' - meet Britain's only deaf full-time football coach - The Guardian
Race in books: 'Why I write stories for my mixed-race sons' - BBC News
Rugby Union: International call up for local referee - Rochdale Online
Avon buys Pattison's murder mystery debut - The Bookseller
Funding Cuts For SEN Causing Schools 'Untold Misery' - RightsInfo
Jameela Jamil: Being deaf as a child has given me empathy - Aberdeen Evening Express
The lost generation: Are we failing England's deaf children? - Schools Week

Discussion Groups

Defeating Deafness - The UK's only national medical research charity for hearing impaired people
Deaf-Uk
DeafMail
Action on Hearing Loss - Forum
Deaf Forum
Hearing Aids are Cool
Deaf Chat

Scotland

VIDEO: Dundee deaf charity involved in mental health awareness videos - Evening Telegraph
Sheffield Theatres 2019 season to include Guys and Dolls and The Last King of Scotland - WhatsOnStage.com
Avon buys Pattison's murder mystery debut - The Bookseller
Deaf boy reacts to CBeebies sign language story - BBC News
The deaf DJ who feels the beats - BBC News
'Don't dwell on what you can't do': travelling with disabilities - The Guardian
'I am a DJ who just happens to be deaf' - BBC News
Deaf boy's amazing reaction to Makaton bedtime story - BBC News

Wales

Wales Deaf Rugby urges women and girls to sign up to new side - ITV News
Vitamin D's 'dramatic' impact on MS susceptibility revealed by scientists - Wales Online
Race in books: 'Why I write stories for my mixed-race sons' - BBC News
Rugby Union: International call up for local referee - Rochdale Online
Family face deportation from Australia because deaf son deemed taxpayer 'burden' - The Guardian
Deaf people in Wales 'being let down' says charity - BBC News
A Local Improv Group Makes Sure All of Its Shows are ASL Interpreted - Willamette Week
Meet the deaf choir giving people a voice through sign language - ITV News

N. Ireland

Hearing loss 'a barrier to employment', says charity - BBC News
The Co Down woman who believes more than 30 of her job applications were binned because she's deaf - Belfast Telegraph
Hard work and competition the foundation of Louis' success - The Irish News
Duo propose plans to rescue former RNID headquarters for future city centre living - Love Belfast
New report shows more specialist support needed for deaf children - The Irish News
Cecil Frances Alexander: A pioneer of deaf education - BBC News
Sign language act: Should it be a 'bigger priority' than Irish language? - BBC News
Gallaudet University/JBG Smith project clears D.C. appeals court hurdle - Curbed DC

Theatres / Subtitles

Defeating Deafness - The UK's only national medical research charity for hearing impaired people
DVD Subtitles
StageText
Shapearts Signed Theatre
National Theatre
Drill Hall Theatre
Marlow Theatre
Definitely Theatre
National Theatre of Deaf
3D Derby Deaf Drama
Mime Festival