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UK

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Reece Cattermole: UK's only deaf professional boxer on overcoming obstacles - BBC Sport
'Chat gadget' to help deaf people with speak-to-text conversation device - Evening Standard
Young risk going deaf as earphone music is so loud - Express.co.uk
The deaf patients 'left behind' by the NHS - BBC News
Woman opens up about hearing and sight loss battle - Watford Observer
Deaf service cuts: a stark reminder of deaf education's troubled history - The Independent
Mother bursts into tears as her baby daughter hears for the first time thanks to cochlear implant - Daily Mail

World

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Deaf prisoners are trapped in frightening isolation (opinion) - CNN - CNN
Ventura County Fire distributes smoke alarms for deaf, hard of hearing individuals - Ventura County Star
'Chat gadget' to help deaf people with speak-to-text conversation device - Evening Standard
Reece Cattermole: UK's only deaf professional boxer on overcoming obstacles - BBC Sport
Utah #1 in high school completion for deaf, hard of hearing students - KUTV 2News
Why don't we listen to deaf children? - Jewish Chronicle
Woman opens up about hearing and sight loss battle - Watford Observer

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UK Sport

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Reece Cattermole: UK's only deaf professional boxer on overcoming obstacles - BBC Sport
Cocaine, the captain & the frozen mummies: Paolo Guerrero's World Cup journey - BBC Sport
The Queen's birthday honours in full - The Times
Wales live breaking news plus traffic, weather and M4 updates (Tuesday, June 12) - WalesOnline
When a mum and son took grandad to a clinic in Switzerland, they knew he wouldn't be coming back - WalesOnline
We took dad to die in a clinic in Switzerland - now we want everyone to hear his story - Daily Post North Wales
The disabled comedian who said 'no' to Britain's Got Talent - BBC News

World Sport

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Reece Cattermole: UK's only deaf professional boxer on overcoming obstacles - BBC Sport
Gurugram wrestler roars at world event, bags bronze - Times of India
Southeastern Deaf Golfers Association Open wraps up 49th edition - Tribune-Review
Lawsuit: Georgia is denying equal access for deaf inmates - The Baytown Sun
Animals are better at predicting World Cup matches than you. (Well, some of them are) - CNN
Cocaine, the captain & the frozen mummies: Paolo Guerrero's World Cup journey - BBC Sport
Globetrotters' Hyche to speak at camp for deaf athletes | National ... - Valdosta Daily Times

Technology

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Deaf prisoners are trapped in frightening isolation (opinion) - CNN - CNN
The changing face of deafness - Tribune-Review
I Didn't Identify As Deaf Until I Was 18. Then Everything Changed ... - HuffPost
Why don't we listen to deaf children? - Jewish Chronicle
Deaf teenager speaks up in front of MPs - Wiltshire Times
Raw Deal: Adam makes some noise and leisure centre agrees to turn up the volume - The Sunday Post
Free Hearing Impaired Smoke Detectors For Disabled Oklahomans - news9.com KWTV

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

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Utah #1 in high school completion for deaf, hard of hearing students - KUTV 2News
Deaf service cuts: a stark reminder of deaf education's troubled history - The Independent
Why don't we listen to deaf children? - Jewish Chronicle
Children of a Lesser God Closing: Loss for Deaf and Hearing Communities - PR Newswire (press release)
How deaf education and artificial language were linked in the 17th century - OUPblog (blog)
6 Republicans face off for District 41 in Tuesday primary - Enid News & Eagle
In Ghana, the deaf live in isolation - Aljazeera.com

Business

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'Chat gadget' to help deaf people with speak-to-text conversation ... - Evening Standard
The changing face of deafness - Tribune-Review
Manatee promises hurricane information for deaf residents won't get lost in translation - Bradenton Herald
Lawsuit: Georgia is denying equal access for deaf inmates - Minnesota Lawyer
Toxic treatments: Choosing between deafness and death - CNN - CNN
FEMA Answers Questions on SBA Low Interest Disaster Loans - Big Island Now
VIA Rail modifies the schedule of the Canadian between Toronto and Vancouver - Markets Insider

Health

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Deaf prisoners are trapped in frightening isolation (opinion) - CNN - CNN
The deaf patients 'left behind' by the NHS - BBC News
Toxic treatments: Choosing between deafness and death - CNN - CNN
Deaf service cuts: a stark reminder of deaf education's troubled ... - The Independent
An entire generation is at risk of going DEAF because under 30s listen to loud music on their phones, expert warns - Daily Mail
Costs of hearing-related health claims on the rise in Canadian military - CBC.ca
Peter Stringfellow dead: Nightclub owner lived in fear of another health issue - Express.co.uk

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

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Bethany Colson Named Executive Director Of Center For Deaf And ... - WBIW.com
What Caused Helen Keller to Be Deaf and Blind? An Expert Has This Theory - Live Science
There's an "Inverse Piano" in Your Head - Scientific American
This is what the perfect body looks like - according to science - Radio Times
Deaf woman blazes path to Tsinghua through lip-reading, diligence and love - ecns
Students develop app to improve communication with deaf patients - Health24
Deaf woman wins spot at top university after massive effort pays off - Shine News (press release)

Arts

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Hearing activists, artists advocate deaf rights - Jakarta Post
'Chat gadget' to help deaf people with speak-to-text conversation device - Evening Standard
DkIT students showcase their work - The Argus
Art exhibition speaks up - Prince George Citizen
Deaf Arts Festival engages all senses - Portland Tribune
Training course to help emerging deaf talent secure mainstream theatre work - The Stage
Feel The Music (And See It) At The Northwest Deaf Arts Festival - KUOW News and Information

England

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Generation Deaf: Why many under-30s have the hearing of a 50-year-old - Metro Newspaper UK
Training course to help emerging deaf talent secure mainstream theatre work - The Stage
WATCH: Ethan (6) voices support for charity that taught him to speak - Ulster Star
Mike Hill: Hartlepool people are a true inspiration - Hartlepool Mail
A is for 'ah well', F is for fish and chips: show delivers AZ of Englishness - The Guardian
Cuts will hit deaf children in Blackpool - Blackpool Gazette
Cocaine, the captain & the frozen mummies: Paolo Guerrero's World Cup journey - BBC Sport

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

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Heartless officials refuse to let boy born with no ears in to Scotland for life-changing op - Scottish Daily Record
Fiona's mission to widen opportunities for deaf people - DnG24
African boy born with no ears denied life-changing surgery at Monklands hospital - Scottish Daily Record
Raw Deal: Adam makes some noise and leisure centre agrees to turn up the volume - The Sunday Post
MSP Corry backs hearing loss charity - The Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter
News: Comic Signs His Own Show For Hearing Loss Fans - Beyond The Joke
Training course to help emerging deaf talent secure mainstream theatre work - The Stage

Wales

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Newbridge 'bubble boy' Rhys Harris wants to become a chef - BBC News
Wales live breaking news plus traffic, weather and M4 updates (Tuesday, June 12) - WalesOnline
A is for 'ah well', F is for fish and chips: show delivers AZ of Englishness - The Guardian
'Pathetic' vandals have smashed up a community paddling pool in Llanelli - WalesOnline
Elderly man in serious condition after two-car crash - WalesOnline
Police investigating a robbery at a Carmarthenshire pub - WalesOnline
We took dad to die in a clinic in Switzerland - now we want everyone to hear his story - Daily Post North Wales

N. Ireland

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Deaf Northern Ireland boy seeks support for charity that helped him speak - Belfast Telegraph
Charity to give out free earplugs at Belsonic, Custom House Square and Belfast Vital gigs - Belfast Live
Vounteers are just Perfect! - Tyrone Times
Songs for the deaf - The London Economic
Gran's cancer fight shows dearth of NHS sign language interpreters in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph
We took dad to die in a clinic in Switzerland - now we want everyone to hear his story - Daily Post North Wales
Cecil Frances Alexander: A pioneer of deaf education - BBC News

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