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UK

NHS to offer hundreds more deaf people life-changing cochlear implant - The Independent
Deaf woman told she couldn't be a juror because of her hearing impairment - iNews
Banham woman Amanda Moss to run London Marathon in honour of her two deaf children - Diss Express
UK tour of Mathilda and the Orange Balloon - for D/deaf and hearing - London Theatre 1
Deaf and only 10 but inspiring girl from Chislehurst wins place on British gymnastic squad - News Shopper
Profoundly deaf given greater access to cochlea implants - iNews
Brighton YouTube star encourages people to support hearing dogs - The Argus
VIDEO shows deaf child react to Syrian first lady giving him life-changing hearing aid - RT

World

Little girl born deaf gets the gift of hearing - WISH-TV
Hearing the deaf - Daily Times
VIDEO shows deaf child react to Syrian first lady giving him life-changing hearing aid - RT
NHS to offer hundreds more deaf people life-changing cochlear implant - The Independent
Baby who was born deaf in sweet viral video showing him hearing for the first time to have 'the most special first Christmas' - iNews
Guest columnist Doug Scott: Helping the deaf and hard of hearing acquire language - GazetteNET
Deaf baby hears her sister's voice for the first time and her reaction will make you emotional - indy100
Sign language needs policy protection in Ghana - The Conversation - Canada

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UK Sport

Nino Severino: England Deaf Rugby squad visit Ipswich | Ipswich Town FC and Suffolk & Essex Sport - East Anglian Daily Times
Reece Cattermole: UK's only deaf professional boxer on overcoming obstacles - BBC Sport
All the people from Bristol named in the Queen's New Year's Honours list - Bristol Post
Ex-WWE superstar hits back at critics after shoving tampon down opponent's throat - The Sun
Entertainment industry 'could do more' for deaf people - BBC News
World's wealthiest saw their fortunes increase by $2.5 billion a day in 2018: Oxfam - New York Post
Deaf people "often give up watching the news" - Radio Exe
Wimbledon 2018: Deaf player Lee Duck-hee aiming to qualify - BBC Sport

World Sport

Hall of Fame to do sign language tours for hearing impaired - Arizona Daily Star
Nino Severino: England Deaf Rugby squad visit Ipswich | Ipswich Town FC and Suffolk & Essex Sport - East Anglian Daily Times
How sign language helped Texas football star Andrew Beck connect with a sick child - Tampa Bay Times
Hearing loss doesn't deter WNBA dreams for Mount Vernon's Cheyenne Talbot - The Journal News | LoHud.com
Cardinals fullback Derrick Coleman erases doubt in the NFL, in the deaf community - AZCentral
Guest columnist Doug Scott: Helping the deaf and hard of hearing acquire language - GazetteNET
Deaf referee sues Georgia high school athletic association - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Texas football player puts his sign language skills to use during hospital visit - The Washington Post

Technology

NHS to offer hundreds more deaf people life-changing cochlear implant - The Independent
Hearing devices feel the vibes, hide in your ear canal at CES 2019 - CNET
Guest columnist Doug Scott: Helping the deaf and hard of hearing acquire language - GazetteNET
Elaine Paige reveals secret battle with hearing loss and how she's spent the last two years using aids - The Sun
Profoundly deaf given greater access to cochlea implants - iNews
Advanced New Technologically in Hearing Aids Market - Trends, and Forecast till 2026 - Ace Newz
Hearing Aids Market to be Driven By Enhanced Adoption of Technologically Advanced Products Till 2024 | Million Insights content= - PR Newswire UK
Children's hearing aid costs now covered by insurance after legislation passes committee - KMVT

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

Sign language needs policy protection in Ghana - The Conversation - Canada
Louisiana School for the Deaf, others targeted for improvements - The Advocate
Hearing the deaf - Daily Times
My Right is Our Future: The Transformative Power of Disability-Inclusive Education - World - ReliefWeb
Clarke School: A brief history of oralism - GazetteNET
Alumni Of A Northampton School For The Deaf Recount Emotional, Physical Abuse - New England Public Radio
'In a glass box': Clarke School for the Deaf alumni detail decades of abuse - GazetteNET
House resolution honors Winston Prouty Center on 50th anniversary - Brattleboro Reformer

Business

Faced with widespread unemployment, deaf people create their own businesses - MPR News
Venture fund created by CSD invests only in Deaf-owned businesses - Business Insider
Deaf-In-Business Cafe & Catering - EdgeProp.my
Insurers now required to cover hearing aids, speech therapy for deaf kids - Post Register
VIDEO shows deaf child react to Syrian first lady giving him life-changing hearing aid - Preston Business Review
Yorkshire business backs charity assistance puppies - Pet Gazette
Seymour business offering sign language class - Seymour Tribune
Davos: Things you might not know about the World Economic Forum - CNBC

Health

NHS to offer hundreds more deaf people life-changing cochlear implant - The Independent
Little girl born deaf gets the gift of hearing - WISH-TV
Gene editing may help some deaf hear | Health And Science - Santa Fe New Mexican
Someone to Know: David Groesch, promoter of hearing health - The State Journal-Register
Union student wins national scholarship from organization that gave her another chance - Jackson Sun
Profoundly deaf given greater access to cochlea implants - iNews
Deaf woman told she couldn't be a juror because of her hearing impairment - iNews
Maryland Medicaid program expands to pay for devices for hearing-impaired adults - Baltimore Sun

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

New mutations causing inherited deaf-blindness have been discovered - EurekAlert
Gene editing may help some deaf hear | Health And Science - Santa Fe New Mexican
RIT astrophysicist develops technique to locate undiscovered planets, celestial bodies - EurekAlert
Louisiana School for the Deaf, others targeted for improvements - The Advocate
This week's Undateables star may have been the most loveable yet - DigitalSpy.com
Variety show serves Deaf, hard-of-hearing audiences - The University of Alabama Crimson White
Sinhala Sign Language the main communication mode for the Deaf in Sri Lanka - ft.lk
Deaf And Unemployed: 1000+ Applications But Still No Full-Time Job - NPR

Arts

UK tour of Mathilda and the Orange Balloon - for D/deaf and hearing - London Theatre 1
Deaf Rock Band Beethoven's Nightmare Helps Denver Arts Break Barriers - KUNC
Peter Dobre: Learning another sign language just the first step in my journey as a deaf dancer - The Scotsman
L'Officiel Art 20-Year-Old Artist Chella Man Is the Face of A Movement The - L'Officiel
Meet the team bringing you Seen & Heard, our series about a Deaf and hearing theatre group - CBC.ca
Deaf And Unemployed: 1000+ Applications But Still No Full-Time Job - NPR
Andrew Solomon hosts screening of 'Far From the Tree' - Newsday
Susannah Clapp's best theatre of 2018 | Stage - The Guardian

England

NHS to offer hundreds more deaf people life-changing cochlear implant - The Independent
Nino Severino: England Deaf Rugby squad visit Ipswich | Ipswich Town FC and Suffolk & Essex Sport - East Anglian Daily Times
Opera brings in blind auditions in the hunt for diverse new stars - The Telegraph
England Deaf enjoying landmark year - England Rugby
Entertainment industry 'could do more' for deaf people - BBC News
Cochlear implant: Deaf one-year-old hears sound for the first time - BBC News
Deaf people in Wales 'being let down' says charity - BBC News
Deaf, dancing, fabulous - the UK's first deaf vogue house - BBC News

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

Sick Glasgow crooks pretend to be deaf to pocket cash donations in street from public - The Scottish Sun
Peter Dobre: Learning another sign language just the first step in my journey as a deaf dancer - The Scotsman
Jenna Reid on launching her debut album Working Hands at Celtic Connections - HeraldScotland
Deaf boy reacts to CBeebies sign language story - BBC News
Steep fall in number of teachers for deaf children in Scotland - STV News
Hearts manager Craig Levein will welcome meeting with referees - The Scotsman
Deaf minister Mary proves the church is always listening on her road to Aberdeen - Press and Journal
Deaf boy's amazing reaction to Makaton bedtime story - BBC News

Wales

NHS to offer hundreds more deaf people life-changing cochlear implant - The Independent
Disabled people 'missing out' due to lack of accessible taxis - ITV News
Deaf people in Wales 'being let down' says charity - BBC News
The tiny Valleys social club that's fighting for survival - Wales Online
More than half a million people in Wales are deaf or have hearing loss - ITV News
Entertainment industry 'could do more' for deaf people - BBC News
Hundreds more patients to be eligible for cochlear implants - Nursing Times
Dafen: Police investigating early hours GBH - The Llanelli Herald

N. Ireland

'Deaf-mute' sex offender denied bail again as judge brands conduct 'wilful contempt' - Belfast Telegraph
Fall in specialist teachers as number of deaf children in Northern Ireland increases - Belfast Telegraph
The Co Down woman who believes more than 30 of her job applications were binned because she's deaf - Belfast Telegraph
Hearing loss 'a barrier to employment', says charity - BBC News
Sign language act: Should it be a 'bigger priority' than Irish language? - BBC News
NI charity befriending project to end due to lack of funding - Belfast Live
Cecil Frances Alexander: A pioneer of deaf education - BBC News
'Social enterprise is our thing': Visiting the Cork Deaf Enterprise showroom and workshop - Irish Examiner

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