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UK

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The incredible stories of three deaf children who have defied the odds to learn to speak - Evening Standard
Auditory Verbal UK charity appeal highlights help for deaf children - News Shopper
Support needed for deaf children - Peterborough Telegraph - Peterborough Telegraph
National Theatre smart caption glasses could be "transformative" for deaf people - Evening Standard
Savage pack of bullies beat up deaf boy, 10, and rip his hearing aids ... - Birmingham Live
Sick bullies beat up deaf boy, 10, and rip out his hearing aids in brutal Walsall attack - The Sun
Mayor Peter Taylor finds out what it's like being deaf for a day - Watford Observer

World

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Sick bullies beat up deaf boy, 10, and rip out his hearing aids in brutal Walsall attack - The Sun
Support needed for deaf children - Peterborough Telegraph
The incredible stories of three deaf children who have defied the odds to learn to speak - Evening Standard
Deaf boy's hearing aids ripped out by bullies and stamped on - Metro - Metro
Deaf schoolboy stamped on and hearing aids ripped off in unprovoked attack - expressandstar.com
Hope of sound futurefor children born deaf - Santa Fe New Mexican
As deaf gamers speak up, game studios are finally listening to those who can't - Digital Trends

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UK Sport

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The incredible stories of three deaf children who have defied the odds to learn to speak - Evening Standard
Nino Severino: Meet Reece Cattermole, the country's only deaf pro boxer - East Anglian Daily Times
Meet the 38 Gloucestershire community groups you can help win a share of ?20000 - Gloucestershire Live
Transcript of 'You can't go there, you're disabled' - BBC News
Inspirational community heroes are hailed at Stars of Lowestoft and Waveney Awards ceremony - Eastern Daily Press
Slayings raise alarms for women who practice sports alone - Business Insider
Reece Cattermole: UK's only deaf professional boxer on overcoming obstacles - BBC Sport

World Sport

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The incredible stories of three deaf children who have defied the odds to learn to speak - Evening Standard
Nino Severino: Meet Reece Cattermole, the country's only deaf pro boxer - East Anglian Daily Times
As deaf gamers speak up, game studios are finally listening to those who can't - Digital Trends
Deaf community looks to bring their own Olympics to Japan after 2020 - The Japan Times
El Paso man says he was discriminated against in a local sports bar - WOAI
Ruler's new sports club transforms the lives of young people with disabilities - The National
Moral victory for Red Sox: they passed on acquiring Astros closer Roberto Osuna - The Boston Globe

Technology

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Hope of sound futurefor children born deaf - Santa Fe New Mexican
Mobile phones get digital hearing aid - The Times
National Theatre smart caption glasses could be "transformative" for deaf people - Evening Standard
Shure mics in hybrid system for hard of hearing students - AV Magazine
MP says 'don't wait a decade to check your hearing' - Falkirk Herald
Unlocking the World of Sound for Deaf Children - New York Times
FDA allows marketing of first self-fitting hearing aid controlled by the user - FDA.gov

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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Support needed for deaf children - Peterborough Telegraph - Peterborough Telegraph
Windsor Park School head Catherine says fond farewell - Falkirk Herald
Wife's deafness brings insights for Baylor Beethoven scholar - Waco Tribune-Herald
Sign language club bridges divide between students - Press of Atlantic City
Deaf children face education barriers - The Press, York
Petition to make BSL first language for deaf children in Wales - BBC News
Many signs deaf students are welcome at Veterans Memorial School - Vineland Daily Journal

Business

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Support needed for deaf children - Peterborough Telegraph - Peterborough Telegraph
Without captions, warnings about Hurricane Michael failed to reach disabled - Business Insider
Hurricane Michael: Small Business Disaster Recovery Loans, Financial Assistance Emerges - ChannelE2E
Creating a device to help millions of hearing impaired South Africans - Independent Online
Arkansas company at work on device to help deaf 'hear' without expensive surgery - Arkansas Online
Firm's charity partnership will help people with hearing loss find a job - Swindon Advertiser
Deadline approaching in Mississippi for SBA working capital loans for drought - WTVA

Health

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Hope of sound futurefor children born deaf - Santa Fe New Mexican
Transcript of: Making sign language more beautiful - BBC News
'Bullies will not win': ?1600 already raised for deaf 10-year-old beaten up in Walsall - expressandstar.com
Unlocking the World of Sound for Deaf Children - New York Times
Social work with d/Deaf people: key issues in adult safeguarding - Communitycare.co.uk
?5000 raised for deaf schoolboy after Walsall attack - expressandstar.com
Action on Hearing urge Belfast students to volunteer - Belfast Live

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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Hope of sound futurefor children born deaf - Santa Fe New Mexican
Unlocking the World of Sound for Deaf Children - New York Times
Panther Profile: Scott Cohen, Science Education Advocate For The Deaf Community - Georgia State University News (press release)
Natural sciences museum hosts STEM Career Showcase for students with disabilities Tuesday - WRAL.com
Nino Severino: Meet Reece Cattermole, the country's only deaf pro boxer - East Anglian Daily Times
'Backdoor' eugenics: Are IVF and gene therapy an asset for humanity, or an ethical threat? - ABC Local
The Impact of Deafness on Hallucinations and Delusions - Psychiatry Advisor

Arts

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Smart captioning glasses help deaf theatregoers follow the action - BBC News
October 11 Vallejo A&E Source: Coal Shed artist overcomes hearing challenge - Vallejo Times Herald
National Theatre smart caption glasses could be "transformative" for deaf people - Evening Standard
Mustafa Alabssi's incredible journey: Netflix debut the latest feat for deaf Syrian refugee - Regina Leader-Post
Glasgow School of Art accused of systemic failings over fire - The Guardian
Opinion: Art investments opening minds across a changing Portland - OregonLive.com
Miracle in Florida: One of the Greatest Artists in the World Regains Hearing after 50 Years of Deafness! - PR Newswire (press release)

England

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Support needed for deaf children - Peterborough Telegraph - Peterborough Telegraph
Sick bullies beat up deaf boy, 10, and rip out his hearing aids in brutal Walsall attack - The Sun
Mobile phones get digital hearing aid - The Times
Sign language should be treated as deaf children's first language, says report - South Wales Argus
Transcript of: Making sign language more beautiful - BBC News
Proud day for deaf Burnham rugby player as he scores for England side - Burnham-On-Sea
Nino Severino: Meet Reece Cattermole, the country's only deaf pro boxer - Ipswich Star

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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MP says 'don't wait a decade to check your hearing' - Falkirk Herald
Windsor Park School head Catherine says fond farewell - Falkirk Herald
'Before my first voyage I had no clue' - BBC News
Visual and physical storytelling embraced in Solar Bear's The Arrival in Dundee - The Courier
Bo'ness cinema reaches out to the deaf with new screenings - Linlithgow Journal & Gazette
Transcript of: Making sign language more beautiful - BBC News
Glasgow School of Art accused of systemic failings over fire - The Guardian

Wales

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Petition to make BSL first language for deaf children in Wales - BBC News
British Sign Language 'should be first language of deaf children in Wales' - ITV News
Deaf people in Wales 'being let down' says charity - BBC News
Are our workplaces welcoming enough to people with hearing loss? - ITV News
Sign language should be treated as deaf children's first language, says report - South Wales Argus
Deaf people in Wales not getting the care they are entitled to, charity says - Care Appointments
?5,000 reward offered in bid to trace fugitive murder suspect - Wales ... - WalesOnline

N. Ireland

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Hearing loss 'a barrier to employment', says charity - BBC News
Hearing loss: 'I had no confidence in myself' - BBC News
Action on Hearing urge Belfast students to volunteer - Belfast Live
Cecil Frances Alexander: A pioneer of deaf education - BBC News
Sign language act: Should it be a 'bigger priority' than Irish language? - BBC News
Fall in specialist teachers as number of deaf children in Northern Ireland increases - Belfast Telegraph
How speech and language therapists are changing children's lives - Belfast Telegraph

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