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UK

Sherrie Hewson reveals she's going deaf and is reliant on hearing aids - The Sun
Deaf man becomes teacher after school hires assistant dog - Metro.co.uk
Inspirational boy doesn't let being deaf restrict his sporting dreams - Bucks Free Press
Wymondham deaf blogger Ellie Parfitt in subtitled cinema battle | Health - Eastern Daily Press
Deafblind medical student's photos capture NHS diversity - BBC News
Deaf man from Arnold reveals the mental health battles that come with being unable to hear - Nottinghamshire Live
How much sign language do you know? - Metro.co.uk
Heartache as Hull woman Denise Canniffe dies just weeks after being told she had cancer - Hull Daily Mail

World

Sherrie Hewson reveals she's going deaf and is reliant on hearing aids - The Sun
Deaf man becomes teacher after school hires assistant dog - Metro.co.uk
Streaming the 'DEAF' album on Spotify will help raise money so deaf people can 'hear' music - The Drum
Device may allow the deaf to "hear through their fingertips" - New Atlas
Making music accessible to the Deaf and hard of hearing - NewsChannel5.com
Deaf Toddler Lights Up After Hearing Sound for the First Time, Thanks to Cochlear Implants - Atlanta Black Star
'Silent No More' Highlights Local Deaf, Hard of Hearing Community - NBC 7 San Diego
For those with hearing impairments, restaurant noise isn't just an irritation. It's discrimination. - The Washington Post

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UK Sport

Inspirational boy doesn't let being deaf restrict his sporting dreams - Bucks Free Press
'I lost my hearing - and found a career as a professional dancer' - Telegraph.co.uk
Cirencester triathlete looking to turn professional | Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
'People get judged' - meet Britain's only deaf full-time football coach - The Guardian
The Clarkson Review: Bentley Continental GT convertible | The Sunday Times Magazine | The Sunday Times - The Times
Reece Cattermole: UK's only deaf professional boxer on overcoming obstacles - BBC Sport
Yes, I'm deaf. But that doesn't always mean I can't hear what you're saying about me - The Independent
Deaf entrepreneurs launch eco-friendly retreat for hearing and non-hearing guests - The Independent

World Sport

Inspirational boy doesn't let being deaf restrict his sporting dreams - Bucks Free Press
Ex-Mustang represents USA at Deaf Basketball Championships - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Fujitsu device turns sounds into light, vibrations - SFGate
Palmer brings inspiration to annual Southwest Deaf Optimist Club basketball camp - Arizona Daily Star
Cirencester triathlete looking to turn professional | Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
Deaf Blacks, NZ's hearing-impaired rugby team, thriving despite funding struggle - TVNZ
Top football referees launch inquiry into whistle use causing deafness - The Sunday Post
Ghana: Deaf Footballers Celebrate Ex-President Rawlings - AllAfrica.com

Technology

Turning over a new page: how accessibility tech is changing - The Guardian
Day 4 at Cannes Lions: FCB agencies take two more Grand Prix awards - The Drum
Camp serves deaf children and their parents - WWBT NBC12 News
Bill Requiring Hearing Aids For Babies, Young Children Heads To California Senate - CBS Los Angeles
WATCH: Deaf toddler hears her mom say 'I love you' for first time after getting cochlear implants - ABC Action News
Deaf toddler hears mom say 'I love you' for first time - fox5sandiego.com
FCB Health's Area 23 and Wavio win Grand Prix in Innovation for 'See Sound' - AdAge.com
Partnership promises better airport experience for deaf passengers - Access and Mobility Professional

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

Robertsbridge family's High Court challenge for special education funding - Hastings and St. Leonards Observer
Glowing review for Aberdeen School for the Deaf - Press and Journal
Fresno State professor who pioneered deaf education honored by Gallaudet University - The San Joaquin Valley Sun
An entire school started learning sign language to welcome a deaf kindergartener - CNN
Bill mandates school emergency plans for students with hearing loss - The CT Mirror
Entire school learns sign language to welcome 6-year-old kindergartner as their first ever deaf student - Evening Standard
How much sign language do you know? - Metro.co.uk
American Sign Language education a good sign for Williamsburg students - Virginia Gazette

Business

Council to dissolve company supporting deaf and blind people in Suffolk - Thetford & Brandon Times
Group works to create opportunities for deaf community - CGTN America
"Lessons learnt" from deaf and blind care company closure, says Suffolk County Council cabinet | Thetford and Brandon News - Thetford & Brandon Times
Fujitsu device turns sounds into light, vibrations - SFGate
'Lessons learnt' from closure of Suffolk County Council's care company Sensing Change - Newmarket Journal
China's DJI plans to build drones in California amid U.S. security concern - Euronews English
Ex-Mustang represents USA at Deaf Basketball Championships - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Austin business works to close employment gap for deaf employees, one virtual mailbox at a time - KXAN.com

Health

Sherrie Hewson health: Former Coronation Street star speaks out on 'shock' diagnosis - Express
Council to dissolve company supporting deaf and blind people in Suffolk - Thetford & Brandon Times
Deafblind medical student's photos capture NHS diversity - BBC News
National Deaf Children's Society roadshow visits Newham | Health - Newham Recorder
FCB Health's Area 23 and Wavio win Grand Prix in Innovation for 'See Sound' - AdAge.com
Students Learn Sign Language to Welcome Deaf Child - WebMD
Deaf man from Arnold reveals the mental health battles that come with being unable to hear - Nottinghamshire Live
FDA approves cochlear implant designed for MRI - MedTech Dive

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

Streaming the 'DEAF' album on Spotify will help raise money so deaf people can 'hear' music - The Drum
Solving the cochlea: First complete virtual model of ear's speech sensor - Medical Xpress
RIT/NTID offers educational summer camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students - RIT University News Services
Scientists create mind-controlled hearing aid - The Guardian
Hearing impaired Emiratis dare to dream big ahead of graduation date - The National
Fresno State professor who pioneered deaf education honored by Gallaudet University - The San Joaquin Valley Sun
Read DJI's Comprehensive Response to "Inaccurate Claims" Made During Senate Hearing - DroneLife
Critical role of spectrin in hearing development and deafness - Science Advances

Arts

What's happening in Tampa Bay art: Florida Deaf Art Show, mural bike tours - Tampa Bay Times
De'VIA works to create ASL term for Andy Warhol as part of deaf art education workshop - PGH City Paper
Cardiff Deaf Centre joins Wales' largest LGBTQ+ celebration - Wales247
Review: A Deaf musical? The Black Drum at Soulpepper shows it isn't an oxymoron - The Globe and Mail
Performance doesn't have to be high art to bring people happiness - Shine News
Students with disabilities shine on the arts stage - Sydney Morning Herald
Michael DeMeglio | Downtown newsmagazine | Birmingham Bloomfield - Downtown newsmagazine | Birmingham/Bloomfield
Opera gets inclusive at Queer Arts Fest - Straight.com

England

Baschurch rugby star to play for country in England Deaf Rugby Union tour of South Africa - Border Counties Advertizer
Grim video shows world's 'largest' chunk of ear wax measuring 2.5cm being pulled from patient - The Sun
Deaf man from Arnold reveals the mental health battles that come with being unable to hear - Nottinghamshire Live
How a blind photographer sees the world - BBC News
New drug could restore hearing in the deaf - University College London Hospitals
The profoundly deaf girl who found her voice after brain surgery - BBC News
'People get judged' - meet Britain's only deaf full-time football coach - The Guardian
Cochlear implants to benefit more people with hearing loss - 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

Scotland's Railway launches new app for the benefit of deaf passengers - Global Railway Review
Deaf man from Arnold reveals the mental health battles that come with being unable to hear - Nottinghamshire Live
The fun has begun: Scotland goes loopy for Oor Wullie after hundreds of oor statues appear around the country - The Sunday Post
New app for deaf passengers is ground breaking - RailAdvent - Railway News
Mobile health and apps news in brief - Digital Health
Lossiemouth locals learn how to sing in sign language - Press and Journal
'I am a DJ who just happens to be deaf' - BBC News
The Duke of Edinburgh's most famous gaffes - Royal Central

Wales

Deafblind medical student's photos capture NHS diversity - BBC News
Cardiff Deaf Centre joins Wales' largest LGBTQ+ celebration - Wales247
Elderly dad killed when he stepped in front of car after spotting daughter at bus stop - Wales Online
Wales live breaking news plus traffic, weather and travel updates (Thursday, June 13) - WalesOnline
Deaf people in Wales 'being let down' says charity - BBC News
Search for missing man Reginald Davies enters fourth day - Tivyside Advertiser
Wales Deaf Rugby urges women and girls to sign up to new side - ITV News
Tributes pour in for 'lovely' and 'kind-hearted' pensioner Colin Purton - The Chester Standard

N. Ireland

Neighbours feared Lambeg 'super drum causing instantaneous deafness' - Belfast Telegraph
What it really feels like growing up deaf - Belfast Telegraph
Big Lunch duo find plenty of inspiration on epic journey - Belfast Telegraph
Queen's birthday honours list 2019: full list of everyone being recognised this year - iNews
Danske Bank: Deaf woman paid ?2,000 in discrimination case - BBC News
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
Deaf Awareness 'Dress in Decibels' - Derry Journal

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