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UK

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Starbucks to launch sign language store in Washington DC for deaf customers - The Independent
Lewis Vaughan Jones feared for his career after losing his hearing. - BBC News
Starbucks is set to open its first US 'signing store' in Washington DC and will hire up to 25 deaf or hard-of ... - Daily Mail
Let your fingers do the talking - sign up for job that gives voice to deaf community - Belfast Telegraph
Queer Eye host backs viewers on Netflix subtitle change - BBC News
It's not just Queer Eye - bad subtitling is a daily problem for deaf viewers - The Guardian
Teams in Bromley urging people to care for their senses this Deafblind Awareness Week - Bromley Times

World

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The lonely world between the hearing and the Deaf - Washington Post
Starbucks to boost deaf employment with its first signing store in US - The Drum
Lewis Vaughan Jones feared for his career after losing his hearing. - BBC News
Deaf dog bonds with students who are hearing impaired - 6abc.com
Light Beam Lets the Deaf (Gerbil) Hear - Scientific American
DiverseCity and basketball bring the deaf and the hearing communities together - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Optical cochlear implants restore hearing in deaf gerbils - physicsworld.com

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UK Sport

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Wimbledon 2018: Deaf player Lee Duck-hee aiming to qualify - BBC Sport
Deaf Rutherglen bowlers form friendship through sport and claim second successive international trophy for Scotland - Scottish Daily Record
Howzat! Deaf cricketer Matthew sets sights on World Cup glory - Stoke-on-Trent Live
Reece Cattermole: UK's only deaf professional boxer on overcoming obstacles - BBC Sport
Deaf professional boxer spars with Welwyn Garden City pupils - Welwyn Hatfield Times
Incredible video shows how friends help a deaf and blind Brazil fan enjoy the World Cup - Yahoo Finance UK
Deaf mum sues Little Mix promoter in sign language row - BBC News

World Sport

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Starbucks To Open First 'Signing Store' In The U.S. To Serve Deaf ... - NPR
Wimbledon 2018: Deaf player Lee Duck-hee aiming to qualify - BBC Sport
DiverseCity and basketball bring the deaf and the hearing communities together - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Deaf Rutherglen bowlers form friendship through sport and claim second successive international trophy for Scotland - Scottish Daily Record
Galwayman is chief organiser of World Deaf Golf Championships - Connacht Tribune Group
Dutch striker Memphis Depay pledges support for blind & deaf sports in Ghana - GhanaWeb
GHS wins first Inter Secondary School Bible Quiz Competition in Fiji and the South Pacific - Fijivillage

Technology

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The lonely world between the hearing and the Deaf - Washington Post
From translating hearing aids to sign-language gloves, amazing ... - Digital Trends
Deaf prisoners are trapped in frightening isolation - CNN
Hearing the Light - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
raceAhead: Most Americans Think Tech is Biased - Fortune
Light Beam Lets the Deaf (Gerbil) Hear - Scientific American
Alexa can now have a conversation with members of the deaf community - Digital Trends

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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Starbucks' First US 'Signing Store' Will Serve Deaf Customers - Fortune
Let your fingers do the talking - sign up for job that gives voice to deaf community - Belfast Telegraph
US Fulbright researcher shares story of Ghana's deaf education history - Myjoyonline.com
Minister visits deaf children at Red Oaks in Swindon - Swindon Advertiser
From The California Department Of Education: School Nutrition Programs, School Year 2018-19: Free And Reduced ... - Coronado Eagle and Journal
Family to challenge lack of GCSE in sign language - TES News
The history behind RI School for the Deaf - Ricentral.com

Business

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Starbucks is opening its first 'signing store' -- and people think it's a big step toward inclusivity for the company - INSIDER
Starbucks opening sign language-friendly store - Business News ... - WTHR
Alexa can now have a conversation with members of the deaf community - Digital Trends
WPD re-awarded customer charter for hearing impaired - Free Press Series
Minor girl, hearing-and-speech impaired, raped in MP village - Business Standard
See hear says this branch of opticians - Kirkintilloch Herald
VA orders machines to help deaf, blind veterans communicate - News & Observer

Health

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Lewis Vaughan Jones feared for his career after losing his hearing. - BBC News
Health disparities put deaf community at risk - WBFO
Let your fingers do the talking - sign up for job that gives voice to deaf community - Belfast Telegraph
VA admits equipment for hearing-impaired vets sat unused until KETV investigation - KETV Omaha
VA Orders Machines to Help Deaf, Blind Veterans Communicate - U.S. News & World Report
Omaha VA adding teletype machines to talk with blind, deaf veterans - Omaha World-Herald
Light Beam Lets the Deaf (Gerbil) Hear - Scientific American

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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Light Beam Lets the Deaf (Gerbil) Hear - Scientific American
The Digest: Scientists Create New Cochlear Implants That Allow Gerbils to "Hear" Light - Futurism
Hearing the Light - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Cool New Ear Implants Enable Deaf Gerbils To "Hear" Light - IFLScience
Novel drug therapy partially restores hearing in mice - Science Daily
From translating hearing aids to sign-language gloves, amazing ... - Digital Trends
Groundbreaking cochlear implant lets gerbils 'hear' light in study that could offer new hope for the deaf - Daily Mail

Arts

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Starbucks to open sign language store - CNN
You'll be able to order in sign language at this Starbucks - KRON4
Queer Eye host backs viewers on Netflix subtitle change - BBC News
Review: Love makes a dizzying 'Arrival & Departure' in a play inspired by the film 'Brief Encounter' - Los Angeles Times
Budget should reflect Wichita's quality of life. Why city's first draft isn't close - Wichita Eagle
How a Legendary Octogenarian Artist Leveraged Her Passion With an App - Adweek
Sign language interpreter slays at heavy metal concert - ABC News

England

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Let your fingers do the talking - sign up for job that gives voice to deaf community - Belfast Telegraph
Queer Eye host backs viewers on Netflix subtitle change - BBC News
A deaf trucker had a CDL and a FMCSA exemption. EEOC says Werner should have hired him - FreightWaves
Wimbledon 2018: Deaf player Lee Duck-hee aiming to qualify - BBC Sport
Howzat! Deaf cricketer Matthew sets sights on World Cup glory - Stoke-on-Trent Live
40 MPs join protest over looming ?4m in cuts to funding for deaf pupils - Schools Week
Ordinations: Disabled but enabled? - Church Times

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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Deaf graduates enter the spotlight - The Times
VIDEO: Moray Council becomes first in Scotland to broadcast meeting with sign language - Press and Journal
Judge hears undercover police claims - BBC News
Claudia Rosencrantz on deafness and her new life with sound - The Times
Goodmovers 16 July 2018 - who has a new job? - Third Force News
Learning to sign - AOP
Selwyn trio make NZ deaf lawn bowls team - Star Kiwi

Wales

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Hear Kitty, hear kitty! Lost cat Lara returns home 12 years after vanishing... and she's been gone so long she's now DEAF - Daily Mail
Hearing impaired group celebrate 25th anniversary - The Llantwit Major GEM
Wales live breaking news plus traffic, weather and M4 updates (Wednesday, July 11) - WalesOnline
Drugs seized in Carmarthenshire pub raid - WalesOnline
Deaf Rutherglen bowlers form friendship through sport and claim second successive international trophy for Scotland - Scottish Daily Record
ASL interpreter helping bring improv to new audiences - KATU
Judge hears undercover police claims - BBC News

N. Ireland

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Let your fingers do the talking - sign up for job that gives voice to deaf community - Belfast Telegraph
Deaf Rutherglen bowlers form friendship through sport and claim second successive international trophy for Scotland - Scottish Daily Record
Maureen is a 'People's champ' - Ballymena Times
Sunderland veteran who hit "rock bottom" urges others to seek help with their mental health - Sunderland Echo
Sunderland veteran who hit 'rock bottom' urges others to seek help with their mental health - Sunderland Echo
Selwyn trio make NZ deaf lawn bowls team - Star Kiwi
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