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UK

The profoundly deaf girl who found her voice after brain surgery - BBC News
Deaf actor steps in for hearing one at Royal Shakespeare Company production in theatrical first - The Telegraph
Deaf actor makes RSC history by becoming first to understudy hearing role - The Stage
Father of deaf African boy given gift of hearing at Monklands says thanks - Daily Record
News - Deaf children to get 'life-changing' surgery - OnMedica
The magical moment Theo hears sound for the first time - ITV News
Deaf poet Raymond Antrobus wins Ted Hughes award - BBC News
Deaf Scots tot hears parents say 'I love you' and speaks for first time - Daily Record

World

The profoundly deaf girl who found her voice after brain surgery - BBC News
Deaf actor steps in for hearing one at Royal Shakespeare Company production in theatrical first - The Telegraph
The magical moment Theo hears sound for the first time - ITV News
Wales Deaf Rugby urges women and girls to sign up to new side - ITV News
Father of deaf African boy given gift of hearing at Monklands says thanks - Daily Record
Preparing a weather emergency kit for those hard of hearing or deaf - AccuWeather.com
Thief apologizes to deaf 7-year-old after stealing hearing device - KTRK-TV
ONLY ON ABC7NEWS.COM: Thief apologizes to deaf 7-year-old after stealing hearing device - KGO-TV

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UK Sport

Essex writer crowdfunds to put hearing loss on the big screen - Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Rugby Union: International call up for local referee - Rochdale Online
Royal Opera House loses appeal over viola player's hearing - BBC News
Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath reveals he's going DEAF from years of performing - Daily Mail
Reece Cattermole: UK's only deaf professional boxer on overcoming obstacles - BBC Sport
Platform8 - a theatre festival in Peterborough with something for all - Peterborough Telegraph
NHS to offer hundreds more deaf people life-changing cochlear implant - The Independent
Cochlear implants to benefit more people with hearing loss - BBC News

World Sport

Wales Deaf Rugby urges women and girls to sign up to new side - ITV News
Newberry baseball senior is nearly deaf. He's thriving and inspiring in sports, life - Belleville News-Democrat
'People get judged' - meet Britain's only deaf full-time football coach - The Guardian
Essex writer crowdfunds to put hearing loss on the big screen - Gazette
Rugby Union: International call up for local referee - Rochdale Online
Meet the Essex actress who overcame deafness and a serious car crash that is now producing her own film - Essex Live
Florida School for Deaf and Blind coach takes home Coach of the Week honors - jaguars.com
THE SOUND OF STRENGTH: Being deaf doesn't deter Wilkes' Ensley - Citizens Voice

Technology

The profoundly deaf girl who found her voice after brain surgery - BBC News
NDIS denies deaf man $10k for hearing aid upgrade, grants him $15k for coffee and social outings - ABC News
Why many shy away from hearing aids and over-the-counter devices - Washington Post
Incluse hearing aids look like stylish jewelry - Fast Company
New app enables hearing-impaired taxi drivers in S. Korea - DunyaNews Pakistan
Class of 2019: As a 'CODA,' Kim Built Bridges for UVA's Deaf Community - UVA Today
Hearing out the deaf: IISc researchers design a smartphone-based therapy and hearing aid - Research Matters
#TechThursdays - Smartphone-based therapy & hearing aid could prove a game changer for the deaf community - NewzHook

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

Past pupils return to the Royal School for the Deaf Derby - Derbyshire Life
The profoundly deaf girl who found her voice after brain surgery - BBC News
Merton student Oliver Shaw on being hearing impaired at Oxford - Oxford Student
Deaf poet Raymond Antrobus wins Ted Hughes prize - The Guardian
Deaf poet Raymond Antrobus wins Ted Hughes award - BBC News
Trump's Special Olympics Hypocrisy - Forbes
Funding Cuts For SEN Causing Schools 'Untold Misery' - RightsInfo
Proposed Bill Would Require School Districts To Do More For Deaf Students - WNPR News

Business

Sayed Ali of Interpreters Unlimited wins SBA Small Business Person of the Year Award - Slator
Deaf community works the land - SowetanLIVE Sunday World
Federal funding cut a threat to hearing impaired phone transcriptions, providers say - ABC News
The need for inclusivity in digital marketing - The Drum
L&T launches mobile app for hearing impaired persons - Business Standard
Former Bahr's Chocolate Shop and Milk Bar to soon reopen as Tasmania's first sign language cafe - The Mercury
Global Deaf Aid Market Insights 2019-2025 - Interton, Audina, Coselgi, Audio Service, AST Hearing, Lisound, Sonova, William Demant - StepOrganic
Microsoft Teams Reveals Exciting New Features - UC Today

Health

The profoundly deaf girl who found her voice after brain surgery - BBC News
Deaf children across England able to HEAR again thanks to new NHS op - Express
Father of deaf African boy given gift of hearing at Monklands says thanks - Daily Record
Alieu's delighted dad say a heartfelt thank you to the people of Lanarkshire - Daily Record
VIDEO: Dundee deaf charity involved in mental health awareness videos - Evening Telegraph
Essex writer crowdfunds to put hearing loss on the big screen - Gazette
June Brown health latest: EastEnders star Dot Cotton's hearing condition revealed - Express
Lancashire CCG hearing loss service engagement summary report 2017-19 | NHS Fylde Coast Clinical Commissioning Group - Fylde Coast NHS News

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

Class of 2019: As a 'CODA,' Kim Built Bridges for UVA's Deaf Community - UVA Today
Videos depicting complex scientific concepts breaks barriers for deaf STEM students - EurekAlert
Vitamin D's 'dramatic' impact on MS susceptibility revealed by scientists - Wales Online
Hearing loss before 50 may mean higher risk of drug and alcohol issues - Science Daily
Signs of unification at UConn through Deaf Awareness Day - UConn Daily Campus
Hearing out the deaf: IISc researchers design a smartphone-based therapy and hearing aid - Research Matters
Why Do Babies Babble? - Live Science
Access Bedford to provide sign language interpreters at mayoral hustings - Bedford Independent

Arts

Thanet community news: Forest school, sports fund day, beard shave, art show, Town Shed and deaf children's footie team - The Isle of Thanet News
Weather preparedness, awareness tips for deaf and hard-of-hearing people - AccuWeather.com
A new version of The Tempest launches vital conversation about inclusion - Edmonton Journal
Essex writer crowdfunds to put hearing loss on the big screen - Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Deaf poet Raymond Antrobus wins Ted Hughes award - BBC News
London Venue And Tour Dates Announced For HORRIBLE HISTORIES - DREADFUL DEAF - DEAFINITELY NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED! - Broadway World
'The Silence': A Netflix Algorithm Mishap - NYU Washington Square News
Deaf community works the land - SowetanLIVE Sunday World

England

Deaf children across England able to HEAR again thanks to new NHS op - Express
The profoundly deaf girl who found her voice after brain surgery - BBC News
Deaf actor steps in for hearing one at Royal Shakespeare Company production in theatrical first - The Telegraph
'People get judged' - meet Britain's only deaf full-time football coach - The Guardian
NHS England to fund pioneering new brain surgery at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital - About Manchester
Wales Deaf Rugby urges women and girls to sign up to new side - ITV News
Deafness didn't stop me passing my driver's test, ignorance did - Metro.co.uk
Number of fresh asylum claims plunge after Home Office insists they must travel hundreds of miles to do so - The Independent

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

VIDEO: Dundee deaf charity involved in mental health awareness videos - Evening Telegraph
Alieu's delighted dad say a heartfelt thank you to the people of Lanarkshire - Daily Record
Avon buys Pattison's murder mystery debut - The Bookseller
Thanet community news: Forest school, sports fund day, beard shave, art show, Town Shed and deaf children's footie team - The Isle of Thanet News
Number of fresh asylum claims plunge after Home Office insists they must travel hundreds of miles to do so - The Independent
The deaf DJ who feels the beats - BBC News
Deaf boy reacts to CBeebies sign language story - BBC News
Deaf boy's amazing reaction to Makaton bedtime story - BBC News

Wales

Wales Deaf Rugby urges women and girls to sign up to new side - ITV News
Vitamin D's 'dramatic' impact on MS susceptibility revealed by scientists - Wales Online
Deafness didn't stop me passing my driver's test, ignorance did - Metro.co.uk
Race in books: 'Why I write stories for my mixed-race sons' - BBC News
Past pupils return to the Royal School for the Deaf Derby - Derbyshire Life
Family face deportation from Australia because deaf son deemed taxpayer 'burden' - The Guardian
Thanet community news: Forest school, sports fund day, beard shave, art show, Town Shed and deaf children's footie team - The Isle of Thanet News
Deaf people in Wales 'being let down' says charity - BBC News

N. Ireland

We need to be more aware of meningitis, says man who fought it twice - Belfast Telegraph
Assistance dogs in the practice - Practice Business
Hearing loss 'a barrier to employment', says charity - BBC News
Hard work and competition the foundation of Louis' success - The Irish News
The Co Down woman who believes more than 30 of her job applications were binned because she's deaf - Belfast Telegraph
Duo propose plans to rescue former RNID headquarters for future city centre living - Love Belfast
New report shows more specialist support needed for deaf children - The Irish News
Sign language act: Should it be a 'bigger priority' than Irish language? - 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