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UK

Sheffield start-up pioneering treatment to help the deaf hear - The Star
Elmbridge mayor launches hearing service at Walton opticians - Surrey Comet
Deaf people 'failed' by lack of subtitled cinema screenings - Oxford Mail
Ad Infinitum is Bringing EXTRAORDINARY WALL OF SILENCE to HOME Manchester - Broadway World
Heartwarming footage captures the moment a deaf baby hears his mother's voice for the first time - Daily Mail
Tear-jerking moment deaf boy, two, signs 'I love you' to his mother - Daily Mail
The lonely fight for help raising a deaf baby after devastating diagnosis - Wales Online
BritBox accused of treating hard-of-hearing viewers like 'second rate' citizens - Telegraph.co.uk

World

Elmbridge mayor launches hearing service at Walton opticians - Surrey Comet
Sheffield start-up pioneering treatment to help the deaf hear - The Star
Heartwarming footage captures the moment a deaf baby hears his mother's voice for the first time - Daily Mail
Dual sensory impairment: Hearing loss and vision loss - Healthy Hearing
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People looking for Great North Run competitors - Pocklington Post
Deaf elderly man killed by train - Bangkok Post
American Girl releases its first doll with hearing loss - CNN
Boy given bionic ear launches appeal to help other deaf children - Yorkshire Post

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UK Sport

England Deaf rugby player from Worthing looking for sponsorship to go on 'tour of a lifetime' - Worthing Herald
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People looking for Great North Run competitors - Pocklington Post
Deafway: From Preston to Nepal, the Deaf charity changing lives - Lancashire Post
Worthing rugby player raising money to join deaf England team in South Africa - The Argus
A Craven diary: Skipton Town Ladies FC get their kit off for good causes - Craven Herald
Swim England and UK Deaf Sport making swimming accessible - The Home of Swimming | Swimming.org
SPFL calls to change SFA Compliance Officer role 'ignored for seven months' - The Scottish Sun
Lee Duck-hee becomes first deaf player to win ATP Tour main draw match - The Guardian

World Sport

England Deaf rugby player from Worthing looking for sponsorship to go on 'tour of a lifetime' - Worthing Herald
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People looking for Great North Run competitors - Pocklington Post
Deafway: From Preston to Nepal, the Deaf charity changing lives - Lancashire Post
Jets broadcaster's comments tone-deaf and 'sickening to hear' - Winnipeg Sun
A Craven diary: Skipton Town Ladies FC get their kit off for good causes - Craven Herald
Erie's Gates reflects on golden moments at Deaflympics - GoErie.com
American Girl releases doll with hearing loss, first depicted with developmental disability - 12news.com KPNX
The story of Jonathan Breuer, an umpire who happens to be deaf, really hit home | 2019 lookback - NorthJersey.com

Technology

Elmbridge mayor launches hearing service at Walton opticians - Surrey Comet
Sheffield start-up pioneering treatment to help the deaf hear - The Star
Boy given bionic ear launches appeal to help other deaf children - Yorkshire Post
American Girl releases doll with hearing loss, first depicted with developmental disability - 12news.com KPNX
Develop Novel Sign Language Technology for the Deaf - WPI News
Akron Canton News Being deaf is no obstacle for Akron teen who plays piano Olivia Fecteau - News 5 Cleveland
30 events are already lined up for Philly Tech Week 2020 (and more to come) - Technical.ly
What is Bluetooth LE Audio and why does it matter? Higher quality, audio sharing and more - Pocket-lint

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

Ad Infinitum is Bringing EXTRAORDINARY WALL OF SILENCE to HOME Manchester - Broadway World
OPINION: Without proper disability services, education becomes a barrier rather than an opportunity - The Depaulia
Deaf interpreter who scared Corrie Liz thanked in sign by Prince William - Metro.co.uk
Deafway: From Preston to Nepal, the Deaf charity changing lives - Lancashire Post
Insufficient Sign Language Education for the Hearing-impaired - The Korea Bizwire
Local tutor and volunteer helps educate African deaf children - Saffron Walden Reporter
Dispatches from Deaf Education's Infancy - JSTOR Daily
Dual sensory impairment: Hearing loss and vision loss - Healthy Hearing

Business

Sheffield start-up pioneering treatment to help the deaf hear - The Star
This app gives deaf users an on-demand ASL interpreter - Fast Company
American Girl releases its first doll with hearing loss - CNN
How do you sign chicken and chips? Pakistan's cafe run by and for the deaf - The Guardian
30 events are already lined up for Philly Tech Week 2020 (and more to come) - Technical.ly
This craft brew pub thrives, thanks to a secret ingredient: Workers with disabilities - Los Angeles Times
DAA to pay EUR1,000 for discriminating against deaf man - RTE.ie
Breaking a barrier: Students create menus for hearing-impaired and deaf communities - Current in Carmel

Health

Elmbridge mayor launches hearing service at Walton opticians - Surrey Comet
Dual sensory impairment: Hearing loss and vision loss - Healthy Hearing
Heartwarming footage captures the moment a deaf baby hears his mother's voice for the first time - Daily Mail
Deafway: From Preston to Nepal, the Deaf charity changing lives - Lancashire Post
Boy given bionic ear launches appeal to help other deaf children - Yorkshire Post
How do you sign chicken and chips? Pakistan's cafe run by and for the deaf - The Guardian
Reducing Barriers to Care and Addressing Social Determinants of Health - Annals of Internal Medicine
Utah grandfather who has played Santa for 40 years gets his hearing back - Daily Mail

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

Sheffield start-up pioneering treatment to help the deaf hear - The Star
How do you sign chicken and chips? Pakistan's cafe run by and for the deaf - The Guardian
Raymond Antrobus: 'In some ways, poetry is my first language' - The Guardian
Develop Novel Sign Language Technology for the Deaf - WPI News
Preschool at Missouri State helps deaf, hard of hearing students gain literacy skills - News-Leader
Deaf doctoral student adds new perspective to UNC Audiology program - Greensboro News & Record
Deaf couple may edit embryo's DNA to correct hearing mutation - Science Magazine
In one revolutionary language, a community taps the power of touch - The Christian Science Monitor

Arts

Elmbridge mayor launches hearing service at Walton opticians - Surrey Comet
Ilya Kaminsky: Deaf Republic - silence as "a soul's noise" - The Arts Desk
WMO founder Marko Stojanovic: 'These are exciting times for the art of mime' - The Stage
Red Wing center receives $12000 for deaf artist residency - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Tear-jerking moment deaf boy, two, signs 'I love you' to his mother - Daily Mail
Drama drawn from real-life testimonies gives audiences insight into Deaf culture, language and history - Solihull Observer
These Museums Are Fighting to Bring More Inclusivity to Art - GEN
Previews Arts ahead: Jan 7, 2020 - Morning Star Online

England

England Deaf rugby player from Worthing looking for sponsorship to go on 'tour of a lifetime' - Worthing Herald
Drama drawn from real-life testimonies gives audiences insight into Deaf culture, language and history - Solihull Observer
Boy given bionic ear launches appeal to help other deaf children - Yorkshire Post
Smiley Prince William hailed as 'sweet and thoughtful' as he uses sign language to honour TV translator - The Sun
'Why I made my hearing aids bright pink' - BBC News
Worthing rugby player raising money to join deaf England team in South Africa - The Argus
Action on Hearing Loss to sell entire care and support portfolio - Disability News Service
This Deaf Baby Hearing Mom's Voice For 1st Time Will Have You in Tears - E! Online

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

Hearing loss charity launches appeal for Borders volunteers - Border Telegraph
Peter May praises William McIlvanney for crime fiction boom in Scotland as he heads to Inverness - Press and Journal
Western Mail letters: Thursday, January 9, 2020 - WalesOnline
SPFL calls to change SFA Compliance Officer role 'ignored for seven months' - The Scottish Sun
Deaf pupils 'left behind' by education system - BBC News
What's deoxyribonucleotide in sign language? - BBC News
Hearing aids: is going private really better than the NHS? - The Guardian
Deaf Scots girl, 3, hears mum's voice again in heart-warming clip after suddenly losing her hearing - The Scottish Sun

Wales

The lonely fight for help raising a deaf baby after devastating diagnosis - Wales Online
Deaf children: 'We fundraised to communicate with Lola' - BBC South East Wales
Escaped dogs tried to tear cat in two before attacking owner as she tried to save her pet - Wales Online
Fake beggars descend on Welsh town before catching the train back home to Cardiff - Wales Online
Warning over fake beggars who are scamming kind-hearted town - Daily Post
Woman suffers serious injuries after colliding with a car in Llanelli - Wales Online
Western Mail letters: Thursday, January 9, 2020 - WalesOnline
England Deaf rugby player from Worthing looking for sponsorship to go on 'tour of a lifetime' - Worthing Herald

N. Ireland

Action on Hearing Loss to sell entire care and support portfolio - Disability News Service
Western Mail letters: Thursday, January 9, 2020 - WalesOnline
Wedding venue staff learn sign language for deaf couple - Belfast Telegraph
What it really feels like growing up deaf - Belfast Telegraph
Sign language: Instant access to interpreter piloted in Belfast - BBC News
It means he's not left out: How radio aids helped my deaf son - BBC News
Belfast City Council introduce dedicated video sign language service for deaf community - Belfast Live
Danske Bank: Deaf woman paid ?2,000 in discrimination case - 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