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UK

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How an innovative project is helping deaf people in Reading find work - In Your Area
Shrewsbury hearing loss support centre to shut but projects continue - shropshirestar.com
Auditory Verbal UK charity appeal highlights help for deaf children - News Shopper
National Theatre smart caption glasses could be "transformative" for deaf people - Evening Standard
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 - Metro
Smart captioning glasses help deaf theatregoers follow the action - BBC News

World

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More than half a million people in Wales are deaf or have hearing loss - ITV News
How an innovative project is helping deaf people in Reading find work - In Your Area
Shrewsbury hearing loss support centre to shut but projects continue - shropshirestar.com
Forced abortion, sterilization cases among deaf rises to 127 - Asahi Shimbun
Sick bullies beat up deaf boy, 10, and rip out his hearing aids in brutal Walsall attack - The Sun
Deaf boy's hearing aids ripped out by bullies - Metro
Deaf schoolboy stamped on and hearing aids ripped off in unprovoked attack - expressandstar.com

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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
Transcript of 'You can't go there, you're disabled' - BBC News
Meet the 38 Gloucestershire community groups you can help win a share of ?20000 - Gloucestershire Live
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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Aging Well: Captioned telephones help hard-of-hearing - KITV Honolulu
Nino Severino: Meet Reece Cattermole, the country's only deaf pro boxer - East Anglian Daily Times
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 - KFOX El Paso
Prep Blitz Preview: Foard's Alderman overcomes hearing loss to make impact for Tigers - Hickory Daily Record
Ruler's new sports club transforms the lives of young people with disabilities - The National
#SilentWalk: Silently coming together at Zoo Lake Sports Club for a good cause - Rosebank Killarney Gazette

Technology

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Mobile phones get digital hearing aid - The Times
National Theatre smart caption glasses could be "transformative" for deaf people - Evening Standard
Brody: For hearing-impaired babies, a joyful noise - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Microsoft's Nadella Says AI Can Make the World More Inclusive - WIRED
Shure mics in hybrid system for hard of hearing students - AV Magazine
Oticon Celebrates Winners of the 20th Annual Oticon Focus on People Awards - Global Banking And Finance Review (press release)
Hope of sound futurefor children born deaf - Santa Fe New Mexican

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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Deaf children face education barriers - The Press, York
Support needed for deaf children - Peterborough Telegraph
Windsor Park School head Catherine says fond farewell - Falkirk Herald
Oticon Celebrates Winners of the 20th Annual Oticon Focus on People Awards - Global Banking And Finance Review (press release)
Whitehead pupils welcome roadshow to learn about deafness - Carrickfergus Times
Petition to make BSL first language for deaf children in Wales - BBC News
Government Must Take Urgent Measures To Solve The Deaf Children's Education Crisis - HuffPost UK

Business

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Without captions, warnings about Hurricane Michael failed to reach disabled - Business Insider
Support needed for deaf children - Peterborough Telegraph
Oticon Celebrates Winners of the 20th Annual Oticon Focus on People Awards - Business Wire (press release)
Firm's charity partnership will help people with hearing loss find a job - Swindon Advertiser
Creating a device to help millions of hearing impaired South Africans - Independent Online
SBA to open mobile business recovery centers - The News Herald
Arkansas company at work on device to help deaf 'hear' without expensive surgery - Arkansas Online

Health

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Shrewsbury hearing loss support centre to shut but projects continue - shropshirestar.com
Forced abortion, sterilization cases among deaf rises to 127 - Asahi Shimbun
Purple bus Roadshow teaches Chester children important lessons on deafness - The Chester Standard
Whitehead pupils welcome roadshow to learn about deafness - Carrickfergus Times
'Bullies will not win': ?1600 already raised for deaf 10-year-old beaten up in Walsall - expressandstar.com
Healthwatch Northamptonshire wins national award - Northamptonshire Telegraph
Unlocking the World of Sound for Deaf Children - New York Times

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)
Nino Severino: Meet Reece Cattermole, the country's only deaf pro boxer - East Anglian Daily Times
Mum, 46, left paralysed after being 'catapulted' from super-king bed during sex with partner sues for ?1m - The Sun
For the deaf, independence is a team effort - Forest Park Review
The Impact of Deafness on Hallucinations and Delusions - Psychiatry Advisor

Arts

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Google's latest Gboard stickers celebrate American Sign Language - Engadget
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
Pittsburgh arts leaders are working to make the scene more accessible - PGH City Paper

England

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Mum, 46, left paralysed after being 'catapulted' from super-king bed during sex with partner sues for ?1m - The Sun
Support needed for deaf children - Peterborough Telegraph
Vamos Theatre presents final shows of UK tour of Finding Joy - Ludlow Advertiser
Nottingham Prison tribunal: Whistleblower 'silenced' - BBC News
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

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 backs hearing loss charity's service reaching out to Paisley and Renfrewshire's community groups - Renfrewshire 24 News
MP says 'don't wait a decade to check your hearing' - Falkirk Herald
'Before my first voyage I had no clue' - BBC News
Windsor Park School head Catherine says fond farewell - Falkirk Herald
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

Wales

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More than half a million people in Wales are deaf or have hearing loss - ITV News
Petition to make BSL first language for deaf children in Wales - BBC News
Are our workplaces welcoming enough to people with hearing loss? - ITV News
Deaf people in Wales 'being let down' says charity - BBC News
British Sign Language 'should be first language of deaf children in Wales' - ITV News
Lottery grants secured for community projects in Ammanford and Penygroes - South Wales Guardian
Sign language should be treated as deaf children's first language, says report - South Wales Argus

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
Deaf-mute claim rejected as court learns defendant can hear and speak - The Irish 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