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UK

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Social work with d/Deaf people: key issues in adult safeguarding - Communitycare.co.uk
Entertainment industry 'could do more' for deaf people - BBC News
Puppy socialisers needed in Basingstoke to help hearing dogs charity - Basingstoke Gazette
EE has created a ?10 mobile phone package specifically for deaf people - iNews
Journal joins forces with The Deaf Academy. Can Exmouth be the UK's first deaf-friendly town? - Exmouth Journal
EE introduces new accessibility features for deaf customers - www.uswitch.com
Pregnant mothers warned: eat a child's leftovers and you could make baby deaf - Evening Standard

World

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New tool designed to aid deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deaf-blind in Hawaii - KHON2
Puppy socialisers needed in Basingstoke to help hearing dogs charity - Basingstoke Gazette
EE has created a ?10 mobile phone package specifically for deaf people - iNews
NGEN Winners Create World-First Virtual Mentoring World For Deaf Teenagers - B&T
Texas' twisted excuse for removing Helen Keller - CNN
Parents with children who are deaf or hard of hearing have new resource in California - KFSN-TV
Entertainment industry 'could do more' for deaf people - BBC News

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UK Sport

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The strange story of how deaf and blind viewers were left behind by the on-demand revolution - Radio Times
Sign language plan 'very welcome' across the north-east - Press and Journal
Reece Cattermole: UK's only deaf professional boxer on overcoming obstacles - BBC Sport
Wimbledon 2018: Deaf player Lee Duck-hee aiming to qualify - BBC Sport
Newsreader Lewis Vaughan Jones makes debut wearing hearing aid - BBC News
Deaf students far less likely to attend prestigious UK universities than classmates, report finds - The Independent
Get Inspired: How to get into hockey - BBC Sport

World Sport

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Topgolf Celebrates International Day of the Deaf on September 30 ... - PR Newswire (press release)
Deaf Rally Team's Fahad enters Jordan Baja - Saudi Gazette
Prithvi Sekhar excited about his progress - The Hindu
Celebrating Deaf Awareness Month - Nashua Telegraph
'The more support the better.' Deaf college making historic trip to Kentucky. - Lexington Herald Leader
Partial-deafness proves no barrier to Wellington premier club rugby player - Independent Community Newspaper
Hearing-Impaired Resources - FOX5 Las Vegas

Technology

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Happy Ears Hearing Center Stresses Deaf Awareness In Mesa, Arizona - Digital Journal
Happy Ears Hearing Center To Hold Deaf Awareness, Butterflies & Happy Ears Event - Digital Journal
How to Design Tech So Nobody's Left Behind - WIRED
Kirshner: free comm devices for the deaf-blind - Pacific News Center
EE has created a ?10 mobile phone package specifically for deaf people - iNews
From hijabs to pretzels - what makes an emoji? - The Guardian
The Pipeline: The YouTuber Making Videos More Accessible - Refinery29

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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Texas' twisted excuse for removing Helen Keller - CNN
Parents with children who are deaf or hard of hearing have new resource in California - KFSN-TV
Signing, deaf awareness and inclusion - Teacher Magazine
Jim Fitzpatrick MP: Deaf children are being prevented from reaching their full potential - PoliticsHome.com
Funding Cuts Are Blocking Deaf Children From Achieving Their Potential - HuffPost UK
Deaf boy, 7, hasn't been to school in nine months 'because council lost vital paperwork' - Metro
Happy Ears Hearing Center To Hold Deaf Awareness, Butterflies & Happy Ears Event - Digital Journal

Business

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New tool designed to aid deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deaf-blind in Hawaii - KHON2
EEOC sues Werner Enterprises for not hiring deaf driver - Lincoln Journal Star
Born profoundly deaf, this Co Down man has been a child TV star, helped rebuild Haiti after an earthquake, travelled ... - Belfast Telegraph
Deaf-Owned Eateries Forge Path To Fight Joblessness Among Those With Hearing Loss - NPR
Deaf Aid Market: Demand, Market Segment, Revenue & Forecast to 2025: Key Players - Interton, Audina, Coselgi ... - MENAFN.COM
No one is as deaf as one who won't listen - Business Mirror
Georgine Auma: Educator Giving Deaf Girls 'Ears' - Business Daily (press release) (blog)

Health

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Social work with d/Deaf people: key issues in adult safeguarding - Communitycare.co.uk
New tool designed to aid deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deaf-blind in Hawaii - KHON2
Pregnant mothers warned: eat a child's leftovers and you could make baby deaf - Evening Standard
Jim Fitzpatrick MP: Deaf children are being prevented from reaching their full potential - PoliticsHome.com
This Plymouth man is changing lives - thanks to his hearing problems - Plymouth Herald
Hospital workers train in methods to best serve deaf and hard of hearing patients - MyStateline.com
Deaf children at risk from HSE delays - The 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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SG Update 9/14 - Reporter Magazine
Happy Ears Hearing Center Stresses Deaf Awareness In Mesa, Arizona - Digital Journal
Happy Ears Hearing Center To Hold Deaf Awareness, Butterflies & Happy Ears Event - Digital Journal
A 40-Year Quest Uncovers Hearing's "Holy Grail" Protein - Scientific American
$3 million NIH grant will fund genetic hearing loss research - EurekAlert (press release)
Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of US Embassy Workers - New York Times
Teenager creates whistle for hearing-impaired athletes - Stuff.co.nz

Arts

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Professional BSL interpreters 'essential' for arts - BBC News
District art showcase brims with talent - South Coast Sun
Denver Arts & Venues, Denver Office Of Sign Language Services And ImaginASL Present Breaking Barriers Festival - Broadway World
Performing arts graduates set to make thought-provoking Carlisle Fringe debut - University of Cumbria (press release)
Darebin Arts Speakeasy And Melbourne Fringe Festival Present SPIN By Anna Seymour - Broadway World
Russian delegation at Unlimited Festival (UK) - GOV.UK
5 Questions to Mia Hartley (Founder & Co-Artistic Director, MERGE Art Collective) - I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

England

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Funding Cuts Are Blocking Deaf Children From Achieving Their Potential - HuffPost UK
Signing, deaf awareness and inclusion - Teacher Magazine
Born profoundly deaf, this Co Down man has been a child TV star, helped rebuild Haiti after an earthquake, travelled ... - Belfast Telegraph
GCSE results 2018: Only 700 teenagers in England get clean sweep of grade 9s after major reforms - as it happened - The Independent
Why there is no universal sign language, and how the embrace of non-verbal communication is a welcome sign of the ... - South China Morning Post
Pope visits Knock Shrine: How an apparition seen by 15 people made small rural village into holy pilgrimage site - The Independent
Former firefighter with Chester charity helps Ellesmere Port care staff get smart on deafness - The Chester Standard

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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Teacher accused of failing to act on deaf school abuse claims - The Times
Sign up for Deaf Comedy tour as two Borders dates revealed - Border Telegraph
Accepting his deafness was the turning point for PhD graduate - Independent Online
EUP offers 5 new programs including early ed for those hard of hearing/deaf, art therapy, psych, etc - YourErie
Steep fall in number of teachers for deaf children in Scotland - STV News
SBA disaster assistance for businesses, residents expands - Laurinburg Exchange
North Carolina News: Governor Roy Cooper Urges Caution as Flooding Continues in Many Communities - STL.News (blog)

Wales

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Entertainment industry 'could do more' for deaf people - BBC News
Social work with d/Deaf people: key issues in adult safeguarding - Communitycare.co.uk
Armed police raid Llanelli property, seize drugs and arrest three - WalesOnline
New 21st century 'phone boxes' have gone live in Swansea and this is exactly how they work - WalesOnline
GCSE results 2018: Only 700 teenagers in England get clean sweep of grade 9s after major reforms - as it happened - The Independent
Police seek missing man with links to Aberystwyth and Mid-Wales - Powys County Times
Wales live breaking news plus traffic, weather and M4 updates (Wednesday, August 29) - WalesOnline

N. Ireland

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Born profoundly deaf, this Co Down man has been a child TV star, helped rebuild Haiti after an earthquake, travelled ... - Belfast Telegraph
GCSE results 2018: Only 700 teenagers in England get clean sweep of grade 9s after major reforms - as it happened - The Independent
Northern Ireland jobs: 10 roles in Co Londonderry on nijobfinder - Belfast Telegraph
No bail for burglary accused who refuses to speak, says judge - Belfast Telegraph
Cecil Frances Alexander: A pioneer of deaf education - BBC News
Sign language act: Should it be a 'bigger priority' than Irish language? - BBC News
Deaf Northern Ireland boy seeks support for charity that helped him speak - Belfast Telegraph

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