My name is Lian, and I was born in Bristol, England, to parents who moved here from China before I came into the world. Growing up, I always felt like I had two homes: the leafy streets of ...

Signature, the UK’s leading awarding body for deaf communication and language qualifications, has announced the release of five new episodes to its free ‘School of Signs’ programme, now used in ...

Firstly, a disclaimer. Whilst I’m two years into my BA Deaf Studies after working in TV for two years, this article is not from a Deaf perspective. There are a lot of resources and commentaries on ...

Valentine’s Day is all about romance: whispered sweet nothings, candlelit dinners, and long conversations that stretch into the night. For me—a deaf cochlear implant user—those “whispered” moments ...

Hi everyone, my name is Andie Vowles and I am based in the North West of England. I am profoundly Deaf from birth and use British Sign Language and New Zealand Sign Language. Growing up, I was mainly ...

Hello everyone! My name is Anna, and I’m a coach working with Deaf and Disabled people, and parents/carers of Deaf and Disabled children. I know that the term ‘coach’ can feel unclear, so in this blog ...

Musical theatre is often celebrated as an inclusive art form—one that combines movement, storytelling, and music to create powerful shared experiences. Yet, behind the scenes, many of its systems are ...

Deaf poets performing in British Sign Language (BSL) or Visual Vernacular (VV) thinking of entering the Forward Prizes for Poetry need to be aware of rule changes, including that poems must be filmed ...

I grew up watching science-fiction movies where everybody used video calls: on big screens in front of the space ship control desk or a little handheld devices. Most of us never expected to have ...