The Silent Child Oscars 2018 Acceptance Speech

Deaf News

What an amazing achievement for Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton, and of course Maisie Sly, and not forgetting the film crew!!! – to take British Sign Language to a world-wide audience in such a prestigious venue!  We salute you...

DEX Response to Guardian Article

Deaf News, Politics

OUR LETTER IN RESPONSE TO THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED 10th January IN THE GUARDIAN: “Your article – Educational support for deaf children “in disarray” 8 January 2018 – reflects the emphasis on the shortage of teachers of deaf children in the 2017...

Educational support for deaf children in England ‘in complete disarray’

Deaf News, Politics

Report shows number of specialist teachers has been cut by 14% but the number of children requiring support is up by 31% Educational support for England’s 45,000 deaf children is “in complete disarray” with a dwindling number of specialist teachers struggling to meet...

Close Up 3: Paddy Ladd BSLzone Video

Deaf News

Paddy Ladd, who went to university, talks about his mainstream education and about other deaf people who were mainstreamed. The video opens on the BSL...

Deaf British Girl Makes Oscars Shortlist in Sign Language Film

Deaf News

A profoundly deaf six year-old girl from Swindon is heading for Hollywood after a film she starred in, designed to promote awareness around hearing impairment, was shortlisted for the Oscars. “When we tell Maisie about the message of the film, she simply says of...

Channel 4’s Extraordinary Teens Documentary

Deaf News

Mary Hare Deaf school is the last bastion, hanging on grimly, of an era of cruelty to deaf children, as the vast majority of remaining deaf schools now use BSL-medium education. Whilst deaf peers and learning social skills are an important aspect of childhood, not...