When I began my role as a university equality, diversity and inclusion consultant, I had only a surface-level understanding of British Sign Language (BSL) and the experiences of BSL users. I knew ...

The chief executive of a charity for people with hearing impairments says everyone should learn some basic sign language. Jenni Dawkins from Deafconnect, external, in Northampton, believes people who ...

Deaf people say a shortage of interpreters working with the NHS has left them feeling misunderstood, frustrated and facing ...

Children in Leeds are being encouraged to learn sign language, with educational boards being put up in playgrounds across the city. The boards showing the British Sign Language (BSL) alphabet and a ...

When Strictly Come Dancing crowned Rose Ayling-Ellis as its 2021 winner, nearly 12 million viewers watched history being made. Her win marked a turning point in UK media, reshaping how Deaf culture ...

The human body is the greatest form of expression. From the clothes one wears to the things one says and does, expression is a form of self art. Sign language is a form of expression — one that ...

Brother and sister Spencer and Nicole Hughes say they will use the boards when they play at Stanningley Park Children in Leeds are being encouraged to learn sign language, with educational boards ...