Deaf culture and BSL are both in the spotlight more than ever, thanks - in part - to Rose Ayling-Ellis appearing on Strictly ...

A majority of individuals who are deaf or have hearing loss face significant communication barriers when accessing care through the National Health Service (NHS), with nearly two-thirds of patients ...

The UK's arts councils are being called on to fund and roll out a nationally recognised, mandatory disability and deaf ...

Health care for the Deaf community may be improved if providers have a fundamental, current knowledge of the sociocultural and linguistic aspects of deafness; barriers to care for the Deaf ...

The students, aged 19 upwards, taught RNLI lifeguards BSL (British Sign Language) phrases essential for water safety, as well ...

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A majority of individuals who are deaf or have hearing loss face significant communication barriers when accessing care through the National Health Service (NHS), with nearly two-thirds of ...

The federal grants that make up that pipeline helped her earn a Ph.D., begin her post-doctoral research and overcome the multiple barriers that historically keep deaf students from becoming ...

Deaf Awareness Week ran from 5 to 9 May and was aimed at highlighting the communication barriers faced by deaf people which could affect them accessing life-saving information. Mark Stocks ...

The lives of deaf patients are being put at risk due to communication barriers in the NHS, charities have warned. Deaf people often misunderstand treatment plans and rely on family members to ...

Communication barriers could put lives at risk, charities say (Alamy/PA) The lives of deaf patients are being put at risk due to communication barriers in the NHS, charities have warned.