I was booked to deliver a specialist lecture and workshop. It was a job I was looking forward to, and one I had prepared for properly. I booked an interpreter who was recommended to me by the ...

Hi, my name is Hearns Sebuado, and I’m a freelance Deaf dancer and actor based in London. I’ve been working as a freelancer for a while now, and along the way I’ve learnt a few things — sometimes ...

Hi, I’m Mira Podorský, founder and product designer of Captitles — software designed to make theatre captioning easier. I’ve always been interested in theatre. I studied New Media at the Faculty ...

I have worked as a creative artist for more than 15 years, across different mediums and in a variety of roles. Over that time, I have built up a wealth of experience, developed my skills and ...

If you put ‘deaf awareness’ into google you can find plenty of lists of advice aimed at hearing people, that will benefit deaf and hard of hearing people. If you asked most hearing people to guess ...

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I arrived several minutes late at Birmingham Rep, sweating and panting after running straight from the Birmingham City car park to the theatre. The atmosphere was instantly tense. The auditorium was ...

I’m Alison Hawes, and I’m the Chairperson of East Midlands Deaf Badminton Club (EMDBC). I’ve been involved with the club since it began, and I oversee how the club runs day to day, alongside our ...

Leicester Cathedral has secured funding from Arts Council England for an ambitious Deaf-led arts project celebrating British Sign Language (BSL), Deaf identity and the experiences of Deaf and disabled ...

The term “constellation” refers to a group of stars recognised as a pattern by people. This production, Constellations, was written by British playwright Nick Payne and directed by Charlotte ...

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