Deaf community

My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief
Dave Healey with his daughter Sarah, who collapsed and died at her father-in-law's funeral
Grief

My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief

When Dave Healey's daughter died of a sudden cardiac arrest, BSL allowed him to begin living again without feeling that he was leaving the person he loved behind
'If I was prime minister, I'd want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person'
deaf advocate and actor Georgia Meacham
Politics

'If I was prime minister, I'd want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person'

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
Kimberly Hind and son Harvey
SEND

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support

If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family's story would be very different 
George Crockford

If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family's story would be very different 

Gogglebox star Daniel Lustig-Webb: 'Why I'm learning sign language at 50-years-old'
Daniel Lustig-Webb

Gogglebox star Daniel Lustig-Webb: 'Why I'm learning sign language at 50-years-old'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Rose Ayling-Ellis on raising deaf voices and new thriller Code of Silence: 'I'm underestimated a lot'
TV

Rose Ayling-Ellis on raising deaf voices and new thriller Code of Silence: 'I'm underestimated a lot'

Deaf man awarded £50,000 after 'oppressive' and 'discriminatory' treatment by DWP
dwp jobcentre
Department for Work and Pensions

Deaf man awarded £50,000 after 'oppressive' and 'discriminatory' treatment by DWP

Being deaf is no tragedy – it's one of my greatest strengths
Books

Being deaf is no tragedy – it's one of my greatest strengths

MPs vote to make British Sign Language an official language
Cropped image of the hands of two deaf people signing, with street in background
Social Justice

MPs vote to make British Sign Language an official language

Help make British Sign Language an official language
Rosie Cooper

Help make British Sign Language an official language