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Rather than literally translating English words, experts have focused on visually representing the underlying concepts for these terms.
A new glossary of environmental science terms offers deaf people a new way to visualise and understand marine ecosystems.
Strictly continues its work in busting norms in who can or should dance – and who they can dance with.
Deaf people from different parts of the world can have different accents, whether they speak, sign or both.
Many Deaf people worldwide face inequalities when it comes to accessing health services and information. Our study of Deaf people in Wales shows what improvements still need to be made.
Limited contact between the first British Sign Language communities created dialects that are still in use today.
The latest proposed cuts to deaf education services just fuel the deaf community’s mistrust of the ‘hearing’ authorities that wield the axe.
Three Oscar-nominated films prominently featured characters using sign languages. It’s an important contribution to recognising Deaf culture and identity.
Think it’s stressful visiting a police station? Try doing it when you can’t hear.
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Chancellor's Fellow, Science Education and BSL, University of Edinburgh
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Senior Lecturer in the History of the British Empire, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Linguistics, Department of Linguistics and Communication, University of Birmingham
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Professor and Chair of Intercultural Communication, Heriot-Watt University
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Darlithydd mewn Polisi Cymdeithasol (Cyfrwng Cymraeg)/ Lecturer in Social Policy (Welsh medium), Bangor University
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Heriot-Watt University
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Lecturer in Linguistics, Bangor University
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Assistant Professor in English Linguistics, University of Graz
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Assistant Professor in Dance Studies, Coventry University
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Lecturer in Deafness, Cognition and Language, UCL
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Reader in Sign Linguistics, UCL Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre, UCL
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PhD Candidate, Linguistics, Queen Mary University of London