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Five-year-old Lawand is on a quest to find a world where there are people like him – people who will understand him. Since birth, Lawand has been profoundly Deaf and unable to communicate with those around him. He undertakes a treacherous journey with his family from Iraq to Derby, home of the Royal School for the Deaf. But this new life soon comes under threat when the family face deportation.
Along with members of the Derby community, they begin a new quest – a fight to stay in the place they now call home. Employing a striking visual style that frames Lawand’s development from being voiceless to a voice representing others in the D/deaf community, Edward Lovelace’s (The Possibilities Are Endless) documentary is an inspirational and touching coming-of-age story.
You can watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/-GqcLq3_i8E
Deaf twins Hermon and Heroda of Being Her are shining bright in the fashion world and lighting the way for other Black Deaf women and deaf entrepreneurs as a whole.
John Lewis has brought Deaf Identity, an online clothing company selling deaf-theme apparel as a pop-up in the iconic department store, helping to raise awareness during Deaf Awareness Week 2021. In doing so they made history, as Deaf Identity is the first deaf-owned brand to be featured in the store. Read more
Facebook demonstrated the power of communication and connection through their Facebook Portal in this touching TV advert using sign language between two sisters.
Find the video here: https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Or3o/portal-from-facebook-share-something-real-on-portal-sisters
Even though this touching video turns out to be a marketing video made in Turkey for Samsung, promoting their Hearing Hands service, you can clearly see the effect that the surprise had on Muharrem. Many touching moments between both strangers and friends. The power of simple communication!
We love this advert and the joy the guy in the film is getting from enjoying hearing and experiencing the music.
Check out this blog post from Seek the World where they showcase a wide range of Deaf Owned businesses who are inspiring communities and business owners alike. They continue to adapt, innovate and a grow from strength to strength!
Simply beautiful! It’s always inspiring to see children and adults hearing aids in mainstream advertising. Really taking steps to normalise the wearing of hearing aids.
Channel four have always been on the forefront of inclusivity and their coverage of the Winter Paralympics is no different when they announced a 100% disabled presenting team to cover all the coverage.
The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS), partnered with Cadbury Fingers to teach the nation some British Sign Language (BSL). they done this with the goal of raising awareness about the communication barriers that deaf children face and encouraging more people to be deaf aware. this campaign launched in 2022 and showcases the aim to support everyone to feel included in everyday conversations.
It has been almost 3 years since the launch of 999 BSL, the UK’s first ever Emergency Video Relay Service in British Sign Language!
999 BSL communicate regularly with the Deaf British Sign Language community and continue to provide updates on the service through their own communication channels and those of other stakeholders they work with, including third sector organisations.
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This year the British Deaf Association (BDA) celebrate 135 years!! This year’s conference will be held in Leeds from 17th to 19th July 2025. You can register your interest here: https://bda.org.uk/
UK Deaf Sport is proud to share its fantastic new youth engagement programme – ‘Destination Deaflympics’.
“Deaf children, aged 8–16 years old will travel a sporting journey to the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics. They will try out new activities with friends and learn about Deaflympians and the DeaflympicsGB team along the way. All deaf schools, deaf resource bases/units and community clubs or deaf sports clubs can now sign up now and have the chance to win vouchers and other exciting prizes!”
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