Anna Park

SHAPING TOMORROW THE FIRST DEAF-LED VIDEO PODCAST TO SHARE TRAIL-BLAZING CAREER JOURNEYS Launched by UK social enterprise Hear Art Ft. Caroline Barnes, Christopher Laing, James Aiken, Maxine Peake, Michael Woods, Nicky Weir, Sophie Stone, Wayne Hemingway MBE UK social enterprise, co-founded by Cindy Sasha and Academy Award winner Rachel Shenton, Hear Art has announced the …

BSL translation: https://youtu.be/SWdFdOH8KFY AD 360: ‘Sign directly with us!’ Action Deafness, a Deaf-led charity dedicated to providing essential services for Deaf* Communities across the UK, is the first UK Deaf Charity to launch an online Customer Support Service in British Sign Language (BSL), called AD 360. AD 360 provides Deaf people and people whose first …

The penultimate day of International Week of Deaf People is centred on, Celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the deaf communities through our sign languages and cultures. Deaf Culture involves the behaviours, traditions, beliefs, values, history, humour, art that exists within Deaf communities. We are proud of our linguistic and cultural identities.  Today, we are …

Day 5 of International Week of Deaf People is centred on, ‘Diversity in Deaf Communities’. Namely, it is important to recognise and embrace the intersecting identities of our deaf communities. Today, we are encouraged to sign up for sign language rights in order to strengthen our communities. Intersectionality refers to how different aspects of a …

Day 4 of International Week of Deaf people focuses on ‘Building Resilient Deaf Communities’. Specifically, the World Federation of the Deaf encourages individuals to build on the capacity of deaf communities on emergency preparedness and response to mitigate disaster risks and reduce deaf communities’ vulnerability in the face of disasters. Today, we are encouraged to …

Day 3: Sign Language Advocacy: The third day of International Week of Deaf People aims to encourage everyone to actively advocate for the rights of deaf individuals and the official recognition of national sign languages. The World Federation Of The Deaf advocates to Sign up for sign language rights by promoting your national sign languages …

DAY 2: INCLUSIVE EDUCATION:  The theme for the second day of the International Week of Deaf People advocates for quality multilingual inclusive education that provides deaf learners inclusion through national sign languages. The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) encourages individuals, organisations, and governments to sign up for Sign Language rights by signing their Declaration …

The theme for the 2024 International Week of Deaf People is focused on, Sign up for Sign Language Rights. International Day of Sign Languages: Sign Up For Sign Language Rights: Throughout the week, the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) will be highlighting the collective efforts that Deaf communities, governments, and civil society organisations will …

This week, we share more about Ceara Toal, a deaf sportswoman with a passion for cricket and football. Throughout the blog, Ceara opens up about embracing her deaf identity and forming friendships with others in the deaf sports community. Ceara advocates for improved accessibility and funding for deaf athletes, encouraging both deaf and hearing individuals …

This week, Signature share more about Paul Whittaker, a successful musician, who was born Deaf. Paul is a proud Pianist and Organist who uses his passion to inspire others to get involved in music. Paul opens up about his experience of rejection from several universities and how this spurred him on to inspire other Deaf …