The first deaf contestant on Strictly Come Dancing has inspired a surge in people learning British Sign Language. The director of one firm offering BSL courses told Radio 1 Newsbeat enrolments have ...

So, you want to learn sign language on a budget. You could be motivated by a desire to understand deaf friends better, communicate with relatives who are hard of hearing, or express yourself after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anthony Sinclair, who is profoundly deaf, said he's relieved the law is imminent after years of campaigning [BBC] Northern Ireland ...

Not so long ago, deaf children were punished in the UK for using sign language in the classroom. Recounting his experience in the 1960s, one deaf person told one of my colleagues many years later: “I ...

Soap star Laura Norton is mother to two children with hearing loss.

Two Emmerdale stars are hoping to bring attention to a very important cause by sharing personal videos with fans alongside ...