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Actress Rose Ayling-Ellis is calling for sign language lessons to be made freely available to those who need them - such as the parents and guardians of deaf children. The current funding for sign ...

Rose Ayling-Ellis. who was the first deaf contestant on Strictly, wants free BSL lessons made available Actress Rose Ayling-Ellis wants sign language lessons to be made freely available to people who ...

"I was anxious and it was a really difficult time," says Amanda Webb, with her husband Paul, after their son Hayden was diagnosed as deaf "It's heart-breaking, because all you want to do is talk to ...

Rose Ayling-Ellis is calling for the families of deaf children to get free sign language lessons on the NHS. The actor and Strictly winner, 28, who is deaf herself, has launched a campaign – backed by ...

The engaging social-first campaign uses dance as a means of rooting out incorrect British Sign Language content and educating audiences properly Platforms like TikTok have emerged as a great way of ...

Sign language resources now exists for the menopause thanks to a game-changing new initiative. Until now, there was no universally agreed guidance to translate terms such as hot flushes for deaf women ...

Staff at a Southend-based theme park have been learning British Sign Language in a bid to be a welcoming place for everyone. Adventure Island, in Western Esplanade, has had a visit from Sign Away BSL ...

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