Sarah Powell

Are you a journalist? Do you want your reporting to be representative and inclusive of diverse perspectives? We want to help and to connect you with the deaf community.

Online webinar on 12 June - signhealth.org.uk/event/deaf-awareness-training...
Please share!

#DeafAwarenessWeek

I will forever be appreciative in finding this on FB and finally gaining answers as well as support from LC survivors back in 2020. Thanks so much!

This is horrifying to read but not surprising. GP and practice managers need to look into this and to make changes to ensure deaf people are not failing with their health. Auto booking of interpreters would be a great first step rather than asking if we need an interpreter (esp for hospitals)

🚨 Mythbusting #LongCovid with Dr Amir Khan🚨

Long Covid is real. It’s serious. And it’s affecting millions.

On #LongCovidAwarenessDay, #DrAmirKhan joins us to bust harmful myths.

Watch, learn, and share—because the more we talk about Long Covid, the harder it is to ignore.

Wellcome Biomedical Vacation Scholarships The scholarships provide promising undergraduates from underrepresented groups with hands-on experience of research during the summer holidays with the aim of encouraging a career in research.

Are you a BSL user studying science at university? UCL is offering funded summer research placements! Join us to study reading in deaf children. Apply by 21st March: www.ucl.ac.uk/health/acade...

If you are working in Deaf Studies and want a fully funded paid year as a researcher at Gallaudet University, this Deaf Studies incubator fellowship is open for applications deafincubator.com/apply/?fbcli...

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“I am honoured and thrilled to take on the role of Chief Executive at SignHealth.”  - Lucy Warnes @lucywarnes.bsky.social

View full announcement in BSL here 👉 signhealth.org.uk/announcement/announcing-signhealths-new-chief-executive/

Are you deaf and interested in research or professional services? DCAL is offering paid one-week placements! Gain hands-on experience in a world-class centre. Apply by 30 April 2025. 📅
Find out more & apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/news/20...
#Deaf #BSL #Internship #UCL

Delay in start of sign language GCSE is a 'disgrace' The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS), which has been campaigning for the GCSE for over a decade, says "there's no reason" why the qualification should not be available now.

Some news about the BSL GCSE: news-sky-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/news.sky...

This week is Sexual Abuse Awareness Week
Join us for an important Sexual Abuse Awareness Webinar to learn, understand, and empower yourself with knowledge on how we can help.
Reserve your spot now!
zoom.us/j/9176326759....
We hope to see you there!
#EndTheSilence #SexualAbuseAwarenessWeek

BSL Disability Justice Fund: BSL Resource Project Reasonable Access is delighted to be awarded a a grant by Trust for London to work with a range of diverse Deaf people in 2023 to identify ways Deaf BS…

Court of Protection has to state the obvious: a deaf signer being assessed for mental capacity, should have this done by an assessor fluent in BSL and deafness issues.

Reasonable Access summary & links:
www.reasonableaccess.org.uk/bsl/#Assessm...

(CN case references abuse, audism, sexual assault)

Share your experience of long Covid We’d like to hear from people who have long Covid and how it has affected their lives

The Guardian: “Share your experience of long Covid”

‘We’d like to hear from people who have long Covid and how it has affected their lives’

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Deaf Health Webinar and Q&A - 16 January 2025 at 7pm
Join the launch of our new campaign to remove barriers to healthcare for deaf people.
signhealth.org.uk/event/webina...
Please register to get the link!
#WhereIsOurAccess #StillSickOfIt

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Parkrun course update for tmw, take a look at the reasons for cancellations esp Cannock Chase www.parkrun.org.uk/cancellations/

Great article. Worthwhile reading about it to understand more about long covid www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

GP LEAFLET | Long Covid SOS In close partnership with the Clinical Post Covid Society​ we have completely revised and updated the leaflet for GPs that we co-produced with the Royal College of General Practitioners.  This leaflet...

Today we welcomed the opportunity to present our GP Leaflet to more than 100 healthcare professionals

The response was extremely positive

We need to get this important resource to as many GPs as possible - please tell your own GP about it and share widely 🙏

www.longcovidsos.org/gp-leaflet

Last chance to register, this is open for any deaf people with all communication preferences.

Actors Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin both in plaid tshirt stand along side Actor Daniel Durant dressed in a grey shirt as their characters in the film “CODA”

It’s time to watch #CODA for the first time or watch it again because this weekend because AppleTV is FREE! We are so proud of our groundbreaking and #AcademyAward winning movie.

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💬 Share your views on NHS services for Deaf women.

🎁 Free lunch + £20 voucher!
📅 9 Jan 2025 | 🕥 10am–2pm
📍 Strutts Centre, Belper

👩🦯 For Deaf/HoH women in Derby/shire.
💬 BSL & captions available.

👉 Book now: zurl.co/IVYq3

#DeafinitelyWomen #DeafHealth

We are working with UK Covid-19 Inquiry to find out more about deaf people’s experiences during the pandemic.

Please sign up for one of our sessions next month and share your story with us.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl review – the Aardman duo’s return is an absolute delight Almost 20 years since their last outing, the cheese-loving inventor and his ever-dependable dog resume battle with a feathered fiend in this precision-tooled caper After last year’s slightly lacklustre Chicken Run sequel, Dawn of the Nugget, it seemed as…

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl review – the Aardman duo’s return is an absolute delight

🎄✨ Our DCAL Christmas Newsletter 2024 is live! Discover updates on research, events, and resources.

📖 Read the newsletter & 🎥 watch the BSL video here: mailer.ucl.ac.uk/7SWP-7MBO-32...

From all of us at DCAL, Happy Christmas & New Year! 🎅🎁

#DCAL #BSL #DeafCommunity

Five people standing together with Big Ben in the background.

SignHealth's @lucywarnes.bsky.social and the policy and campaigns team partnered with the @bda.org.uk @ndcs-uk.bsky.social and RNID for a drop-in event today in Westminster to introduce ourselves to MPs and share the views of the deaf community

go.bsky.app/9w8hwQD

Finally set up starter pack for deaf charities in UK so far so you can follow their content. Please DM if you need me to add any more here

This is great. Please do write to your MP to get involved

Three people standing in a park holding yellow placards that say Deaf people deserve proper care. No more excuses, no more barriers. Deaf people are still Sick Of It.

Group of people standing together in front of the Department of Health with placards.

Yesterday we were in Westminster with @rnib.bsky.social and other charities to hand in letters to the Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
We are asking him to meet with us to discuss how to make healthcare accessible for deaf people.
#StillSickOfIt #WhereIsOurAccess

Hello there 👋 can vouch to be a much nicer place here. Still waiting for others to come here

BBC unveils gorgeous exclusive Wallace & Gromit idents for Christmas season The three idents will air across BBC channels over the festive period.

I’m a huge Wallace and Gromit fan. Super excited for Christmas! www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/bb...

Image with a dark background. At the top is the header Long Covid Support statement on the Get Britain Working White Paper. In the upper right hand corner is the news headline saying Biggest employment reforms in a generation unveiled to Get Britain Working again. There is a quote in the centre which says The issue of employment, welfare and health cannot be addressed without urgently addressing ongoing Covid-19 infections, public health and Long Covid, as a matter of national policy. Below the quote is says Read our full statement at: www.longcovid.org/impact/news Our Long Covid Support logo is shown and below that it reads Long Covid Support is a registered charity in England and Wales 1198938.

📣 Long Covid Support responds to Government's Get Britain Working White Paper!

Read the full statement here:
www.longcovid.org/impact/news/...

(Link to Government’s pages in comments.)

#LongCovid

YouTube video by Manchester Deaf Centre Board Information

Want to be a co-chair for Manchester Deaf centre? If so take a look at the link to find out more

youtu.be/jS-RWKVP6vs