Gene therapy trial gives deaf children hearing in both ears
There should be over 100 disabled MPs, but there are barely any. UK politics has a huge accessibility problem
Lucy Webster
May 2024
Brief letters
Tone-deaf response to patients’ needs
Deaf man awarded £50,000 damages after mistreatment by jobcentre officials
NHS England accused of ‘dragging its feet’ on new accessibility procedures
Virtual reality games helping UK’s deaf children to understand speech
A ‘miracle cure’ for deafness? For people like me, here’s why that isn’t our dream
Oliver-James Campbell
UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trial
April 2024
The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a delightful debut about deafness
The Promise review – a devastating story of dementia and death
March 2024
‘The story of being a burden has been told too many times’: how dementia-friendly theatre is changing the narrative
From specifically adapted performances to telling new stories about memory, drama groups are innovating with music, movement and wordless performance to bring the joy of theatre to everyone
February 2024
A Sign of Her Own by Sarah Marsh review – a vivid journey into a world without hearing
A deaf woman in the 19th-century US is introduced to Alexander Graham Bell’s flawed tutelage in a multifaceted debut novel
Science Weekly
The debilitating impact of tinnitus, and how a new app could help – podcast
It’s thought that about 15% of us are affected by tinnitus, and despite its potentially debilitating impact on mental health and quality of life, there isn’t any cure for the condition. Madeleine Finlay speaks to John, who has used CBT techniques to learn to live well with his tinnitus, and Dr Lucy Handscomb, a tinnitus researcher who is involved in trialling a new app that could hold promise for sufferers.
Inequality reporting
David relies on Christina for 24/7 care, but the NDIS won’t fund her help – because she’s his wife
‘I hope it will send a message’: musical Rent to be reimagined with deaf actors
A moment that changed me
A moment that changed me: I thought deafness was a flaw. Then I met clever, wise, funny Rosie
January 2024
‘I miss out on a family experience’: the deaf Victorians taking legal action against cinemas over captions
Video gamers risking permanent hearing loss after exceeding permissible safe limits
Get the joke: how live captioning lets more comedy fans enjoy every punchline
I am Deaf and I love raves – I wish more people felt welcome in the dance world
Science WeeklyThe debilitating impact of tinnitus, and how a new app could help – podcastIt’s thought that about 15% of us are affected by tinnitus, and despite its potentially debilitating impact on mental health and quality of life, there isn’t any cure for the condition. Madeleine Finlay speaks to John, who has used CBT techniques to learn to live well with his tinnitus, and Dr Lucy Handscomb, a tinnitus researcher who is involved in trialling a new app that could hold promise for sufferers.
