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YouTube star PewDiePie slammed for ‘mocking’ deaf TikToker

YouTube star PewDiePie slammed for ‘mocking’ deaf TikToker

The TikToker has since responded to the incident with her own video YouTube star PewDiePie is facing huge backlash after he allegedly mocked a deaf TikToker in his most recent video. The Swedish star, whose real name is Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, is one of the biggest names in YouTube; his channel was the most […]

3 years ago

Strictly winner to make TV history reading CBeebies bedtime story

Strictly winner to make TV history reading CBeebies bedtime story

She will use sign language and only speak twice in the episode Rose Ayling-Ellis will make history today when she becomes the first celebrity to sign a CBeebies bedtime story. The EastEnders actress and Strictly Come Dancing winner, who was born deaf, will mark the end of Deaf Awareness Week by using British Sign Language to […]

4 years ago

Take this quick test to see how tone-deaf you are

Take this quick test to see how tone-deaf you are

Try not to be upset by the results! If you’ve ever wondered just how good your hearing is, then we recommend you head along to a professional hearing tester. This particular tone-deaf hearing has plenty of room to get things not exactly precise, since there is a good chance you might be taking the test […]

7 years ago

Deaf 12-year-old boy campaigns for sign language to become GCSE

Deaf 12-year-old boy campaigns for sign language to become GCSE

He says he is doing it so “kids like him aren’t left behind” A deaf 12-year-old schoolboy is campaigning for British Sign Language to be added to the GCSE circulum. Daniel Jillings, of Lowestoft in Suffolk, is currently considering taking the issue to court as lawyers have advised the absence of the language from school curriculums could […]

8 years ago