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Feb 18
3 min

Deafblind UK: Concentration Fatigue

Concentration fatigue is a familiar term in the Deaf community. Some people who are D/deaf or Hard of Hearing experience this as a side e...

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My Deaf Experiences: Cervical Screening and Colposcopy procedures during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Louise Deaf Awareness

Jan 27
6 min

My Deaf Experiences: Cervical Screening and Colposcopy procedures during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In 2019, Smear Tests were “rebranded” in a new campaign, which was launched by the Government to attempt to help boost the number of wome...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

Jan 27
2 min

Deafblind UK: Communication Barriers

Deaf advocate and Deafblind UK Outreach Officer Louise Goldsmith has been investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people liv...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

Jan 27
3 min

Deafblind UK: My Lockdown Experience

As we all face a range of restrictions over the festive period and beyond, our regular blogger Louise Goldsmith shares some of her own ex...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

Nov 17, 2020
3 min

Clarion: Barriers During The Pandemic

Presently, the world is a bit crazy since the COVID-19 outbreak. The future feels uncertain and many lives around the whole world are aff...

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Deafblind UK: Captioning Awareness Week 2020

Louise Deaf Awareness

Nov 17, 2020
3 min

Deafblind UK: Captioning Awareness Week 2020

Did you know it’s Captioning Awareness Week? Deaf advocate and Deafblind UK Outreach Officer Louise Goldsmith found out more… What is Cap...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

Jun 22, 2020
5 min

Deaf Awareness Communication Tips

Most people are reluctant to speak to a deaf person, simply because they do not know how to communicate and due to fear of embarrassment....

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Louise Deaf Awareness

Jun 3, 2020
5 min

EastEnders Deaf Awareness Episode

I stopped watching EastEnders sometime last year because I sadly lost interest in the story lines. Although, once it was announced that t...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

Mar 19, 2020
5 min

Tips For Deaf-Hearing Relationships.

Dating for most people can feel quite nerve wracking, but what if you are deaf? This would be a great deal more challenging because as in...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

Aug 27, 2019
4 min

My Deafness: A Mother's Perspective.

Hey everyone! It has been a while since I wrote the last blog post. Life has been pretty hectic and overwhelming lately! I decided that I...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

May 18, 2019
3 min

Supporting A Deaf Undergraduate.

From 2013- 2016, I studied 'Childhood Studies' and finally completed the degree with an amazing 2:1!! (65%). Although, this was not just ...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

May 9, 2019
3 min

'Laughing To Deaf' Comedy Night!

When I first heard that Action On Hearing Loss had organised a comedy night, I was overjoyed because I knew this meant that it would be a...

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Deaf-Hearing Friendships. Is it possible?

Louise Deaf Awareness

May 9, 2019
4 min

Deaf-Hearing Friendships. Is it possible?

So I decided to interview one of my Hearing friends as I wanted to raise awareness of Deaf-Hearing friendships. Sometimes it is hard for ...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

May 6, 2019
6 min

Deafness and Mental Health.

Many of you may know that I unfortunately suffer from depression and anxiety which stems from my hearing loss. I wanted to write a blog a...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

Apr 8, 2019
4 min

The 'Undateables'.

Hey guys! I'm sure many of you are aware of the programme 'The Undateables' which is a programme broadcast in the UK. Check it out here i...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

Apr 3, 2019
3 min

Introducing Myself.

Hey everyone! Its been quite some time since I last wrote a blog post! Silly old me lost access to my old blog. But it is still available...

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Louise Deaf Awareness

Apr 1, 2019
6 min

'Coming Out' With My Hearing Loss.

Hey! So I thought I would write a bit about my mainstream school life from being diagnosed in Year 2, progressing to high school and what...

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