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Phoenix Some-Antics: Literary Leicester Special

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Celebrating Deaf Creativity at Phoenix Some-Antics: Literary Leicester Special We’re excited to highlight an inspiring evening of creativity, community, and accessibility at the Phoenix Art Centre in Leicester. As part of the Literary Leicester programme, this special edition of Some-Antics brings together spoken word, music, and Visual Vernacular performance in one vibrant space. The event features BSL Poet Laureate Ishtiaq Hussain winner 2025 performing Ish’s VV World, showcasing the power of Visual Vernacular and Deaf […]

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BSL Conference 2025 Leeds

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As the BDA’s BSL Poet Laureate, our very own Ishtiaq Hussain, Director of Deafscope, performed at the BSL Conference 2025!  By chance, Tanisha, an RSLI, was also working at the event. Throughout the conference, they had the chance to watch inspiring speakers from around the world, each sharing unique perspectives and experiences. They also met and chatted with so many interesting people from across the Deaf and interpreting communities. Check out their vlog for a

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British Deaf Association reveals the UK’s 2025 British Sign Language Poet Laureate

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British Deaf Association reveals the UK’s 2025 British Sign Language Poet Laureate The British Deaf Association (BDA) is proud to announce the winner of its third annual British Sign Language (BSL) Poet Laureate competition.  The BSL Poet Laureate competition was first launched by the BDA in 2022 to celebrate the UK’s  inaugural National BSL Day—marking the anniversary of BSL’s legal recognition as an indigenous  language of Great Britain through the British Sign Language (BSL) Act 2022.  The competition itself plays an integral

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Deaf Awareness Week: Reflecting on Collaboration, Learning and the Power of Visual Storytelling with Deafscope

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As we take time to mark Deaf Awareness Week (5-11 May), we want to acknowledge the value of listening, learning and growing in our approach to accessibility and inclusion. At Creative Black Country, we are still on a journey, and we are grateful to those who walk alongside us and support us in doing better. Deafscope joined the consortia partnership as part of our Changemaker programme, which is about sharing lived and past experiences so that

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BSL Celebration Event in Southampton

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Wednesday 23rd March 2025 What a wonderful time in Southampton for BSL Celebration Event! I was truly honoured to perform VV again, meet so many amazing people, and enjoy every moment of my stay. A huge thank you to the fantastic audience and all of your lovely feedback — it really meant a lot to me! Feeling grateful for the opportunity and looking forward to more moments like this. (Photos below from my performance and

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