Deaf University Student? Check This Out..

David (left) in My Song

Star of deaf related hit film My Song, David Hay, is conducting research into experience of university life for deaf students for the University of Wolverhampton.


You can have gone to any UK University to take part or still be a student. The aim of the survey is to get statistical information about universities across the UK and how they accommodate deaf students.

Click here to take the survey

For a good cause - and it won't take long..

New Deaf Film Rated A Hit

A new film by deaf scriptwriter Charlie Swinbourne and Director William Mager has caused a stir in the deaf and hearing communities and on Twitter in the last few days.

My Song, which tells the story of a 17 year old deaf girl agonisingly caught between the Deaf and hearing worlds, was premiered at the Deaffest film and television festival on Friday, shown on Film4 on Monday and has been widely acclaimed as a hit with 4000 YouTube hits since the weekend.

My Song challenges attitudes towards oral deaf people from within the signing Deaf community. It also highlights issues about parental or community acceptance of a young person's emerging deaf identity. An identity that seems determined to come to prominence after a mainstream education with exclusively hearing friends and oral parenting (from a stressed out single mum).

You can follow writer Charlie Swinbourne on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/#!/charlie_swin

Enjoy..