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Deafness and hearing-impairment

A girl smiling sweetly at the camera. She is wearing thin-framed glasses and has long black hair. She is in a classroom.

'I am proud of my bionic ears'

Sanemi started wearing cochlear implants at 15 months and says being deaf is part of her identity.

A close-up of a person signing - it shows a flat palm, with the other hand placed on top giving a thumbs up, the person is wearing a grey fleece top.

Awareness week aims to 'amplify deaf voices'

People on the Isle of Man with hearing loss share their experiences to mark Deaf Awareness Week.

'I am deaf' cards issued by police for emergencies

They contain a QR code that links to an interpreter, to help deaf people communicate with officers.

Six men and one woman are sitting while a woman stands, all looking forward. They are all curling their left hands in the C letter BSL sign. Half of them are wearing RNLI lifeguard uniforms and the others The Deaf Academy uniforms. All of them are wearing halyards. Behind them is a set of doors.

Deaf students teach lifeguards sign language

Students from the Deaf Academy in Exmouth teach RNLI lifeguards phrases in British Sign Language.

A teenage boy, wearing a GB deaf swimming polo shirt, smiles at the camera.

Deaf swimmer fundraises to attend Tokyo games

Nathan Carrington, 17, from York, hopes to compete in the Deaflympics in Japan this November.

North Yorkshire

Actor Matthew Gurney wearing a T-shirt with a red unfinished circle and his bloodied hand on his chest, against red background.

When keeping quiet turns toxic

Gargi Agrawalla wears her design Junkyard Dog Flower, which connects two pink flowers with chains between them.

'I made my cochlear implant a fashion accessory'

Gargi Agrawalla wants to empower other young deaf people after winning a design competition.

Camera footage viewed on a computer screen, showing a police interview room and three people around the table.

Looking to the past to uncover the truth

Pip Lee looks at the camera with a slight smile. She has long grey hair and is standing outside. The background is out of focus.

'NHS did not take my hearing impairment seriously'

Pip Lee backs research saying communication with hearing-impaired patients needs to be clearer.