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Winners at the Charity Governance Awards

We are very pleased to announce that SignHealth have won the award for Board Diversity and Inclusivity at the Clothworkers’ Company Charity Governance Awards. SignHealth has a majority Deaf board (currently 6 Deaf, 3 hearing) … Continued

Parliamentary debate on ‘Access to NHS services for BSL users’

SignHealth were asked to brief Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Chair of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing All Party Parliamentary Group, on Deaf people’s access to NHS services. You can see the full debate here. — … Continued

Dr Sarah Powell: why acceptance is important

Dr Sarah Powell on the importance of acceptance: It’s important to accept and be proud of your deaf identity. As a deaf community we should not be segregated, for example it does not matter if … Continued

Deaf identity and mental health

Today I will talk about the importance of Deaf identity and how it is linked to our body image. What does that mean? Well having a good deaf identity can mean having good mental health, … Continued

Body image

Today we will talk about how our body image can affect our mental health. When we look at ourselves we may not be satisfied, maybe we are not happy with our body, perhaps we want … Continued