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- Feb 13
- 1 min
BBC Captioning History
Some of the important years when the BBC made advances in captioning. 1979 - A documentary is the first program to be subtitled on the...
- Dec 31, 2023
- 1 min
On this date at the South Pole
Ian Berry became the first deaf man to walk to the South Pole on this day (Dec. 31, 2009). The UK native dragged a sled across 112 miles...
- Dec 21, 2023
- 1 min
Deaf History: Artist William Agnew
Amateur artist William Agnew died on this day (Dec 21) in 1914. The deaf painter created a series of pictures (none of which survived)...
- Jun 19, 2023
- 1 min
Videos of Life in a 1950s Deaf School
Here are two videos filmed in 1954 at the UK's Royal School for Deaf Children in Margate.
- Jan 31, 2023
- 1 min
The first deaf woman to row across the Atlantic
A woman from the UK became the first deaf person to row across the Atlantic Ocean on this date (Jan 31) in 2020. Image from ReSound video...
- Dec 19, 2021
- 1 min
Deaf Contestant wins UK Dancing Contest
Rose Ayling-Ellis is the first deaf contestant to win BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. Image from BBC video She and partner Giovanni...