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Millions of children across the UK watched Peppa Pig's brother, George, get fitted with a hearing aid – the show's first deaf character – earlier this month. For the first time, deaf children could ...

When people are communicating in sign languages, they also move their mouths. But scientists have debated whether mouth movements resembling spoken language are part of the sign itself or are ...

Brother and sister Spencer and Nicole Hughes say they will use the boards when they play at Stanningley Park Children in Leeds are being encouraged to learn sign language, with educational boards ...

HSBC UK has said it will offer British Sign Language (BSL) training for beginners to all its 23,000 employees, as part of its work to foster an "inclusive environment". The bank said the move will ...