British Deaf Association responds to gene therapy trial to treat deafness: “Deaf children are not broken; what they need most of all is access to sign language”

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The British Deaf Association (BDA), the Deaf-led membership organisation which represents the c90,000-strong Deaf signing community in the UK, has responded to media reports of a British toddler, Opal Sandy, whose hearing has reportedly been restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a new gene therapy trial

Derbyshire – Devolution

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In this video, Mhairi, our BDA England manager, and Alison, CEO of Communication Unlimited, engage in a crucial dialogue about the upcoming Devolution affecting Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire.