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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/back-to-school-2628012_1280.jpg?zoom=3&resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Is your deaf child ready for the new school year?\"\/><\/a><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/is-your-deaf-child-ready-for-the-new-school-year\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Is your deaf child ready for the new school year?\">Is your deaf child ready for the new school year?<\/a><\/h3> <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"td_module_6 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n\r\n <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/12-year-olds-legal-campaign-to-have-bsl-as-a-gcse\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"12 year old\u2019s legal campaign to have BSL as a GCSE\"><img width=\"100\" height=\"70\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BSL-GCSE-Featured.jpg?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BSL-GCSE-Featured.jpg?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BSL-GCSE-Featured.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BSL-GCSE-Featured.jpg?zoom=3&resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" alt=\"\" title=\"12 year old\u2019s legal campaign to have BSL as a GCSE\"\/><\/a><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/12-year-olds-legal-campaign-to-have-bsl-as-a-gcse\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"12 year old\u2019s legal campaign to have BSL as a GCSE\">12 year old\u2019s legal campaign to have BSL as a GCSE<\/a><\/h3> <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"td_module_6 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n\r\n <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/skateboard-trick-to-be-renamed-in-honour-of-deaf-inventor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Skateboard trick to be renamed in honour of deaf inventor\"><img width=\"100\" height=\"70\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/maxresdefault.jpg?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/maxresdefault.jpg?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/maxresdefault.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/maxresdefault.jpg?zoom=3&resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Skateboard trick to be renamed in honour of deaf inventor\"\/><\/a><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/skateboard-trick-to-be-renamed-in-honour-of-deaf-inventor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Skateboard trick to be renamed in honour of deaf inventor\">Skateboard trick to be renamed in honour of deaf inventor<\/a><\/h3> <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"td_module_6 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n\r\n <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/web-and-online-accessibility-for-deaf-people\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Web and Online Accessibility for Deaf People\"><img width=\"100\" height=\"70\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Web-Access-BDN-Deafie-Blogger.jpg?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Web-Access-BDN-Deafie-Blogger.jpg?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Web-Access-BDN-Deafie-Blogger.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Web-Access-BDN-Deafie-Blogger.jpg?zoom=3&resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Web and Online Accessibility for Deaf People\"\/><\/a><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"item-details\">\r\n <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/web-and-online-accessibility-for-deaf-people\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Web and Online Accessibility for Deaf People\">Web and Online Accessibility for Deaf People<\/a><\/h3> <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \n\t<\/div> <\/div>","td_block_id":"td_uid_4_67f26b730734c","td_hide_prev":true,"td_hide_next":false})); tmpObj = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(block_td_uid_4_67f26b730734c)); tmpObj.is_ajax_running = true; tmpObj.td_current_page = 1; tmpObj.td_filter_value = 50; var currentBlockObjSignature = JSON.stringify(tmpObj); tdLocalCache.set(currentBlockObjSignature, JSON.stringify({"td_data":"\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-row\">\n\n\t<div class=\"td-block-span6\">\n\r\n <div class=\"td_module_4 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\r\n <div class=\"td-module-image\">\r\n <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk\/meeting-solomon-islands-deaf-community\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Blank Canvas Voyage: Meeting the Solomon Islands Deaf Community\"><img width=\"324\" height=\"235\" class=\"entry-thumb\" 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srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/GB-women-deaf-football-a-06-07-17.jpg?resize=324%2C235&ssl=1 324w, https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/GB-women-deaf-football-a-06-07-17.jpg?zoom=2&resize=324%2C235&ssl=1 648w, https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/GB-women-deaf-football-a-06-07-17.jpg?zoom=3&resize=324%2C235&ssl=1 972w" sizes="(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px" alt="" title="GB Deaf Women’s footballers hope University of Worcester training can give medal boost"/></a></div> <a href="https://www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/category/deaf-news-sports/" class="td-post-category">Deaf News & Sports</a> </div> <h3 class="entry-title td-module-title"><a href="https://www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/gb-deaf-womens-footballers-hope-university-worcester-training-can-give-medal-boost/" rel="bookmark" title="GB Deaf Women’s footballers hope University of Worcester training can give medal boost">GB Deaf Women’s footballers hope University of Worcester training can give...</a></h3> <div class="td-module-meta-info"> <span class="td-post-author-name"><a href="https://www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/author/3rdpartynewsbdn/">3rd Party News</a></span> <div class="td-module-comments"><a href="https://www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/gb-deaf-womens-footballers-hope-university-worcester-training-can-give-medal-boost/#respond">0</a></div> </div> <div class="td-excerpt"> Extracted from Worcester News The Great Britain women’s deaf football squad have been training at the University of Worcester ahead of the Summer Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey,... </div> </div> </div>  <div class="td-block-span6"> <div class="td_module_6 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack"> <div class="td-module-thumb"><a href="https://www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/which-is-more-efficient-talking-or-signing/" rel="bookmark" title="Which is more efficient: talking or signing?"><img width="100" height="70" class="entry-thumb" 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td-animation-stack"> <div class="td-module-thumb"><a href="https://www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/the-importance-of-sign-language-in-early-years/" rel="bookmark" title="The importance of Sign Language in early years"><img width="100" height="70" class="entry-thumb" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Baby-Sign-Featured.jpg?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Baby-Sign-Featured.jpg?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Baby-Sign-Featured.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 218w, https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Baby-Sign-Featured.jpg?zoom=3&resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" alt="" title="The importance of Sign Language in early years"/></a></div> <div class="item-details"> <h3 class="entry-title td-module-title"><a 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Team</a></span> <div class="td-module-comments"><a href="https://www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/asimo-robot-learns-sign-language/#respond">0</a></div> </div> <div class="td-excerpt"> Meet ASIMO, one of the world’s most well-known humanoid robots. 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Firewalkers to fundraise money for new deaf academy"><img width="218" height="150" class="entry-thumb" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/firewalk.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/firewalk.jpg?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/firewalk.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 218w, https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/firewalk.jpg?zoom=2&resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 436w, https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/firewalk.jpg?zoom=3&resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 654w" sizes="(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px" alt="" title="WANTED! 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