No more isolation: the school helping deaf children in Equatorial Guinea – in pictures

Although legally the government should provide education for children whose needs cannot be met in mainstream schools, there are currently no state-run educational centres for the deaf. La Fe, with…

A moment that changed me: after losing my hearing, newspapers helped me find a way to cope

The psychological effects of going deaf as a child were unbearable. But after stumbling across a front-page headline, reading the news helped me discover new worlds It was a long…

Left out of society: Vanuatu’s deaf community push for national sign language

The Pacific projectVanuatu Left out of society: Vanuatu’s deaf community push for national sign language With no official sign language, the deaf community are unable to communicate widely and are…