WAction Deaf Youth is a youth organization based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1988 to meet the social and educational needs of deaf children and young people.
WBritish Sign Language (BSL) is a sign language used in the United Kingdom (UK), and is the first or preferred language among the Deaf community in the UK. Based on the percentage of people who reported 'using British Sign Language at home' on the 2011 Scottish Census, the British Deaf Association estimates there are 151,000 BSL users in the UK, of which 87,000 are Deaf. By contrast, in the 2011 England and Wales Census 15,000 people living in England and Wales reported themselves using BSL as their main language. People who are not deaf may also use BSL, as hearing relatives of deaf people, sign language interpreters or as a result of other contact with the British Deaf community. The language makes use of space and involves movement of the hands, body, face, and head.
WGreat Britain has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1924 and has earned 249 medals.
WHearing Dogs for Deaf People is a UK charity which trains dogs to alert deaf people to a variety of sounds.
WIt's All Gone Pete Tong is a 2004 British-Canadian mockumentary-drama film about a DJ who goes completely deaf. The title uses a rhyming slang phrase used in Britain from the 1980s, referring to the BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong.
WNottinghamshire Deaf Society is based at a Victorian building on Forest Road West in Nottingham. It is a Grade II listed building and was built in the 1860s, when it was the home of the Nottingham Congregational Institute.
WThe Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) is a British charitable organisation whose mission is to promote the welfare and interests of Deaf people. It is a Deaf-led organisation.
WVision On was a British children's television programme, shown on BBC1 from 1964 to 1976 and designed specifically for children with hearing impairment.
WZzzap is a British children's television comedy programme. The concept of the show is a giant 18 ft comic that has been brought to life. The show was broadcast on ITV from 8 January 1993 until 21 September 2001 and was produced for ten series by The Media Merchants and Meridian Broadcasting.