A playdough bakery and hidden object game are ideal activities. By Georgina Durrant Developing either verbal communication or communication through sign language/visuals is a vital part of a child’s ...

Communication is one of the biggest gifts of life. Hence difficulty in communication presents big hurdles. A good proportion of persons with a disability experience such hurdles. Fortunately there are ...

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It was an incident in a local supermarket which really opened Bradley Buksh’s eyes to the importance of communication. Bradley’s father, who works with him at Integrationale Care in Nelson in Pendle, ...

Emma Fraser has worked in education for over 20 years as a teacher, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator and Teacher of the Deaf. She now works for the National Deaf Children’s Society. We spoke to ...

Sign languages aren’t easy to learn and are even harder to teach. They use not just hand gestures but also mouths, facial expressions and body posture to communicate meaning. This complexity means ...

Koko, the celebrated western lowland gorilla, died at the age of 46 this week. Many people paid tributes to her by praising her signing skills. She's famous for her signing skills, but all is not what ...