This Is Deaf: Deaf Clubs

This episode is all about Deaf clubs; a look at their history, and how lifestyles, technology and funding have changed everything.

27m 38s

Magazine programme (2021).   Deaf clubs have always been at the heart of the Deaf community; in this episode, presenter Ahmed Mudawi chats with studio guest Reg Cobb about his experience of Deaf clubs and their importance to Deaf culture and Deaf identity. Several Deaf community members and a Deaf historian also take a look back to where Deaf clubs began and explore why their popularity has declined over the years.  A Signpost Productions production for BSLBT.

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