by Joseph Gilbert | May 2, 2024 12:28PM | Campaigns - Deaf Awareness TOP STORY
Deafness is stereotypically associated with an older population, but there are more than 50,000 children and three people born each day in the UK with a form of hearing loss. As part of Deaf Awareness Week, Sheffield Wire aims to highlight the barriers young deaf...
by Joseph Gilbert | May 2, 2024 12:26PM | Campaigns - Deaf Awareness
After widespread closures of specialist deaf schools, mainstream schools and councils have had to adapt learning environments to support the needs of more than 50,000 deaf children in the UK. But with budgets being slashed and an increasing scarcity of resources, deaf...
by James Harrop | May 2, 2024 11:54AM | Campaigns - Sexism in Football TOP STORY
Women are the subject of sexism at every level of football, from the kits they are forced to play in, to the misogynistic abuse they receive. Their personal safety is constantly put into jeopardy when they play late at night on badly lit and remote pitches. ...
by James Harrop | May 2, 2024 11:51AM | Campaigns - Sexism in Football
Sexist abuse, receiving unsolicited sexual photos and messages have become commonplace for women working in football. Last season, reports of sexism and misogyny to Kick It Out increased by 400% compared to the previous campaign. Abigail Rudkin, 23, an artist and...
by Rithika Raghu | May 2, 2024 11:49AM | Campaigns - Immigration laws
The Graduate Visa allows international students to stay in the UK for two to three years and to stay in the UK to work or search for work after leaving university. On a Graduate Visa, students can work in any job role or look for work in any sector. When the...
