Cambridgeshire Deaf Association

About the emergency message from the government

Nadia Nadarajah is host for this months Thrive Live from Edinburgh Deaf Festival

Thrive Live is back tomorrow and this time, we’re LIVE from Edinburgh at the Edinburgh Deaf Festival!

Join us Friday 14 August at 12pm for Episode 5 of Thrive Live.

In this episode, we’ll be:
- Discussing the BBC Panorama documentary, ‘The Truth About Forever Chemicals’.
- Talking about wildfires happening around the world
- Finishing with a game that you all know and love!

Expect plenty of interesting discussion, different viewpoints and audience interaction as we bring Thrive Live to the Deaf Festival in Edinburgh.

If you’re at the festival, come and watch us in person! Otherwise, tune in online at 12pm!

Spread the message and we’ll see you there!

61 Years of Love: A Deaf Love Story ❤️

Meet Richard and Valerie, a Deaf couple who have been married for an incredible 61 years.

We sat down with them in their beautiful garden to hear their story on how they met, their life together, the challenges they’ve faced, the memories they’ve made and what has kept their relationship strong for more than six decades.

Their story is a beautiful reminder that love, communication and companionship can stand the test of time.

🎥 Watch Richard and Valerie share their incredible love story and a quick-fire quiz at the end.

After climbing just one mountain, Michael Woods asked himself a simple question..

“What’s the highest mountain in the world?”
The answer was Everest.

With no high-altitude experience, the wrong clothing, and little idea of what it would take, he set himself one of the biggest challenges imaginable.

It wasn’t until he got home and started researching that he realised the true scale of the commitment ahead.

Watch the full conversation here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/iyddAfNsMw4?si=5KVbwFZxtGWGKZG_

We're proud to share ITV Anglia coverage of our call for deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people to be fully included in social care reform.

At CDA, we believe Deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people must be at the heart of decisions about social care. Everyone deserves equal access to services that meet their communication needs and enable them to live independently with dignity and choice.

A huge thank you to ITV Anglia for helping present our message and highlight why accessible, inclusive social care matters.

Watch the full report below and read more about our campaign here: https://cambsdeaf.org/2026/08/06/itv-anglia-visits-cda-to-cover-our-call-for-deaf-people-to-be-included-in-social-care-reform/

Together, we can help ensure Deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people are heard, included and represented as the future of social care is shaped.

Sometimes, the hardest step is the first one.

🏔️ Michael Woods’ first mountain was Snowdon. Before that, he’d never even walked over a hill!

At the start, he wanted to turn back. But reaching the summit changed everything. The sense of achievement, the incredible views, and proving to himself that he could do it sparked a dream that would eventually lead him to stand on the summit of Mount Everest as the first Deaf person in the UK and Europe to achieve the feat.

Watch this first episode of Valve on our YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/3c8EYtQPaZI

In the first our new series of livestreams focusing on men's health and wellbeing called The Valve, we welcome Michael Woods to talk to Matt about his mountaineering adventures

Cam in live to studio in BSL here
https://studio.restream.io/eew-fewx-pot