Sussex Deaf History

The Sussex Deaf History website is a product of the Our Space project (funded by HEFCE) that explores the relationship between community spaces and Deaf people's health and well-being. The site includes: the first institution for the 'deaf and dumb' in Brighton, the first President of the British Deaf and Dumb Association (BDA), the first congenital deaf person to hold a Ph.D., and more. The published articles allows for the reminiscence of places, people and topics related to Deaf people in Sussex.

The site is interactive and visitors could add comments or contribute new pages to the site; the site has grown considerably over the first two months and is expected to develop further.

Contribute

Use the SDH submission page to contribute your video or photographs.

Keep a diary for a day

Diaries can reveal much about our personal life. We invite you to keep a diary for a day. What you write can be in any style and can be as long or short as you like – there is no word limit. You can write it as the day goes along or at the end of the day. Choose either a typical day or a special day, but don’t forget to identify which it is.

Submit your diary.

Reply to a historic MO questionnaire

Answer our 1939 questionnaire

Compare your answers to replies from the 1930s