Acknowledgements

Thank you to the 20 participants who contributed to this project and generously shared their experiences, reflections, insights, creativity, and photographs. It has been a genuine privilege to work alongside you throughout this process.

 

Special thanks to Deaf advisors Herbert Klein and Maya Pearce for sharing their vast expertise, perspectives, and ongoing support throughout the project.

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Thank you also to my research supervisors, Dr Giovanna Bucci and Professor Erminia Colucci, for their encouragement, support, and thoughtful guidance throughout the doctoral research process, and to my peers at Metanoia Institute for their encouragement along the way.

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I would also like to thank Professor Alys Young, Professor Helen Brooks, and Dr Celia Hulme at the University of Manchester for their valuable contributions to the development and growth of this idea and project through our work on a previous NIHR fellowship grant.

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I am also grateful to the Deaf-led charity Remark!, @deafyoungadultsuk, the UK Deaf Students’ Union (UKDSU), Charlie Swinbourne at The Limping Chicken, and Olga Lamb from City Lit for supporting participant recruitment and helping share the project more widely.

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Thank you to Dr Sam Thenabadu and GKT School of Medical Education at King’s College London for making the gallery event possible, and to the staff at the Science Gallery for helping bring the in-person exhibition to life.

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Last but certainly not least, thank you to my family and friends for their love and belief in me throughout this journey, especially my husband, Daniel, who has supported me throughout this process and helped with considerable preparation for the gallery exhibition.

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Tiffany Wade