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NI to be first part of UK to offer free sign language classes for deaf children
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Politik·28.4.2026KI-Zusammenfassung

NI to be first part of UK to offer free sign language classes for deaf children

Northern Ireland will become the first part of the UK to provide free sign language classes to all deaf children and their families through the Sign Language Bill (Northern Ireland) 2025. The legislation, being passed on Tuesday, puts a duty on the Department for Communities to provide free classes for deaf people under-25 and their close families, while giving official recognition to British Sign Language and Irish Sign Language as languages of Northern Ireland. The bill is expected to cost around £3m a year and follows years of campaigning by the deaf community.

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Experimental Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in 90% of Patients With Rare Genetic Deafness
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Wissenschaft·22.4.2026KI-Zusammenfassung

Experimental Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in 90% of Patients With Rare Genetic Deafness

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear reported that an experimental gene therapy restored hearing in about 90% of 42 patients born with DFNB9, a rare genetic deafness caused by OTOF gene mutations. The treatment uses an adenovirus to deliver a healthy gene to the inner ear, with results lasting more than two years in some patients. A Regeneron-developed treatment could become the first FDA-approved gene therapy for deafness.

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