Erika Jones travels to Washington DC to meet two deaf women holding positions of power with the US president Barack Obama. Leah Katz-Hernandez and Claudia Gordon are living proof that with equal opportunities and determination, deaf people can rise to the top.

Clive Mason investigates the sad chain of events that led to the closure of South Gloucestershire Deaf Association. Why did it happen, and could it have been prevented? And there is a round-up of what has been going on in the deaf community over the last month. Show less