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Browsing All Posts published on »February, 2012«
Deaf Dad: Finding the monkey
I’m slowly settling into the daily routine of being a stay-at-home Dad. In just a few weeks, my life has become scarily organised. I now wash Toddler and Baby’s bottles last thing at night so I don’t need to rush around in the morning. Whenever I get a spare moment, I pile any dirty clothes […]
Overseen: A couple breaking up
February 29, 2012
In our new regular feature, deafies tell us about conversations they have ‘overseen’ (see what we did there?) in public, through lipreading and picking up on body language. Our first deafie tells us about a couple she oversaw while eating in a cafe… I’d just sat down with my coffee and I was waiting for […]
Meet: Jill Hipson, the deafie who took on the banks
February 29, 2012
Jill Hipson, who lives with her husband Chris in Berkhamsted in Herts, found herself at the centre of a double-page story in The Times last week after having problems with her bank when she bought a car. Her letter to the newspaper led to an article titled ‘Banks face threat of massive payouts to deaf […]
Ian Noon: Is the Government telling deaf people to PIP off on disability benefits?
February 28, 2012
It took me a while but I finally read through the Department for Work and Pension’s consultation on the eligibility criteria for the new benefits for disabled people, Personal Independence Payments. Otherwise known as PIP. To be fair, there were three, rather long documents, to read through to understand what was being proposed. And I’m […]
Michelle Quayle: Audiology = Shushology
February 28, 2012
Growing up, I’ve been told my deafness has become progressively worse. How much ‘worse’ it you get when you’ve been profoundly Deaf from birth is beyond me. Wearing hearing aids from eight months old to the sweet age of sixteen sounds the same to me. From my big sister screeching “Michellllllle” to the tinkle of […]
Watch: The cat who can sign “Feed me”
February 28, 2012
This one isn’t in any way cinematic, but it is funny. A cat that signs “Feed me.” Latest reports say the cat’s now halfway to passing its BSL Level One qualification… (With thanks to Martin Griffiths for posting this one on Twitter)
Watch: The deaf silent film that got there before The Artist
February 27, 2012
Today the cast and crew of The Artist celebrate being the stand-out film of the 2012 Oscars, with their vision of making a modern silent film seen as taking cinema back to its roots. Most deafies I know who have seen it love it. It’s clear from this post, however, calling it a “a silent […]
Charlie Swinbourne: Seeing (and hearing) in high-definition
February 27, 2012
My life’s been a bit of a rollercoaster ride over the last three years. I’ve become a father twice over, have written four films, worked on too many freelance projects to remember, set up this website and best of all, at the end of last summer, I got married to the delightful Mrs Swinbourne. (Just […]
The Secret Deafie: The deaf awareness lesson I wasn’t expecting
February 27, 2012
The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Our second contributor tells us about a surprising incident at work… My job requires me to take information from people for various reasons, whether it’s for future work, finding the right documentation, or simply getting personal details for registration purposes. One day […]
Watch: The Fastest Hands in the West
February 24, 2012
Two cowboys square up to one another, gallop so fast on their horses they nearly fall off, and ultimately, confront each other in a shoot-out. But this isn’t a multi-million dollar Hollywood film. This is two deaf actors in what looks like a cardboard set, telling their story through the power of their signing hands […]
AJW Smith: Longing for Belonging
February 24, 2012
Belonging. It’s a psychological need. We need to know that we fit in. We want to be valued. We want to be part of the action. We feel good when others notice and appreciate us. For four decades I’ve wanted to belong. I’ve wanted to feel part of the world that I interact with every […]
Meet: Maria Zedda, disability trainer
February 24, 2012
Maria Zedda is Managing Director of Wideaware Training. She has worked in the Disability field for 17 years, running community based projects for disabled people, visually impaired people and people with learning disabilities. She is currently Vice-Chair of the London 2012 Disability Communities Engagement Group, is a qualified Access Auditor and is on the Board of […]
Theatre review: Deafinitely Theatre’s 4Play Showcase
February 23, 2012
You’re one of four writers attending ten workshops over the course of three months. Then a director picks up your script, brings a cast together, they rehearse and next thing you know, your play is being performed to over 100 people in a theatre. It’s a nerve-wracking, exposing process. It’s also invaluable; a miniature version […]
Martine Monksfield: My batteries went flat at a wedding
February 23, 2012
Last weekend, the husband and I got ourselves dolled up for a wedding reception, the first wedding we’ve been to since our own special day. It was nice going as a Mr and Mrs officially! The reception was in a quaint pub in Hackney, with the bride wearing a beautiful 50′s light green dress. Her […]
William Mager: Seeing my son for the first time
February 22, 2012
I’ll never forget the first time I saw my son. I was in an operating theatre, holding my wife’s hand in a death grip. She was staring at me, her eyes wide in fear. We were both listening for a sound, any kind of sound. We could have been listening for a minute, it could […]
Donna Williams: British SPECIAL language?! How interpreting agencies get it wrong
February 22, 2012
British… Special… Language. This is what interpreting providers Language Empire apparently thought BSL stood for. The average layman in the street might not know that BSL means British Sign Language, and this is a very sad thing. But Language Empire is a professional organisation that provides interpreters for a whole host of languages, including BSL. British […]
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