Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Teresa Garratty: What’s the golden rule of deafness?

May 5, 2017

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Whether born deaf, deafened later in life simply a deaf aware hearie you will at some point no doubt have […]

Elizabeth Engelman: 13 Reasons to sign to your hard of hearing or cochlear implanted child

May 4, 2017

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When we implanted our profoundly deaf two-year-old son Micah with cochlear implants, we gave little thought to American Sign Language […]

Deaf News: British Deaf Association launches General Election manifesto (BSL)

May 3, 2017

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Hot on the heels of deafPLUS (who launched their own election manifesto last week), the British Deaf Association have launched […]

Juliet England: There are better ways for the NUS to support deaf people than banning clapping and whooping

May 3, 2017

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What to make of the recent news story that those running the National Union of Students (NUS) conference muttered darkly, […]

Deaf News: Ben Fletcher stands for Green Party in Putney

May 2, 2017

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Following a hustings meeting in Balham, Wandsworth Green Party has announced that Ben Fletcher will stand as a candidate  for […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: How a GCSE in BSL would’ve changed my time at school

May 2, 2017

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When I sat my GCSE’s some fifteen years ago, I remember struggling to pass my French exam. The hearing impaired […]

Nick Beese: Working with sign language/English interpreters

May 1, 2017

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At weekends and bank holidays, we post some of the most popular articles from our archive. Below is Nick Beese’s […]

Check out what our supporters offer!

April 30, 2017

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The Limping Chicken is supported by a range of businesses, charities and organisations linked to deafness, all of whom offer […]

Andy Palmer: Ten reasons to learn sign language (BSL)

April 29, 2017

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At weekends and bank holidays, we post our most popular articles from our archive. Here is one from Andy Palmer […]

Watch: The BSL Zone’s black comedy Signs of an Affair!

April 28, 2017

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The BSL Zone’s newest programme is Signs of an Affair, a black comedy which is hilarious, and stars Jean St […]