Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Shari Eberts: For deaf people, louder isn’t always better

January 30, 2017

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I attended a fundraiser for Hearing Health Foundation a few years ago where Cyndi Lauper performed. At first, I was surprised […]

Deaf News: 999 text service surpasses 200,000 registrations

January 27, 2017

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More than 214,000 people with a hearing loss or difficulty with speech have signed up to the 999 text service […]

Deaf News: £300,000 boost for Deaf and disabled touring theatre shows

January 26, 2017

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The Arts Council has announced a total of £301,008 to support deaf and disabled-led arts organisations to go nationwide with […]

Liam O’Dell: Why deaf music fans (like me) love lyric videos

January 25, 2017

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Meeting one of my favourite musicians at the top of The Shard was one of the best moments of last […]

Deaf News: Sense partners with Tottenham Hotspur to offer sports training for deafblind young people

January 25, 2017

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National disability charity, Sense has partnered with Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, the charitable arm of the football club, to deliver a […]

Molly Watt: Is your window open to inclusion?

January 24, 2017

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Accessibility – Able to be reached, approached or entered via Oxford Dictionary I found myself in the world of accessibility […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: How do us Deaf folk get away with being late? Let’s talk about ‘Deaf Time’…

January 23, 2017

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A friend of mine is notoriously late for everything. We laugh about it and we wind her up but she just […]

Juliet England: How easy are exercise classes for deaf people? Here’s my experience

January 20, 2017

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Last spring, when I joined my new gym, I knew that group exercise classes – ‘spin’ biking sessions (‘spin cycle’ […]

Charity launches pioneering screening programme for infant deafblindness in Kenya and Uganda

January 19, 2017

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Sense International, a global charity supporting deafblind children and adults, has launched a pioneering programme in Kenya and Uganda to […]

Diane Matthews: Sign my petition for cochlear implant assessment tests to be carried out in realistic sound environments

January 19, 2017

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So I’m old now, I’m 40 years old. I can’t hear the TV, can’t pop to the pub to chat […]