Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Andy Palmer: Why Cambridgeshire Deaf Association has launched DeafCards to help Deaf people get BSL interpreters at their GP

June 18, 2016

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At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. Tell us your favourites at thelimpingchicken@gmail.com The team at Cambridgeshire […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Why I’m excited by Sean Forbes and Evelyn Glennie’s musical collaboration

June 17, 2016

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“Deafness does not mean that you can’t hear, only that there is something wrong with the ears. Even someone who […]

Shari Eberts: Do you hear better in the morning?

June 16, 2016

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Do you hear better in the morning? I think I do. Perhaps it is because everything is quieter in the […]

Go See: Captioned plays at London’s Kings Cross this autumn

June 15, 2016

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This is a sponsored post from the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London. In 2012, Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female production of Julius Caesar placed […]

Nadia Nadarajah: Sign language in theatre should be art, not access

June 15, 2016

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I am an actress who uses British Sign Language. I have been fortunate enough to work in a range of […]

Deaf News: Sense produces video to help sport coaches work with deafblind people

June 15, 2016

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The national deafblind charity, Sense, has produced an instructional video for sport coaches and instructors, aimed at giving them more […]

John Walker: Employers’ abuse of health and safety law could distort the deaf vote in the EU referendum

June 14, 2016

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Applying for a new job? Application filled in. Question: am I disabled? Which one? Write down ‘deaf’ or not? Answer: […]

Emily Howlett: All of you who are different. You are beautiful, and I am with you

June 14, 2016

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I have a rainbow umbrella. It’s a thing of beauty, and was also a bargain. Together, we have weathered many […]

Deaf News: Family appeal after Deaf woman goes missing from Glasgow nightclub

June 13, 2016

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A Deaf woman from Glasgow has been reported missing after attending a Deaf event at a nightclub in the city. […]

Lianne Herbert: What it was like to have a rehearsed reading of my new play with Deafinitely Theatre

June 13, 2016

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I’ve just come back from a rehearsed reading of my first full-length play TwentyFortySeven. I can honestly say I’m buzzing! […]