Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Mike Fahey: Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn about hiding my deafness anymore

May 25, 2016

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Shari Eberts’ article recently about the embarrassments faced when you are deaf in a hearing world hit a chord with […]

Trudy Suggs: Deaf disempowerment and today’s sign language interpreter

May 24, 2016

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This 2012 article, which recently was widely shared on Facebook, has been shared by kind permission from Street Leverage, where […]

Go See: Celebrity fundraiser football match for GB Deaf Football, in Doncaster this Sunday

May 24, 2016

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Sellebrity Soccer, the charity football organisation, is raising money for the Great Britain Men’s and Women’s Deaf Football teams, with […]

Watch: BSL video about the European Union, from BSL Bridge

May 23, 2016

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Recently we shared a fantastic Deaf Awareness video from BSL Bridge, which went viral during Deaf Awareness week. Now, in […]

Bailey the Hearing Dog: Introducing myself!

May 23, 2016

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  Hello, I’m Bailey, celebrity Hearing Dog working with deaf people, and Company Mascot for 121 Captions (a supporter of this site). […]

Fiona Stewart: My troubling story shows hotel staff can’t be trusted to wake up deaf residents in a fire

May 22, 2016

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

Angus Grieve-Smith: 10 reasons why sign-to-speech technology won’t be practical anytime soon

May 21, 2016

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At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. Tell us your favourites at thelimpingchicken@gmail.com It’s that time again! […]

Deaf News: Nottingham to host first UK National Signing Choir Competition

May 20, 2016

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The first national Signing Choir competition will be held in Nottingham. It promises to be a fantastic event championing British […]

Shari Eberts: Hearing loss should not be embarrassing, but sometimes it just is

May 20, 2016

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I have a hearing loss. No big deal, right? But sometimes it is. Why is hearing loss sometimes embarrassing in […]

Deaf News: Deaf woman found guilty in Access to Work case, with four found not guilty

May 19, 2016

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Ethel Neal, a Deaf woman from South London, has been found guilty of three counts of fraud. Three other Deaf men, Paul Neal, Stephen Dering […]