Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Charlie Swinbourne: It’s about time film festivals like Sundance are called out for lack of access (BSL)

January 24, 2023

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It was reported over the weekend that a panel of judges at the Sundance Film Festival had walked out of […]

Tess Torjussen: It’s important to demystify deafness for hearing parents (BSL)

January 23, 2023

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“He has a significant and permanent hearing loss”. “He’s deaf”. *Silence* I look down at my sleeping baby and gently […]

Matthew Muir: My Experience as a Deaf Student (BSL)

January 17, 2023

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There was a part of me that felt slightly apprehensive about writing this article, but that is because, for some, […]

Olivia Marsden: A deaf person’s experience of job hunting (BSL)

January 16, 2023

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A letter by Kathleen Foster in The Guardian on 4th January 2023 highlights the issue of only 50% of disabled […]

Julie Gennery: The importance of BSL when arranging my husband’s 24-hour care (BSL)

January 10, 2023

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Needing 24 hour care is quite a massive change in anyone’s life who finds themselves in such a situation. Needing […]

James Dady: Building better business conferences, with BSL access (BSL)

January 9, 2023

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Join Patagonia, Faith in Nature, 1% For the Planet, B Lab UK and hundreds of other purpose driven Businesses at […]

Limping Chicken’s 12 tips for including deaf people at Christmas! (BSL)

December 19, 2022

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To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the bottom […]

Stuart Wragg: Dinners with strangers and the agony of round tables (BSL)

December 16, 2022

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To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the bottom […]

Oliver Richardson: Contacting 999 – a toolbox approach for deaf people (BSL)

November 10, 2022

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To access BSL translation of this article, courtesy of Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the bottom right […]

Stephanus Pretorius: Working hard and discovering my deaf identity

October 31, 2022

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My name is Stephanus Pretorius. I am Deaf. I was born in South Africa but moved to the UK with […]