Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Charlie Swinbourne: Last week’s Newsnight report was a reminder that too many Deaf children have been victims of sexual abuse

November 9, 2015

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Erika Jones’ report on sex abuse at London’s Woodford school, which was shown on BBC2’s Newsnight last week, made after a year of painstaking […]

Deaf News: Allianz launches SignVideo BSL Video Relay Service

November 7, 2015

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 Allianz has become the first insurer in the UK to launch a Video Relay Service for deaf people using British […]

Watch: The John Lewis Christmas advert – with subtitles

November 6, 2015

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Like it or loathe it, the John Lewis Christmas advert has set the internet on fire today. Here it is with […]

Read: Dear Media: Stop Describing the Deaf as ‘Mute’, by Lydia Callis

November 6, 2015

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American Sign Language interpreter Lydia Callis, who became famous for her interpreting of a storm warning in 2012, has written […]

Erika Jones: How I researched last night’s Newsnight report on sex abuse at a deaf school

November 5, 2015

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After a long year of working on the research about sex abuse at Woodford School for the Deaf, I finally […]

Molly Watt: Depression, and dealing with demons

November 5, 2015

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I was 17 years old, my first year in 6th form, studying for A levels. I’d been pushed around, made […]

Kate Lister: It’s harder to learn BSL than people realise

November 4, 2015

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This year I decided to learn BSL. I’ve always been interested in sign language. We learned fingerspelling at school, and […]

Jen Dodds: Three Access to Work case studies which show how Deaf people have been affected (BSL)

November 3, 2015

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Recently, the Limping Chicken Editor, Charlie, and I were having a chat about Access to Work. To watch this article […]

Deaf News: 9 year old Deaf girl hits local news by spotting punctuation errors in nearby town

November 2, 2015

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A nine year old deaf girl has made local headlines after spotting 15 examples of punctuation errors during a 15 […]

Emily Howlett: Do we appreciate sign language interpreters enough?

November 2, 2015

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We all like a good interpreter, don’t we? Who isn’t instantly uplifted upon meeting their communication assistant and realising that […]