Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Juliet England: Should I bother going to the cinema when the headphones don’t work?

April 23, 2015

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Saturday night at the movies, and I’m queueing at Reading’s Vue cinema with a couple of friends, sorting out popcorn, […]

Deaf News: Royal School for the Deaf in Derby placed in special measures

April 22, 2015

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The Derby Telegraph has reported: THE Royal School for the Deaf Derby has been placed in special measures after it […]

Isobel Blakeley: Please help us build a Deaf school in Rwanda

April 22, 2015

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The girl in the photo below is called Zawadi. I would like to tell you about her and about other […]

Deirdre Maguire: Why you should go to the IUK Deaf Camp for young Irish and British Deaf people

April 21, 2015

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Hello! My name is Deirdre and I’m the coordinator for IUK camp this year. Before I start telling you why […]

Deaf News: Merseyside Deaf Society “worried for future” due to Access to Work cuts

April 20, 2015

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Stories of how Access to Work cuts are affecting Deaf people’s jobs continue to appear regularly in the press. The […]

Watch: Irina Drytchak’s poem CODA about being a Child Of Deaf Adults

April 20, 2015

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Irina Drytchak got in touch with us last week to tell us about a signed poetry clip she has written […]

Andy Palmer: 6 clips from deaf films that will teach you about deaf people’s lives

April 18, 2015

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At weekends and bank holidays, we publish popular articles from our archive, which you might have missed the first time round! Tell […]

Deaf news: Deaf organisations launch common purpose to influence next government

April 17, 2015

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Organisations concerned with deafness and hearing loss will be working collectively to influence the next government following agreement of a […]

Emily Howlett: Five famous deaf people you should know about

April 17, 2015

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Think Deaf People Can’t Achieve? Think Again. There’s rather a lot going on in British politics right now, and not […]

To our UK readers: Don’t forget to register to vote!

April 16, 2015

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As a reminder to all our readers in the UK, if you want to vote in the General Election on 7th […]