Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

SignHealth: You have until Sunday to make your opinion count in the new NHS Information Standard (BSL)

November 7, 2014

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One of the most important changes there’s ever been to healthcare for Deaf people comes a step closer this weekend, […]

Jen Dodds: Should Access to Work’s treatment of Deaf people be seen as ‘epistemic injustice’? (BSL)

November 7, 2014

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I’ve really had enough of Access to Work. My friends seem to be having constant problems with it, and I […]

Ian Noon: Making health information accessible to deaf children and young people

November 6, 2014

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Earlier this year, the My life, my health campaign, set up by the amazing National Deaf Children’s Society Young Person’s […]

Lee Robertson: Deaf people in Scotland need to ask their MSPs to support the BSL Bill (BSL)

November 6, 2014

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To see an English transcript of Lee’s article, read on below the video. English transcript: I’m really excited to give […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Don’t believe the Deaf community exists? Watch Grayson Perry discover our world on C4 tonight

November 5, 2014

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Ever since I was a child, I’ve met people who seem incredulous at the idea that there might be a […]

Gaston Dorren: 7 flawed assumptions people make about sign language

November 5, 2014

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When I told my friends that I had joined a sign language course, there were two kinds of surprising reactions. […]

BSL translation: 10 key issues relating to the Access to Work crisis, by Professor Graham Turner

November 4, 2014

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This is a BSL translation of our news article last week, courtesy of Nicholas Padden, from our supporter, Signworld, who offer […]

BSL translation: British Sign Language Bill formally introduced in Scotland

November 4, 2014

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This is a BSL translation of our news article last week, courtesy of Tessa Padden, from our supporter, Signworld, who […]

Matt Dixon: How York’s Deaf community has become split in two (BSL)

November 4, 2014

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York Deaf club is somewhere I would consider to be my second home, especially when growing up. In the 80’s […]

Andy McNicoll: How specialist social workers are supporting deaf children with mental health issues

November 3, 2014

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This article was originally published on social work news site communitycare.co.uk. It is reproduced here by permission of author Andy McNicoll. […]