Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Peterborough’s Debbie Powell dies after long battle with cancer

October 2, 2014

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Debbie Powell, Sign language teacher and highly-respected member of the local deaf community in Peterborough, died of cancer at home yesterday. […]

Nancy M. Williams: The moment I told the truth about my hearing loss… in front of a packed audience at a piano recital

October 2, 2014

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When I went back to the piano in my early forties, I decided not to mention my hearing loss to […]

Deaf News: Leaders of campaign to stop changes to Access to Work reveal their true identities

October 2, 2014

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The leaders of the grass-roots campaign against changes to Access to Work for deaf workers have revealed their true identities. The campaign […]

Go see: Subtitled films with BSL Q&As at this year’s BFI London Film Festival!

October 1, 2014

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The BFI London Film Festival has a limited number of priority position tickets put aside for selected films at this year’s festival […]

Review: STAGETEXT’s global theatre watch-along – with captions!

October 1, 2014

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The date was 25th September 2014. The time was 7.30pm. The popcorn was salted. The cushions were plumped. Everything was […]

Watch: The trailer for the ‘SuperDeafy Movie’ – ‘No Ordinary Hero’

September 30, 2014

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Diary of a Deaf Filmmaker, Month 3: Being able to cast actors online is a lifesaver

September 30, 2014

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Last month, I mentioned that we had begun to look for actors to invite to the casting. I also noted […]

Charlie Swinbourne: “Even on the earliest footage, you can see what they’re signing.” The BDA’s incredible archive films of the Deaf community through the years

September 30, 2014

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Last Thursday, I had the privilege of spending several hours in a Church in central Leeds watching the BDA’s archive […]

A complaint letter from a Deaf mother of a severely disabled girl to HMRC – and how you can access their services in sign language

September 29, 2014

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Recently, we received a copy of a letter from a Deaf mother to HMRC which made for difficult reading. Melanie […]

Rebecca Atkinson: Why the NHS is the greatest social leveller deaf and disabled people have

September 29, 2014

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Life is a bunch of straws. You pull some longs ones. You pull some short ones. Maybe you got born […]