Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Donna Williams: What I’ve learned from my journey through depression (with BSL translation)

June 5, 2014

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Depression sneaks up on you. You don’t know you’re depressed. At least, not until you start to wonder why everything […]

Celebrities and Red Arrows put ‘hands on ears’ to raise deaf awareness .. and tell us why

June 4, 2014

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Celebrities from the worlds of TV, music and sport have joined an online campaign to raise deaf awareness. Since Deaf […]

Deaf Sports Personality of the Year organisers accuse government of overlooking Deaf athletes’ achievements

June 4, 2014

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Elite deaf athletes do not get the recognition that they deserve according to Richard Weinbaum and Jackie Harrison organisers of […]

William Mager: A tribute to Terry Riley, Deaf broadcasting pioneer

June 3, 2014

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At the end of this month, Terry Riley celebrates two personal milestones. He will receive his OBE from the Queen […]

Deaf News: Deaf man cleared of murdering Deaf actor Vitalis Katakinas

June 2, 2014

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A Deaf man has been cleared of murder and manslaughter after an incident in which a Deaf actor died. Deaf […]

Deaf News: Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service awarded to charity DEAFvibe

June 2, 2014

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Newcastle-under-Lyme based Charity DEAFvibe has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for its work in improving services and […]

Lynda Leigh: What it feels like to be a silent rebel – not wearing my hearing aids

June 2, 2014

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I decided to not wear my hearing aids today, tomorrow and the day after. Why? My house-minding companions are furry […]

Deaf News: Sky TV source indicates online subtitles could be on the way

May 30, 2014

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Members of the subtitle campaign group Love Subtitles have been contacted by Sky TV and been given an indication that […]

Deaf News: Subtitle protestors have Sky TV in their sights

May 29, 2014

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Following Love Film / Amazon’s commitment to subtitling their online video content, subtitle campaigners are turning their attention to Sky […]

Robert Nieuwenhuijs: How keeping busy helped me cope with suddenly losing my hearing and balance

May 29, 2014

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I woke up one morning last summer with my head spinning. I hadn’t drunk too much the night before, it […]