Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Deaf News: Deaf couple scammed by baby surrogacy fraudster

March 3, 2014

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A deaf conman has been sent to prison for 3 and a half years for running a surrogacy scam against […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Why I loathed the audiologist’s choice of words at my son’s hearing test

March 3, 2014

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“There’s an interpreter here for you,” the receptionist told me. An interpreter? I didn’t think I’d booked one. I’d assumed […]

Review: The play ‘Threepenny Opera’ by Graeae Theatre Company

February 28, 2014

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Graeae Theatre Company do not like to make life easy for themselves. This latest offering, Three Penny Opera, is their […]

Laura’s Pregnancy Diary: My texting midwife leaves my GP in the 1950’s

February 28, 2014

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Laura Hignett is deaf and pregnant. She is sharing her diary entries with us as she prepares for the birth […]

Ni Gallant: To speak or sign at university – my dilemma

February 27, 2014

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So recently I’ve been debating with myself over what I like to term the ‘to speak or not to speak’ […]

Deaf News: Deaflympics star killed in Ukraine

February 26, 2014

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It has been reported that a Deaflympics Judo star has been killed in the recent fighting in the Ukraine. Sourds.net […]

Amanda Everitt: Can online sign language courses match classes in the real world?

February 26, 2014

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Online sign language learning has been around for a while. There is a stockpile of online courses teaching sign language […]

Deaf News: Action on Hearing Loss CEO posts video urgently asking supporters to bridge £2.5 million shortfall in funds

February 26, 2014

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The CEO of Action on Hearing Loss, Paul Breckell, has posted a video urgently asking the charity’s supporters to bridge […]

Deaf Sports News: England deaf futsal team won’t be going to European Championships after going out at qualifying stage

February 25, 2014

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England’s Deaf Futsal team won’t be traveling to the European Championships in Bulgaria. They narrowly missed out on qualification after […]

Teresa Garratty: Face-palm. How a simple insurance phone call turned into a complex drama

February 25, 2014

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Last month I wrote an article about new years resolutions and one of those resolutions was to try to use […]