Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Becky Fenton-Ree: Leaving British Deaf culture behind, and looking for it in America!

May 17, 2013

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I’m staring at six suitcases in our huge hire car. My just-turned two year old toddler is fidgeting with her […]

Kelly Dougher: Why I no longer mention being deaf in job interviews

May 16, 2013

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I didn’t get my first job until I was a sophomore in college, but since then I think I’ve held […]

The Question: Should deaf clubs be a social sanctuary or a learner’s study period?

May 16, 2013

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Learning sign language is something basically everyone I have ever met says they want to do. Learning a few signs […]

“I am a different Gerry now to the Gerry I was when I left.” An interview with Deaf round-the-world sailor Gerry Hughes

May 15, 2013

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Before interviewing Gerry Hughes, I call him up on FaceTime and his wife Kay answers. Kay tells me how pleased […]

Ted Evans talks about Deaf filmmaking ahead of this weekend’s premiere of his new film, Retreat!

May 14, 2013

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Award-winning filmmaker Ted Evans has had an incredible two years. It began when his thought-provoking film, The End, was premiered […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Gerry Hughes returns! | Indian Deaf cricket team stranded

May 14, 2013

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Click on the titles to go to Remark’s website, then click ‘BSL’ to watch the news in beautiful sign language! […]

Emily Howlett’s Diary of a Deaf Mum: Being back in front of a camera!

May 13, 2013

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Last week, despite my best attempts at sabotage (return of vertigo, making farty noises in the audition, growing a massive […]

Read: “Deaf people’s linguistic culture is being allowed to disintegrate” in the Guardian

May 13, 2013

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In a Guardian article, Sarah Ditum has argued that cuts to Bristol’s Centre for Deaf Studies are threatening the future […]

Charlie Swinbourne: The story behind The Limping Chicken

May 13, 2013

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Last week, Beth Abbott, who runs Bee Communications, who support this site, asked me to write about setting up The […]

The Limping Chicken’s Saturday Selection

May 11, 2013

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Here’s what rocked The Limping Chicken’s world this week with the top five most viewed stories. William Mager looked at […]