Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Deaf News: Deaf leaders look to the future as 30% of eligible MPs back Early Day Motion calling for action on BSL

April 29, 2013

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The closing date to sign Early Day Motion (EDM) 1167 passed on Friday with 122 MPs from across the political […]

Charlie Swinbourne: How Deafinitely Theatre helped me become a scriptwriter (and how you can see my latest play at their 4Play showcase this week!)

April 29, 2013

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One day in 2006, I struck up a conversation with Deafinitely Theatre’s Artistic Director Paula Garfield at Deaf Day in […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Deaf man admits mass stabbing in America | Google translate helps Deaf woman to communicate

April 29, 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! […]

Alison Leach: Mainstream education isn’t always inclusive for Deaf parents

April 26, 2013

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The general consensus is that mainstream education is meant to be inclusive – and that special education is often looked […]

Simon Herdman: How I became one of the presenters of the CBeebies BSL poetry series Magic Hands!

April 25, 2013

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For most Deaf people, learning poetry is like trying to master the 292 languages of China in just one class. […]

Deaf News: MPs rush to put BSL into the top 15 Early Day Motions of the year

April 25, 2013

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A rush of 12 MPs signing an EDM (Early Day Motion) this week to promote the rights of sign language […]

Ni Gallant: How much can people learn about being deaf from an ‘In their shoes’ day?

April 24, 2013

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One of perhaps the nicest things about being a student on a Health Course only campus is the universities ‘In […]

“I had to tell my dad he was going to die, because he wasn’t given a sign language interpreter”

April 23, 2013

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Matt Dixon is the only hearing person in his family. His parents, along with his brother Simon and sister Rebecca […]

Deaf News: NDCS says thousands of deaf children will lose out due to benefits changes

April 23, 2013

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The National Deaf Children’s Society believes that thousands of vulnerable deaf children will lose out because of the Government’s planned […]

Amy Claridge: Deaf Studies BSc at Bristol’s Centre for Deaf Studies – the end of an era

April 22, 2013

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Growing up in a Deaf family, I suppose a career in the Deaf sector always made sense. However it wasn’t […]