Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Robert Mandara: Programming your own hearing aids – what you need (part 2)

April 5, 2013

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Last year, the BBC reported that more and more hearing aid users are programming their own hearing aids. Here, in […]

Meet: Bethany Eason, the deaf teenager who was interviewed on Channel 4 News last night

April 4, 2013

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Meet Bethany Eason: she’s 15 years old and yesterday she appeared on Channel 4 News to tell the world in no […]

Samira Mohammed: The awkward silence. And how to beat it!

April 4, 2013

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I am a university student in London, and I’m now in my 2nd year of studying for my BA in […]

Andy Palmer: The mother, her deaf son and overcoming their musical barrier

April 3, 2013

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Katherine Mount was a professional singer and actress. She performed regularly and acted in both theatre and on television, including […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Deaf people in Uganda ‘sign language illiterate’ | Manchester United’s Deaf football team

April 3, 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! […]

William Mager: Billy 2.0 – Learning to Read Again

April 2, 2013

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The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul-erosion produced […]

Deaf News: Action on Hearing Loss and Deafness Research UK merge

April 2, 2013

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Action on Hearing Loss and Deafness Research UK confirmed today that the two charities have merged. Both charities are known […]

Charlie Swinbourne: The day Richard Griffiths told us about being brought up by Deaf parents

March 30, 2013

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It was announced yesterday that the actor Richard Griffiths has died at the age of 65 following heart surgery. My […]

98% of Tory MPs haven’t signed the BSL motion but the Lib Dems lead the way

March 30, 2013

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Almost half of the available Liberal Democrat MPs have signed parliamentary EDM (Early Day Motion) 1167 calling for more support […]

Deaf News: Deaf patient in Scottish hospital left without an interpreter for twelve days

March 28, 2013

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A shocking report in the Scotsman has revealed how a Deaf patient was left isolated and unable to communicate for […]