Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Deaf News: Deaf councillor told to attend meetings he can’t understand or get booted out

February 6, 2013

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You know how sometimes, hearing people just don’t get deafness, at all? Well, this story’s a prime example. Attend meetings […]

Watch: World’s Sexiest Deaf Guy wows Super Bowl!

February 5, 2013

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Turns out the guy wowing the Super Bowl ceremony with an ASL rendition of The Star Spangled Banner is a […]

William Mager: Billy 2.0 – Getting my new audiogram

February 5, 2013

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The above is an audiogram. Most deaf people have seen one of these before, but if you’re like me, you […]

Deaf News: Deaf postman bitten by dog he couldn’t hear barking

February 4, 2013

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It never happened to Postman Pat. Scotland’s Daily Record has reported on a story of a Deaf postie who was […]

Sounding off! The diary of a mother of a deaf child

February 4, 2013

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Every month Tiger Mother – mum to moderately deaf Hayley, 14, and her two brothers Lee and Harry – brings […]

Live talks in museums and galleries – have you tried speech-to-text?

February 1, 2013

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Have you tried speech-to-text? The information below comes courtesy of one of this site’s supporters – theatre access charity STAGETEXT. […]

Read: BBC News – ‘Deaf failed by Welsh health boards under Equality Act’

February 1, 2013

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Following our interview with Ian Crimond on Monday, today BBC News have covered the story about the lack of access […]

Poem: Colin Thomson’s ‘Emotions’

February 1, 2013

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Have you met my friend, Mr Lonely He’s come to stay at my place Oh please don’t ask me to […]

Deaf News: British Deaf Association says census gives “misleading picture” of number of BSL users

January 31, 2013

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The British Deaf Association has said that the census results, which we reported on yesterday, gives a “wholly wrong impression” […]

Callum Fox: Crunch meeting with my audiologist. Will I get a new CI?

January 31, 2013

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It’s that time of the year again. I’ll be making my way to Stanley Primary Care Centre in County Durham […]