Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Donna Williams: S*** hearing people say

November 15, 2012

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Lately, it seems there’s a theme going around – 10 things not to say to deaf people – with several bloggers coming up […]

Watch: Sign Bilingualism is a human right

November 15, 2012

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Here’s an Australian video featuring a lot of deaf people who are bi, and proud of it. Bilingual, that is. […]

Poem: Martyn Brown’s ‘You don’t need to hear’

November 14, 2012

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YOU DON’T NEED TO HEAR You don’t need to hear to read a friendly face a tender kiss a warm […]

William Mager: Billy 2.0 – Failing Ugly

November 13, 2012

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So, I’ve had the operation, and I feel pretty good, considering. I’m trying to stick to my policy of full […]

Darryl Gee: On demand TV’s lack of subtitles is unfair

November 13, 2012

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“Entertainment your way”, “Believe in better”, and “An exciting place to live.” TV nowadays is fantastic isn’t it! I’ve been […]

Thumbs Up: ‘BBDeaf News’! “like a Deaf lovechild of the Adam and Joe show and The Mighty Boosh”

November 12, 2012

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The easiest way to explain BBDeaf News is that it’s like a Deaf lovechild of the Adam and Joe show […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Deaf entrepreneurs | Isolation of Deaf care residents | ITV Signed Stories App

November 12, 2012

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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! American […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Deaf voices are natural, so why should they be mocked?

November 11, 2012

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My mum’s voice was the first sound I ever heard. Because she was born profoundly deaf, she speaks with a […]

Steve Claridge: Can automated captioning ever work?

November 9, 2012

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Way back in 2009 I was ludicrously excited about Google’s effort to provide automatic captioning on Youtube videos. I thought […]

Watch: This year’s Zoom films!

November 8, 2012

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The BSLBT’s Zoom film scheme has given a generation of young Deaf filmmakers the chance to make their first film, […]