Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Charlie Swinbourne: Saying goodbye to my subtitled cinema group

August 16, 2012

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It started with a screening of Where the Wild Things are, and ended on Monday when we saw Searching for […]

PJ Gribbin: Deafies are like bikers. Really.

August 15, 2012

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(What you are about to read is saturated with preconceptions, generalizations and stereotypes – it is the word-equivalent of a […]

Hero deaf pets! Hearing dog carries wedding rings for owner

August 14, 2012

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A hearing dog went beyond the call of duty last weekend when, dressed in a waistcoat and satin tie, it […]

Lizzie Ward: Treading the boards in a Chickenshed

August 14, 2012

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When I was 7 years old, in 1991, a year after I had been diagnosed as being deaf, the neighbour […]

Deaf News: Deaf man dies following motorcycle crash

August 13, 2012

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BBC South West Wales has named a Deaf man who died following a motorcycle crash last week. Andrew Slaughter, 48, […]

Deaf News: Theatre project for deaf children receives prestigious award

August 13, 2012

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A theatre education charity that enables children with special needs to attend theatre performances across London has received the Sandford […]

Ian Noon: Deaf access fail at the Department for Work and Pensions

August 13, 2012

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Imagine someone telling a wheelchair user that the disabled toilets are just up the stairs. You’d think it bonkers. Well, […]

Ian Noon: Social care safety nets for deaf children to be slashed?

August 10, 2012

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Most of the time, I can see the logic behind a government policy, even if I don’t personally agree with […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: New Deaf telecoms campaign | Deaf goalkeeper signs for Texas | Walthamstow Deaf club closes

August 10, 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! Deaf […]

Watch: A Deaf Person’s Guide to the Sound Sensitive

August 10, 2012

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This amazing and hilarious short film, written and directed by James Banks, turns deaf awareness training on its head, teaching […]