Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Deaf News: Hospital says sorry after deaf patient left “trapped”

June 8, 2012

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Imagine going into hospital for several operations, without understanding exactly what was going to happen to you. You’d feel more […]

Watch: Still Here, directed by Louis Neethling

June 8, 2012

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One of the stand-out films of this year’s Deaffest film festival was Louis Neethling’s Still Here, which was funded by […]

Thumbs up: MobileSign, the FREE British Sign Language app

June 7, 2012

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You’ve got to love the boffins at Bristol University’s Centre for Deaf Studies. They’ve only gone and created a new […]

Angie Aspinall: The year of the chicken

June 7, 2012

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It may seem a bit late to do this now but I’m declaring 2011 to be ‘The Year of the […]

Use the hashtag #subtitlesnow today, to highlight inaccessible online videos!

June 6, 2012

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A few weeks ago, this video from America started making waves… In the vid, an American ASL user eloquently sets […]

Deaf News: Test for dementia offers hope for BSL users

June 6, 2012

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Deaf people with dementia who use British Sign Language (BSL), have long struggled to obtain a diagnosis and access support, […]

Our May round-up!

June 5, 2012

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Wow. We blinked and then it was June. But so, so much happened in May. Here’s just a few of […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Depp hits back | Deaf children’s future at risk | Jubilee street party

June 1, 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! […]

Read: ‘What’s it like to work in an office… when you’re deaf?’

June 1, 2012

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A few weeks ago, I put the word out on Facebook and Twitter for people to get back to me […]

Meet: Bruno Kahne, who teaches hearing people to communicate like deaf people

June 1, 2012

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Bruno Kahne has worked for the last 15 years as an auditor, trainer and consultant for companies in fields as […]