Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Charlie Swinbourne: Seeing (and hearing) in high-definition

February 27, 2012

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My life’s been a bit of a rollercoaster ride over the last three years. I’ve become a father twice over, […]

The Secret Deafie: The deaf awareness lesson I wasn’t expecting

February 27, 2012

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Our second contributor tells us about a […]

Watch: The Fastest Hands in the West

February 24, 2012

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Two cowboys square up to one another, gallop so fast on their horses they nearly fall off, and ultimately, confront […]

AJW Smith: Longing for Belonging

February 24, 2012

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Belonging. It’s a psychological need. We need to know that we fit in. We want to be valued. We want […]

Meet: Maria Zedda, disability trainer

February 24, 2012

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Maria Zedda is Managing Director of Wideaware Training. She has worked in the Disability field for 17 years, running community based […]

Theatre review: Deafinitely Theatre’s 4Play Showcase

February 23, 2012

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You’re one of four writers attending ten workshops over the course of three months. Then a director picks up your […]

Martine Monksfield: My batteries went flat at a wedding

February 23, 2012

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Last weekend, the husband and I got ourselves dolled up for a wedding reception, the first wedding we’ve been to […]

William Mager: Seeing my son for the first time

February 22, 2012

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I’ll never forget the first time I saw my son. I was in an operating theatre, holding my wife’s hand […]

Donna Williams: British SPECIAL language?! How interpreting agencies get it wrong

February 22, 2012

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British… Special… Language. This is what interpreting providers Language Empire apparently thought BSL stood for. The average layman in the […]

Deaf Dad: The first day

February 22, 2012

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Today is the first day of Team Dad. After ten months of maternity leave, my Wife has returned to her […]

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