Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Merry Christmas from the Limping Chicken team!

December 24, 2019

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Thank you to all our readers and supporters, plus everyone who has contributed to the site, from the writing team […]

Christmas Poem: Colin Thomson’s ‘Odd One Out’ (with BSL video)

December 24, 2019

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Watch Colin performing his poem in BSL below, or scroll down to read the poem in English. So this is Christmas […]

“Harriet has my hearing loss.” Meet: Samantha Baines, author of children’s book Harriet Versus the Galaxy

December 16, 2019

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Buy Harriet Versus the Galaxy via Amazon here. Congratulations on the book! What was the inspiration for the character of Harriet? […]

Carly Sygrove: Grieving My Lost Sound 

December 9, 2019

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It has been just over three years since my sudden hearing loss, which left me profoundly deaf in my left […]

Chris Bradley: How I became a deaf guitarist

December 3, 2019

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Over 10 years ago i saw that there were guitar lessons availlable at our local college at night school. I […]

Deafie Blogger: Christmas Present Inspiration for Deaf friends and families

December 2, 2019

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With Christmas fast approaching, I’ve come prepared with the best Christmas gift ideas for your friends and loved ones with […]

Maxine Clare: Why I organised Hearing Dog friendly cinema screenings in Hackney! 

November 29, 2019

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You know the story, it’s the same old one where you’ve been patiently waiting for a subtitled screening of that […]

NDCS poll reveals the votes of 2 million parents of disabled children could still be up for grabs

November 29, 2019

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The votes of more than two million parents of disabled children could still be up for grabs this election, a […]

Jill Jones: Where will ‘Deaf is Me’ be?

November 25, 2019

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Here is the title I would have preferred to use for this article: “W(h)ither lies the Deaf community”, which is […]

Deaf News: BSL Zone programmes become available on Sky On Demand (with BSL video)

November 25, 2019

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The British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSLBT) is partnering with Sky to offer a selection of signed content from the […]