Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

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 […]

Dr Bronagh Byrne: Why we need a Sign Language Act in Northern Ireland

November 18, 2019

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This article has been shared with thanks to Queen’s University Belfast’s QPol site. The collapse of the power-sharing Executive in […]

Michael Fahey: Further perils of a hospital appointment when you’re deaf

November 12, 2019

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Y’know when you have one of those days when you just think “To heck with it!” I can’t be bothered […]

Nina Thomas: Arts, culture and heritage: are deaf people welcome?

November 11, 2019

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In a recent article published online in Frieze, Chris Sharratt asked whether the art world has a problem with disabled […]

Deafie Blogger: #SubtitledCinema update – It’s all happening!

November 7, 2019

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“Changing the perception of subtitles won’t happen overnight, but it can start today.” My #SubtitledCinema Campaign came about as a […]

Dickson Francis Mveyange: Campaigning for better deaf education in Tanzania

November 6, 2019

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After years of hard campaigning by deaf people in Tanzania, the country has taken a huge step forward towards the […]

Fill in the Deaf LGBTIQA+ survey! (with BSL video)

November 5, 2019

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The Deaf LGBTIQA+ is a small charity that has been up and running since May 2018.  We started with a […]

Jenny Willetts: To sign or to speak? Why it doesn’t have to be a choice

October 30, 2019

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I am a Teacher of the Deaf. It’s a job I have done for over twenty years and I’ve worked […]