Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Jo Verrent: My most accessible Edinburgh Fringe ever, thanks to live subtitles

August 29, 2019

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I’ve been going up to Edinburgh Fringe for 20 years, sometimes just for a day or so, sometimes for a […]

Sarah Gatford: Why I (and others!) have joined the Signed Culture board

August 12, 2019

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Signed Culture (previously SPIT) celebrates 25 years this year. So it’s a privilege to join the Board and be able […]

Deafie Blogger: Swimming with deafness – and becoming a lifeguard!

August 9, 2019

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I’m deaf and I love swimming! There’s something about taking my hearing aids out and swimming – the sense of […]

‘Two deaf foot’ men complete walk and raise £50,000 for deaf mental health (BSL)u

August 5, 2019

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To donate just click here. Two deaf men have completed their walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End, beating their fundraising […]

Deafie Blogger: Deaf people can’t drive? Of course they can!

August 2, 2019

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I’ve heard people mention the myth that deaf people can’t drive? I mean it’s all about the eyes, the visuals! […]

Alexy Dury: Our Deaf parkrun takeover!

August 1, 2019

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Back in October 2018 my friends and I met up at Northampton racecourse parkrun for a run, cuppa and signwag […]

Claire Hill: Providing live captioning for deaf people at Edinburgh Fringe!

July 25, 2019

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It’s hard to describe the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in a few words, but after my first experience of captioning there […]

Joe Jacobs: The joys of learning a second sign language

July 19, 2019

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I was prompted to translate my books into more sign languages when I gave the ASL edition of my children’s […]

Ann Jillings: Signing in front of MPs to support GCSE in British Sign Language

July 18, 2019

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On Wednesday 10th July, I had the privilege of accompanying my son Daniel and friends from Lowestoft Signing Choir to […]

Emily Howlett: When good yoga goes bad

July 17, 2019

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A few years ago, I had an actor friend stay with me for about 4 months while she was working […]