Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Rebecca Mansell: Why you should come to the BDA’s annual BSL conference in Leeds in July (BSL)

June 5, 2025

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To find out more about this year’s BSL conference, from 17-18 July in Leeds, click here. I do love a […]

Jenny Sealey: My rage at Access to Work and PIP cuts (BSL)

June 4, 2025

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I am horrified that yet again our government is taking another brutal bashing at Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people. I […]

Ofcom study finds emergency video relay service for deaf BSL users is saving lives (BSL)

May 30, 2025

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A new Ofcom study has found a video relay service that connects deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users to the […]

Rachel Hubbard: “They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know”: Why Colleges Must Train Their CSWs (BSL)

May 29, 2025

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Across further education, Deaf students are showing up with ambition, talent, and a desire to succeed. But too often, the […]

James Davies: Wired differently: screwdrivers to code (BSL)

May 23, 2025

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🔧 This Can’t Be It It wasn’t one thing — not a single moment or explosive incident — that made […]

BDA reveals the UK’s 2025 British Sign Language Poet Laureate (BSL)

May 23, 2025

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To watch this in BSL click play below: The British Deaf Association has announced the winner of its third annual […]

Watch: Short documentary on what it’s really like to be deaf in prison

May 21, 2025

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A short documentary made by the BBC in association with the Open University has shed more light on what it’s […]

Over £8.3m approved to relocate Elmfield Secondary School for Deaf Children in Bristol

May 15, 2025

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There is positive news today for deaf children in the south-west of England with the news that Elmfield Secondary School […]

Charlie Swinbourne: The 10 annoying habits of hearing people (BSL)

May 14, 2025

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Hearing people, eh? You can’t live with them, you can’t live without them. Statistics show that five in six people […]

In photos: Sign-language led BUP! Festival for deaf families in Chatham, Kent!

May 6, 2025

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The second BUP festival took place at the end of April, this time held at the Historic Dockyard Chatham in […]