Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Olivia Marsden: An update on my experience of job hunting (BSL)

January 5, 2024

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Earlier this year I wrote an article for The Limping Chicken about my experiences of job hunting as a deaf […]

Juliet England: Deaf in a crisis: coping in an emergency situation (BSL)

January 4, 2024

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It’s been a perfectly ordinary Sunday afternoon. I’ve been to visit my remaining Aged Parent and can’t be bothered to […]

Deaf News: New British Sign Language GCSE heading for classrooms (BSL)

December 21, 2023

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The new British Sign Language GCSE subject content has been published today, meaning pupils across the UK will soon be […]

Rebecca Atkinson: Why I opened the Toy Like Me Etsy shop – so deaf children could have a toy like them

December 17, 2023

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In 2015 I noticed there was almost no representation of disability in toys and I started the viral Toy Like […]

All episodes of Channel 5 kids series Mixmups to be available with BSL (BSL)

December 13, 2023

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Mixmups, a new 52-part series for pre-school children on Milkshake, Channel 5, has announced that all 52 episodes of the […]

12 tips for including deaf people at Christmas! (BSL)

December 12, 2023

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To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the bottom […]

Edinburgh Deaf Festival under funding threat

December 11, 2023

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Edinburgh Deaf Festival, which takes place during the world famous Fringe festival, is facing a funding crisis despite a new […]

Deaf Vet Julie Beckett: Dogs, cats and other pets are for life, not just for Christmas (BSL)

December 8, 2023

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Watch Julie’s video in BSL below, or scroll down to continue in English! Hi everyone, Christmas is coming upon us. You […]

Michael Woods: Why my next goal is to reach the summit of Everest (BSL)

November 29, 2023

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The time has flown by so quickly. The last time I wrote an article was in early 2023, back in […]

Dr Rosamund Oates: What deaf employment was like hundreds of years ago (BSL)

November 24, 2023

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Between 1450 and 1750, deaf people were expected to support themselves and had a range of different jobs. This means […]