Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Joe Jacobs: How I discovered sign language illustrator Harry Ash

October 18, 2018

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It is a year since my first sign language book, How to Sign Animals with Terry the Monkey, appeared in paperback. […]

Valli Gideons: Things I want people to know about my deaf kids

October 17, 2018

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If you speak in a quiet voice, they can not hear you. When they are in a place with background noise, […]

Meet the hearing comic who performs in BSL and spoken English

October 16, 2018

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Ray Bradshaw may be the first comic to perform his gigs in oral English and British Sign Language at the […]

Deaf News: Report reveals mounting problems in children’s audiology

October 15, 2018

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Survey of almost 1,000 parents shows one in every five deaf children have audiology appointments cancelled or delayed. Almost one […]

Stephanie Back: What it’s like acting on stage in 2023 in Cardiff

October 11, 2018

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2023 runs until 13th of October at Chapter Arts Centre. Every show is captioned and there is also a BSL […]

Deaf News: Half of deaf people have been mocked by colleagues, survey finds

October 11, 2018

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Just over 50% of people with deafness or a form of hearing loss have been mocked or teased in the […]

Watch: Cowboy Interpreter sketches from Deaf Funny

October 10, 2018

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Two new sketches from episode four of Deaf Funny have now been released, aiming for humour with a serious point. […]

Matt Kirby: I’d like a real interpreter in hospital, not a ‘tablet interpreter’ (BSL)

October 10, 2018

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I have logged a complaint to the hospital about my son’s ear infection last week. We went to the hospital […]

Deafie Blogger: #SubtitledCinema Campaign aims for more subtitled screenings

October 9, 2018

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I’m extremely passionate about campaigning for more open subtitled cinema showings as I’d like for myself and the D/deaf community […]

The Secret Deafie: Why do audiology services still fail deaf people?

October 8, 2018

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We’ve all seen so many pieces on the Limping Chicken about the front line failings of Audiology services (patients having […]