Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Juliet England: FIFA, a TV star and human rights activists mark International Day of Sign Languages

October 2, 2018

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Sunday 23rd September was the International Day of Sign Languages, the first such event of its kind, kicking off International […]

Watch: ‘Deaf Class’ sketch from Deaf Funny!

September 28, 2018

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Another sketch from episode 3 of Deaf Funny has been released by BSL Zone on Facebook, gaining nearly 40,000 views […]

Ted Evans: How I cast RTS-nominated Jemma Joyce in ‘To Know Him’ (and how you can follow her footsteps!)

September 28, 2018

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To find out how to apply to act in Ted’s new feature film, click here. Photographs by Becky Bailey. Earlier […]

Liam O’Dell: This International Week of the Deaf, we must call for legal status for BSL

September 27, 2018

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Over the past couple of weeks we have seen the Government’s attention being drawn to a whole range of deaf […]

Hasna Ghafoor: Why I spent a month volunteering in Kenya

September 26, 2018

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Hi I’m Hasna, I’m 18 years old and hard of hearing. I was diagnosed with a bilateral sensorineural moderate hearing […]

Amanda Everitt: What it’s like being asked of my son: “Il parle?” (Does he talk?)

September 25, 2018

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While driving through the French countryside, we stopped by the side of the road to buy some watercress. The rickety […]

Watch: ‘Hearing Awareness’ sketch from the new episode of Deaf Funny!

September 24, 2018

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A new episode of Deaf Funny has been released today, and its sketch about a Hearing Awareness Class has already […]

Tyron Woolfe: A note to my Peruvian guides, from a Deaf traveller

September 20, 2018

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Tyron Woolfe is currently travelling the Americas, writing a blog about the people he meets on the way. This could […]

Watch: Three documentaries about Deaf sport on the BSL Zone

September 19, 2018

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The British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSLBT), which commissions TV programmes made in BSL by Deaf people, has just launched […]

Teresa Garratty: Sometimes it’s easier to talk to kids about deafness than adults

September 19, 2018

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Kids! You’ve gotta love ’em. Except of course, when you don’t because they are the absolute worst. Which is all […]