Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Tyron Woolfe & Abigail Gorman: Why we’ve launched a new Deaf LGBTQ website in time for Pride season! (BSL)

July 2, 2018

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Its Pride season and lots of exciting events are happening across the UK such as exhibitions, performances and of course… […]

Controversy over Network Rail safety advert showing deaf couple being hit at level crossing

June 29, 2018

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An advert released by Network Rail, which shows a Deaf couple signing by a level crossing, before getting distracted and […]

Helen Smith: Meniere’s disease and Mental Health at work

June 29, 2018

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It was recently Deaf Awareness week and Mental Health Awareness week at the same time. That was probably a coincidence […]

Juliet England: Job hunting with a hearing loss

June 28, 2018

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In recent weeks, my thoughts have been turning to either swapping freelancing for a full-time job, or combining self-employment with […]

Zoe McWhinney: Review of The Globe’s ensemble plays from a BSL perspective (BSL)

June 27, 2018

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Go and see the Globe’s ensemble plays:  As You Like It is BSL interpreted on 1st July, captioned on 3rd July. Hamlet is BSL […]

Teresa Garratty: There’s nothing wrong with deaf people being interested in ‘undeaf’ things

June 26, 2018

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If I had a penny for every time a deafie made a joke about me being more of a hearing […]

Read: The story of how the UK government is treating a deaf man from Afghanistan (via the Guardian)

June 26, 2018

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An article in the Guardian today, by Aditya Chakrabortty, has told the story of a deaf former asylum seeker called […]

Deaf News: Deaf player aiming to qualify for Wimbledon 2018 (via BBC News)

June 25, 2018

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South Korean player Lee Duck-hee is aiming to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon 2018, and is playing at […]

Deaf News: Story of teen who helped Deafbind man on flight goes viral

June 25, 2018

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The story of Clara Daly, a 15 year old teenager who helped a Deafblind man to communicate on a flight […]

Caroline O’Leary: The moment I realised my mother was Deaf

June 22, 2018

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I didn’t know my mother was Deaf, and I didn’t realise that people could understand me quicker than her, until […]