Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Deaf News: Deafblind author’s book raises £1,300 for disability charity

June 5, 2018

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Sales from an inspiring deafblind author’s book has raised £1,300 for national disability charity Sense. 64-year-old Paul Duffin of Ullswater […]

Deaf News: Deaf children move closer to a GCSE in Sign Language

June 4, 2018

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Deaf children are one step closer to a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL) after a year-long campaign by deaf […]

Watch: DeafPLUS film about Hate Crime

June 1, 2018

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Deaf charity DeafPLUS has released a very informative video about Hate Crime, in BSL with subtitles. It can be seen […]

Read: The Chinese sign language lawyer who became a social media star (via BBC News)

May 31, 2018

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A fantastic article by Deaf journalist Paul Harrison and Kerry Allen on the BBC News site has revealed the story […]

Jennifer Wilson: The questions Deaf people are asked – and how to respond

May 30, 2018

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Finding out someone is deaf can be hard to hear (pun intended), so in response to the recent Deaf Awareness […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: How Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night was reimagined in BSL

May 29, 2018

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Over the past 6 months Francesca Millican-Slater and the wider Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night team have redeveloped […]

Dan Hale: Working with deaf people has made me realise deafness is not a disability

May 28, 2018

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Over the years i have met many many people. Individuals all, each with their own story. Their own goals, their […]

Juliet England: The ‘Not a Problem’ problem

May 24, 2018

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The mortgage ‘consultant’ (from my current lender) had already done her best to wind me up in a string of […]

Update to privacy policy

May 23, 2018

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With the new GDPR regulations coming into effect on 25th May, we have updated our privacy policy. You can read […]

Deaf News: Pregnant Deaf woman and hearing dog allegedly punched on plane

May 23, 2018

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Numerous news outlets are reporting on a case where a Deaf woman and her hearing dog were allegedly punched by […]