Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

David Miller: A Baby Boomer Goes Slowly Deaf 

March 21, 2018

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I was very proud of my HIFI set up. I had built it piece by glorious piece from a classic […]

Deaf News: Government announces rise in Access to Work cap to £57,000 per year

March 20, 2018

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After recent pressure from campaigners, and with a court case on the way over the Access to Work cap, the […]

Deaf News: Labour’s sign language video ‘a turn-off’ (via BBC News)

March 20, 2018

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The BBC has reported on how a video shared by the Labour Party for Sign Language Week has been criticised […]

The Signature Annual Awards are back for a 10th anniversary celebration (BSL) #ad

March 19, 2018

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This is a sponsored post. Signature has announced that this year it will host the 10th anniversary of the Signature […]

Ask the Chicken: How do I know when I’m speaking too loudly?

March 18, 2018

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At weekends we post some of our most popular blogs. In an uncertain world, there’s one person you can turn […]

Charmaine Wombwell: A Coda’s relationship to Theatre and BSL

March 17, 2018

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At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. Not I, with integrated BSL, is at Battersea Arts Centre, […]

David Anderson: The barriers I faced in my campaign to become Disabled Students Officer at my university

March 16, 2018

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I’m David Anderson, and I’ve a story. It’s about my election campaign for Queen’s University Belfast’s Disabled Students Officer in […]

Deaf News: Deaf blind man’s carer dies in tragic accident

March 15, 2018

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A tragic accident involving a deaf-blind man’s carer has been reported by Lincolnshire Live. The paper reports: Mr Bennett, 65, […]

Juliet England: Saturday night at the quiz as a Deafie

March 14, 2018

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Ah, Saturday night. The nightiest night of the week. The one where staying in makes you feel faintly guilty or […]

Read: Meet Wales’ first profoundly deaf midwife (via BBC)

March 13, 2018

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The BBC has a story about Wales’ first profoundly deaf midwife, Sian Preddy. Extract: So far, I’ve completed two years […]