Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Lisa Kelly: Why BSL poets should apply to the Forward Prizes for Poetry (BSL)

March 5, 2025

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To see entry guidance with BSL translation, click here. This year I’m excited to be one of the judges of […]

Go See: Premieres of new comedies and dramas with LumoTV (BSL)

February 24, 2025

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LumoTV – the new name for BSL Zone – presents the Premieres of  The Chris Baker Show & Where The […]

Stuart Harrison: Understanding Audism in Deaf Sport (BSL)

February 22, 2025

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Audism is the belief that hearing and speaking are superior to being deaf and using sign language. It leads to […]

Support petition to improve registration, regulation and oversight of Deafblind interpreters/communicator guides (BSL)

February 19, 2025

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A petition has been launched by Sarah Reed to improve registration, regulation and oversight of Deafblind interpreters and communicator guides. […]

Graham Hicks: My experience of having a cochlear implant as a deafblind person (BSL)

February 17, 2025

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I should begin by saying that I’m deafblind. I was registered blind when I was 3 and by the time […]

Tim Reedy: Working as an expert forensic lipreader (BSL)

February 13, 2025

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My name is Tim Reedy and I am an expert forensic lipreader. This means I can lipread video camera footage […]

Jason Tennant: Being a BSL tour guide (BSL)

February 10, 2025

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For the past 8 years, I have had the great joy of working as a BSL tour guide, sharing my […]

Stuart Harrison: The End of Deaf Cricket Australia: A legacy lost but not forgotten (BSL)

February 6, 2025

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A Heartbreaking Decision That Shakes the Deaf Sporting Community On January 31st, 2025, members of Deaf Cricket Australia (DCA) gathered […]

Michael Fellowes: Being deaf – the top ten advantages (BSL)

February 5, 2025

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Yes, life is difficult being deaf. Not so much the lack of hearing but the rest of society’s attitudes. But […]

MORE deaf people’s photos and jobs needed for a board game for deaf children – please help! (BSL)

February 4, 2025

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Limping Chicken has partnered with Toy Like Me to find 70 new photos of deaf people with their jobs, to […]