Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Survey finds ‘hostile hearing conditions’ make meetings inaccessible for deaf people

January 31, 2018

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New survey research by Ideas for Ears suggests that hostile hearing conditions are making meetings and events inaccessible to large […]

Deaf News: Deaf children achieve one grade lower in GCSE scores than hearing classmates

January 30, 2018

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A story from TES has shown again how the gap between deaf children’s educational achievement compared to hearing classmates appears […]

Caroline Hurley: We need to make sure online BSL courses are genuine

January 29, 2018

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Recently a member of ABSLTA (Association of British Sign Language Teachers and Assessors) contacted ABSLTA to raise concerns about a […]

Signs of a sexual nature: Do deaf people wear hearing aids in bed?

January 28, 2018

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At weekends, we post the most popular blogs from our archive. Here’s an article from an anonymous expert, who we’ll […]

Rebekah Rose-Mundy: I will never be a real family member in my hearing family, because they don’t sign

January 27, 2018

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At weekends, we post the most popular blogs from our archive. I love Christmas but Christmas is also something I dread. […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Finding my deaf voice

January 26, 2018

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I didn’t write this quote. I wish I did. I found it on the Internet a while back (author unknown) […]

David Poirier: How I became deaf and started to see the world visually

January 25, 2018

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On September 7, 2007, a month away from my 50th birthday and living a relatively healthy life to that date, […]

Deaf News: Deaf woman takes legal action against Little Mix promoter for lack of interpreter

January 24, 2018

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A Deaf woman is taking legal action against the promoters of the girl band Little Mix because of the lack […]

Watch: More from Dr Paddy Ladd on the BSL Zone #ad

January 24, 2018

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This is a sponsored post. Watch this episode online now, here. The second programme in BSL Zone’s brand news Close […]

Carly Sygrove: One year on… my thoughts on my sudden hearing loss

January 24, 2018

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It is one year since the day in the auditorium when I suddenly lost the hearing in my left ear. […]