Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

Poem: Colin Thomson’s ‘The Sound of Tinnitus’

November 13, 2017

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The sound of tinnitus Went to a funeral was feeling ok Then had a visitor who wouldn’t go away Stays […]

Deaf News: German doctor takes parents to court to allegedly ‘force’ them to give child cochlear implants

November 13, 2017

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A German sign language publishing company, Karin Kestner, has released an article stating that the parents of a 2yr old […]

Laura Hawksworth: 7 things Learning Support Assistants should never do in class

November 12, 2017

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At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs.  Sometimes, when I speak to several friends of mine who […]

Callum Fox: English. It’s a bastard (when you can’t pronounce certain words)

November 11, 2017

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At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs.  It’s happened more times than I can count. I’m in […]

Lianne Herbert: A system is needed for D/deaf patients in NHS buildings

November 10, 2017

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Hospitals. Love them or loathe them? They’re a bit like Marmite. Recently I attended a hospital appointment and already I […]

Sean Nicholson: Video Interpreting Services – good for the Deaf community or a threat to the BSL interpreting profession?

November 9, 2017

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Sean Nicholson is the CEO of Sign Solutions (who are a supporter of this site) and a Registered Sign Language […]

Erin Hutching: Why I created theatre show People of the Eye, touring now (BSL)

November 8, 2017

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The Deaf Hearing Ensemble’s show People of the Eye, an autobiographical piece about my family’s introduction to the Deaf world […]

Juliet England: We need to talk about hearing aid batteries (among other things)

November 7, 2017

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Early next year marks my 25th anniversary of wearing hearing aids. I’m not sure they do cards for this sort […]

Contribute to research about hearing in meetings and events

November 7, 2017

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This is a sponsored post. How do you get on when you go along to meetings and events? Can you […]

Opportunity: Aged 13-16? Apply to join the NDCS Young People’s Advisory Board!

November 6, 2017

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NDCS is looking for deaf young people aged 13-16 to join their Young People’s Advisory Board (YAB). Find out more […]