Browsing Archives of Author »Charlie Swinbourne«

The Question: Should deaf clubs be a social sanctuary or a learner’s study period?

October 22, 2017

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At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs.  Learning sign language is something basically everyone I have ever […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Ten great comebacks for deaf people to use

October 21, 2017

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At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs.  We’ve all had them. Those annoying questions that well-meaning people […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Accessibility at Fierce Festival 2017

October 20, 2017

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I am pleased to see that more and more arts organisations seem to be considering accessibility in their programming. Online, there […]

Get a £40 Amazon voucher! Update on COMIC’s NHS Autism Research in Deaf Children Project

October 20, 2017

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This is a sponsored post. Back in March we posted a blog on Limping Chicken asking for families to help […]

Deaf News: Call for communication cards for BSL users to go nationwide

October 19, 2017

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New communication cards for patients who are deaf British sign language users in Gloucestershire are going down so well, there […]

Elisa Nuevo Vallin: The ‘thumbs up’ gesture is based on a historical mistake

October 19, 2017

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A long time ago I read a history article that was pretty impressive. I’ve since realised that few people know […]

Tara Hayes: Is deafness deafinitely a problem?

October 18, 2017

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Right. This is my first blog and I’m going to write about something that I feel familiar with. I’m Deaf […]

Go See: Learning BSL: Bridging Research & Practice Event, 10th Nov, London

October 18, 2017

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This is a sponsored post. Learning British Sign Language: Bridging Research & Practice Event Friday 10th November, 5pm – 7pm […]

Andrew Niven: How travelling around the world changed my life as a deaf person

October 17, 2017

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On the 26th April 2011, I left the UK to travel around the world. This was a lifelong dream for […]

Tony Evans: Would a BSL GCSE solve the problems Deaf children face in education?

October 16, 2017

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I’m fascinated by the support given to the introduction of a British Sign Language GCSE.  Has anyone thought about what […]