Rebecca A Withey

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May 2, 2023

Comments Off on Rebecca A Withey: BSL poetry and the search for a BSL Poet Laureate (BSL)

I was a secondary school pupil when I first attended a poetry event. It was a mainstream event – organised […]

April 26, 2023

Comments Off on Review: Living with Hearing Loss and Deafness: A guide to owning it and loving it (BSL)

When Samantha Baines was first diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of 29, she admits it came across as […]

April 20, 2023

Comments Off on Ruth Montgomery tells us about her charity Audiovisability and the Calypso project working with the deaf community in Barbados

My name is Ruth Montgomery. I was born in London but I reside in Essex. I have been profoundly deaf […]

April 18, 2023

Comments Off on Insight: Seeing deaf football on mainstream TV means so much to me and my son (BSL)

My wife and I are both hearing and we have three sons. Our middle child – Jamie – was born […]

April 17, 2023

Comments Off on Rebecca A Withey: Why I feel Deaf Clubs are still so important to the deaf community (BSL)

A friend and I were recently discussing the relevance of deaf clubs in todays modern world. Whilst we both reminisced […]

April 12, 2023

Out of all of the Insight anonymous blogs that I have edited and published, I have never received as many […]

April 5, 2023

Comments Off on Review: Robin Hood and the Major Oak at Derby Theatre (BSL)

I’ve been reviewing shows at Derby Theatre for a number of years now and I am always fascinated by their […]

March 14, 2023

Since the pandemic, most of my work as a freelance graphic designer has moved online. In person meetings and consultations […]

March 13, 2023

Comments Off on Rebecca A Withey: Derby Theatre tell me about their newest production, Robin Hood and the Major Oak (BSL)

Last week I was invited into the rehearsal studios at Derby Theatre to catch a peek of their newest production, […]

March 9, 2023

I was in a darkened hall. It felt like some kind of celebration. The lighting was dim and I was […]