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Reg Cobb: Coping strategies for train journeys

March 20, 2012 by

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My daily train journey to work and back takes an hour and a half each way. I justify the length […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Becoming a writer

March 20, 2012 by

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I’ve just written an article for the Guardian’s Careers blog about my path to becoming a scriptwriter and journalist, from […]

The Secret Deafie: The world’s worst chat-up attempt

March 19, 2012 by

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Our sixth contributor tells us about an […]

Mija Gwyn: From down under to up over

March 16, 2012 by

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217 chickens were stampeding towards me. Hundreds of amber eyes surrounded me from all directions, fixed upon me with hungry […]

Rural Chicken: Brooding on things

March 15, 2012 by

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Recently, I got offended. I am generally quite mellow. Not to the extent that anybody would write a song about […]

Meet: Billy Read, deaf dancer

March 15, 2012 by

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So, here we are having a little tour around the mind of Billy Read, creator of and dancer with DefMotion […]

Update: Maternity unit offer Deaf father-to-be an interpreter at 12 week scan :)

March 13, 2012 by

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Last week, I wrote a Deaf Dad column about a Deaf father-to-be who hadn’t been offered an interpreter at his […]

Andrew Hearn: Escaping the airport police

March 13, 2012 by

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Every evening after work, I get on a bus to Gatwick Airport to catch the train home. As I walk […]

Donna Williams: S*** people say… to sign language interpreters

March 12, 2012 by

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In the midst of my preparations for – or rather avoiding my preparations for Signing Hands Across the Water, I’ve […]

The Secret Deafie: When I played the ‘deaf card’ – in a prime mugging spot

March 12, 2012 by

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Our fifth contributor tells us about how […]