I learned to sign when I was 9 years old. My Uncle Raju had been deaf since childhood. I spent a lot of time at my grandparents house as a child and I would be intrigued by him. His mannerisms [...]
Sorry? It can be very frustrating… Pardon? Being asked to repeat oneself… Could you repeat that? Conversations can become ‘disjointed’ or out of synch… What? Or cumbersome or [...]
Morgan Freeman known for his roles in Seven, The Shawshank Redemption and The Dark Knight Trilogy, (to name but a few) has a voice that some would describe as being like butter melting on warm, [...]
Growing up, watching 18 cert films were no big deal… My Dad would bring home such family oriented titles as, ‘The Winged Serpent’ (B Movie) and the famous cult classic, [...]
It was about 6.30pm on a Thursday and I was leaving work, walking to my car to drive back to London. Now, anyone who works or has worked in a hospital will know that the on-site car parking [...]
One in four people are expected to experience a mental health problem, yet stigma and discrimination are still very common. Myths such as assuming mental illness is somehow down to a [...]