Performing Artist, Writer, Consultant.
The Buddha explains whenever we experience pain in life we are being hit by a metaphysical arrow. This may be an arrow of illness, grief, injury, a mental or physical ailment. It’s a situation, circumstance or something that has just “happened.” However, following this first arrow we usually find ourselves being hit by a second […]
Read MoreTed Evans’ award winning short film, The End, poses the question, ‘if there was a cure for deafness, would you take it?’ In its raw, documentary style The End explores what could indeed happen if deafness was eventually eradicated. For those of you with hearing or with no exposure to the deaf community, saying ‘yes’ […]
Read MoreIt seems whenever I meet with a female friend it isn’t long before our conversation turns to that of the opposite sex. Men are indeed fascinating! But as a dear buddy of mine recently anguished, ‘how can you really know what men are thinking?’ Such strange yet marvellous creatures they are, males tend not to […]
Read MoreIt’s very easy to get complacent,” our tutor for the day told us. We all nodded in agreement, knowing it was this very laidback attitude to driving that had landed us here in the first place. I looked around the smart conference room and noticed the variety of people present. Business men and women, young […]
Read More“There’s an interpreter here for you,” the receptionist told me. An interpreter? I didn’t think I’d booked one. I’d assumed that as I was attending an audiology appointment that I wouldn’t need one, seeing as they’d be so used to dealing with deaf people… right? But anyhow, we had an interpreter. After a short wait […]
Read MoreSignsong tends to spark a love it/hate it response from the Deaf community. However as a performer and tutor of signsong I can see for myself how interest in the art form is surely growing. But when I tell people what it is I do, I still get the occasional screwed up face and an […]
Read MoreI’ve just got round to watching Brian Duffy’s short film ‘Strangers’. Using dialogues led by a young deaf guy and his parents, it showed its audience just how possible it is for a deaf person to feel like an outsider towards their own hearing family. Isolated and frustrated, mainly because his parents were poor communicators, the young […]
Read MoreThere is no denying that the Disney film Frozen has taken the world by storm. And its iconic song, Let it Go, has enjoyed tremendous success. With over 265 million views on You Tube and an academy award for best original song, it has been translated into 42 languages. And now, thanks to the Deaf Professional […]
Read MoreOnce upon a time, back in the day, loooong before I became a Mum, practising mindfulness was just like practising another hobby. I had lots of time to fit it in and freedom of choice as to when and where I did it. I recall long slow mornings that followed a predictable routine; mindful yoga […]
Read MoreAs someone who works in signed song – that is, performing songs in sign language – my first priority is always the comprehension of the signs. I take the responsibility of making lyrics accessible verrrrry seriously. That doesn’t mean they have to look uninteresting, however. Oh no. One of the most beautiful aspects of working […]
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Rebecca Anne Withey 