Can Bears Ski?

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Paula Garfield is the Artistic Director of Deafinitely Theatre. An actor, director, workshop leader
and organiser, Paula has worked on a variety of television, film and theatre projects over the past fifteen years. In 2002 she established Deafinitely Theatre with Steven Webb and Kate Furby after becoming frustrated at the barriers that deaf actors and directors face across the arts and media. The Pied Piper Theatre Company and Deafinitely Theatre present a retelling of a story by Raymond Antrobus and Polly Dunbar

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This striking world première from the nationally acclaimed British theatre company Deafinitely Theatre (The Vagina Monologues, Everyday and 4.48 Psychosis) is inspired by the extraordinary experiences of deaf people living with dementia.Speaking about signing for CBeebies, Ayling-Ellis said: “I am super excited to read my first CBeebies bedtime story in British Sign Language and it’s even more wonderful to share a story written by a deaf writer.

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Join Deafinitely Theatre on Saturday 23 September 2023 for a one-night special charity fundraiser performance of The Vagina Monologues! Actress and Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose Ayling-Ellis is to become the first celebrity to use British Sign Language to tell a CBeebies bedtime story.

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I have read this book with all of my children, aged 3 to 11, and they have all absolutely loved it and have linked the story to children and adults that they know in real life. It has answered lots of questions for us and also opened up many more. My 4 year old daughter (who is an advanced frequent reader) did not stay focused to get through the entire story - even after multiple attempts, which is quite rare for her.

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Polly graduated from Brighton Art School in 1999, where she studied illustration. Her best-selling book PenguinTo accompany the book for parents and teachers who would like to use it at home or in the classroom Here are some resources for anyone who wants to learn more for themselves and / or with their children this Deaf Awareness Week As part of an emerging artist placement, Ciaran was involved in Wonder Boy(Bristol Old Vic), and in training on the Made in Bristol Programme - Ciaran performed in The Story of Guts(Bristol Old Vic). This brilliant book has shown my children and I a little of what life might be like for a deaf child

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Could it mean a trip to the audiologist? Boy Bear will be asked to press the board every time he hears a sound beneath his head phones. Yet he has been feeling the vibrations of the day, from the staircase to the banister to Dad Bear awakening you. Then he been aware of the silence of the day, and later the silence all about him. This book is a great one for showing children with hearing loss like boy Bear that there’s nothing to be afraid of and that everything works out well. The book is also a great one to share with children who don’t have hearing problems but who may encounter a child with some, like a school friend as it will show them some of the difficulties that children can face not hearing, with an ultimately positive message around the situation. I remember having a book like this at my primary school about being diagnosed with diabetes when it had first happened to me, and I remember it being a very helpful book to others in my class as they understood my condition better and therefore I do think this would be a great book for children to understand fellow kids with hearing problems. Little Bear doesn't understand why everyone thinks he is ignoring them and why everyone keeps asking him, "Can bears ski?" until a trip to the audiologist clears the air.

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The story is also a mirror for deaf children and their families and I know from my own autistic son and dyslexic daughter how incredibly powerful it can be to feel seen in a story. Ayling-Ellis’ story will air on Sunday to mark the end of Deaf Awareness Week. It will be the first of two stories she has recorded for CBeebies.