Review: “Name me Lawand” by Edward Lovelace
Inspiring new film "Name Me Lawand" follows 5-year-old Lawand, who was born profoundly deaf in Iraqi Kurdistan, on his quest to find a world where there are deaf people like him.
Inspiring new film "Name Me Lawand" follows 5-year-old Lawand, who was born profoundly deaf in Iraqi Kurdistan, on his quest to find a world where there are deaf people like him.
Sylvia reviews the thought-provoking documentary by Rose Ayling-Ellis - Signs for Change which aired recently on BBC1 and iPlayer.
This book is set in the remote southwest of Australia and has interesting connections with Aboriginal culture and a lot of Aussie slang. I firmly believe that the way to understand people in other places and times is to read the fiction produced about them.
Following the loss of her son, Jon in 2018, Susana decided to write a book, partly as a tribute, partly as a therapy and partly to share her experience of her fight to obtain the best possible scenario for her disabled child.