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Amanda Everitt: It’s hard to choose the right sign name...
The Limping Chicken I have a child who is growing up in France. But he’s as British as can be. His name is […]
Fri, Jun 23 2017 · 1 hour ago

Teresa Garratty: What got to me most when I went to see The...
The Limping Chicken Gather round kiddies and prepare yourselves for yet another tragic tale of CINEMATIC proportions. No, you haven’t got deja vu, […]
Thu, Jun 22 2017

Independent Cinema Office: What we learned from our survey...
The Limping Chicken Everyone wants a good night out at the movies, and Deaf people are no different. But when we at the […]
Wed, Jun 21 2017

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Performing sign song with a live band...
The Limping Chicken It was such a surreal moment. The heat of the lights, the wires threatening to tangle my feet, the gaze […]
Tue, Jun 20 2017

Video appears showing interview with Deaf witness to...
The Limping Chicken **Warning: this video contains graphic descriptions in sign language of what happened during the Finsbury Park terror attack.** A video […]
Mon, Jun 19 2017

Juliet England: Pioneering new centre for deafblind people...
The Limping Chicken A pioneering new £14m centre for the community, covering Selly Oak and the wider Birmingham area, is set to open […]
Mon, Jun 19 2017

Poem: ‘If I told you I was deaf would you turn away’ by...
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of the most popular articles from our archive, which you might have missed first time […]
Sun, Jun 18 2017

Matthew Israelsohn: Why I volunteered to help at the...
The Limping Chicken When I heard about the Grenfell Tower tragedy, I was immediately very keen to volunteer my help. On Thursday morning […]
Sat, Jun 17 2017

Deirdre Maguire: Deaf awareness is for Deaf people too!
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of the most popular articles from our archive, which you might have missed first time […]
Sat, Jun 17 2017

Meet: MonixArts, who have created a dance performance based...
The Limping Chicken MonixArts have created a new dual dance performance based on a poem that we featured on Limping Chicken in 2013, […]
Fri, Jun 16 2017

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Why mocking sign language as Jamie...
The Limping Chicken I have a good sense of humour, I can assure you. My friends will all tell you how I like […]
Fri, Jun 16 2017

Ralph McTeggart: What it’s like to be deaf in the...
The Limping Chicken Not a technical post, but hopefully still an interesting one. I want to take you through a quick tour of […]
Wed, Jun 14 2017

Survey: Help SignHealth find out how Deaf people feel about...
The Limping Chicken What do you think about health? What would improve the health of deaf people? What illnesses and conditions are most […]
Tue, Jun 13 2017

Nick Beese: Why all children should read our ‘Proud to be...
The Limping Chicken Over a year ago, an opportunity came from Wayland, an imprint of Hachette Children’s Group, to write an educational book […]
Tue, Jun 13 2017

Charlie Swinbourne: Thanks to Facebook, deaf people are...
The Limping Chicken It’s been a rocky few days in British politics since the General Election results came through in the early hours […]
Mon, Jun 12 2017

Juliet England interviews poet Susan Utting about deafness...
The Limping Chicken When poet Susan Utting found, some two and a half years ago, that she could no longer hear in her […]
Mon, Jun 12 2017

David Stockdale: Put the kettle on for tinnitus this month
The Limping Chicken Did you know, more than six million people in the UK are living with tinnitus? David Stockdale, chief executive of […]
Sun, Jun 11 2017

Deaf News: Deaf-friendly flats are approved (via Plymouth...
The Limping Chicken Here’s a good-news story from the Plymouth Herald, about a block of flats which will house deaf people from Plymouth, […]
Sat, Jun 10 2017

Exclusive: Deaf Green Party candidate Ben Fletcher tells us...
The Limping Chicken Ben Fletcher, who is deafblind, stood for Parliament as a Green Party candidate in Putney last night after weeks of […]
Fri, Jun 09 2017

General Election 2017: Deaf people respond to Labour’s...
The Limping Chicken Our readers and writers have been telling us how they feel this morning following the General Election result which surprisingly […]
Fri, Jun 09 2017

Watch: Deaf singer’s appearance on America’s Got...
The Limping Chicken A video showing a Deaf woman called Mandy Harvey appearing on America’s Got Talent has gone viral, getting an incredible […]
Thu, Jun 08 2017

Simon Savory: Why I’ve programmed films at New Queer...
The Limping Chicken   Subtitles were not just a normal part of growing up for a kid with Deaf parents, they were a […]
Thu, Jun 08 2017

General Election 2017: Useful election links for deaf people
The Limping Chicken It’s a big day tomorrow, and if you still haven’t made up your mind who to support, below is each […]
Wed, Jun 07 2017

Watch: See Hear’s General Election special
The Limping Chicken See Hear’s General Election special, presented by Series Producer William Mager, aired this morning at 8am, and can now be […]
Wed, Jun 07 2017

Watch: Deaf man tells of his narrow escape at London Bridge...
The Limping Chicken In this video, Alexandru Barabasa tells the Daily Moth about his narrow escape during the terrorist incident at London Bridge on […]
Wed, Jun 07 2017

Juliet England: The perils of the unexpected encounter
The Limping Chicken I like to think of myself as sociable. I turn down few invitations, not least because I both live and […]
Tue, Jun 06 2017

Three days before the General Election, the Conservative...
The Limping Chicken We reported last week that after initially saying they would not produce a BSL manifesto due to “time constraints,” the […]
Mon, Jun 05 2017

Jason Hixon tells us about the new Leeds Deaf centre, which...
The Limping Chicken It’s been a difficult few years for the Deaf community in Leeds, after the decision was taken (in controversial circumstances) […]
Mon, Jun 05 2017

Emily Howlett: 10 dangerous jobs for deaf people!
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of the most popular articles from our archive.  1. Coastguard These guys are an amazing […]
Sun, Jun 04 2017

Teresa Garratty: “Touched for the 31st time” – my top...
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of the most popular articles from our archive.  When you’re Deaf or hard of hearing, […]
Sat, Jun 03 2017

Frances Lewin: Funding for interpreting support in higher...
The Limping Chicken Figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency 2015/16 show 1,105 students undertaking a first degree (full-time and part-time) who identified […]
Fri, Jun 02 2017

Gloucestershire Deaf Association: How 17 brave souls...
The Limping Chicken A team of seventeen brave souls set of for Scotland on Friday 19th May, ready to start their epic Three […]
Thu, Jun 01 2017

Meet: David Edgington and Dean Chester, Deaf personal...
The Limping Chicken   David Edginton and Dean Chester are two Deaf men aiming to get people fit. They tell us about their […]
Thu, Jun 01 2017

Review: Deafinitely Theatre’s children’s play Something...
The Limping Chicken Yesterday, I took my family along to see Deafinitely Theatre’s children’s play Something Else, starring Nadeem Islam as the title […]
Wed, May 31 2017

#MyBSLQuestion campaign by Deaf activists leads...
The Limping Chicken We reported last week on how the Conservative Party had told a voter that it would not be creating a […]
Tue, May 30 2017

Lianne Herbert: I tried custom-fit earphones. Here’s what...
The Limping Chicken It’s #DeafAwarenessWeek2017 and I’d like to talk about how some deaf people need specialist products to hear music. I have […]
Tue, May 30 2017

Matt Dixon: Ten essential things to know about being a...
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of our most popular articles from our archive. My name is Matt Dixon and I’m […]
Sun, May 28 2017

Elizabeth Engelman: 13 Reasons to sign to your hard of...
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of our most popular articles from our archive. When we implanted our profoundly deaf two-year-old […]
Sat, May 27 2017

Watch: Comedy sketch show Deaf Funny, episode 2!
The Limping Chicken Last night, the second episode of Deaf Funny was broadcast on television, and you can now watch it in full […]
Fri, May 26 2017

Rebecca-Anne Withey: The Who’s Tommy: a review
The Limping Chicken It was early this year that a good friend of mine and fellow actress, Donna Mullings, came over to my […]
Fri, May 26 2017

Andrea Newland: Why my new play at Brighton Fringe has a...
The Limping Chicken It was 1995; I’d just left drama school – full of youth and hope and plans of treading the boards. […]
Thu, May 25 2017

General Election 2017: What do the political parties...
The Limping Chicken Whenever a general election is upon us, every political party is quick to draw a manifesto which tackles the biggest […]
Thu, May 25 2017

Conservative Party tells Deaf voter that manifesto will not...
The Limping Chicken A Deaf voter has received an email from the Conservative Party telling her that the party will not be translating their manifesto […]
Wed, May 24 2017

Jeff McWhinney: Text-based customer service options are not...
The Limping Chicken By Jeff McWhinney, Chairman & Founder of SignVideo (a supporter of this site) and member of The Top 100 List […]
Wed, May 24 2017

Bianca Birdsey: I created these images to show that Deaf...
The Limping Chicken “Mom, when I’m big, I want to be a Vet. I want to help animals,” she signed, eyes gleaming as […]
Tue, May 23 2017

Watch: Labour aims for Deaf votes with MP’s signed video...
The Limping Chicken The Labour party is making a strong pitch for Deaf votes in the General Election. Dawn Butler MP, who hit […]
Mon, May 22 2017

Money Matters: The challenges Deaf people face when...
The Limping Chicken The Money Matters service in Scotland provides a direct face-to-face financial advice and casework service for deaf people and their families in […]
Mon, May 22 2017

Deaf News: Website launched with stories for lipreading
The Limping Chicken A group of Hampshire lipreading tutors, lipreaders and techno-wizards has joined forces with local writers to develop a new website called […]
Sun, May 21 2017

Jodene Antoniou: Top 6 things I wish they’d told us about...
The Limping Chicken Our son was diagnosed with hearing loss at his newborn hearing screening, but after over a year of borderline hearing […]
Fri, May 19 2017

Deirdre Maguire: Deaf awareness is for Deaf people too!
The Limping Chicken I started this week with a joke on my Facebook post – A friend pointed out maybe I should share […]
Fri, May 19 2017