Rebecca A Withey: Review of Two Deaf Yorkshiremen in...
The Limping Chicken It’s easy to forget the severity of the lockdowns we all experienced in 2020. Every day I walk my dog, […]
Wed, Oct 20 2021

Channel 4 subtitles and other services ‘not likely to...
The Limping Chicken The BBC has reported this morning that Channel 4 subtitles and sign language interpretation are not likely to return on […]
Tue, Oct 19 2021

Liam O’Dell: The first ‘lessons learned’ report on...
The Limping Chicken It was supposed to be promising. The first proper review into the UK Government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, carried […]
Mon, Oct 18 2021

Deaf News: Helen Keller film sparks debate after Deaf...
The Limping Chicken An upcoming biopic about the life of Helen Keller, titled Helen and Teacher, has prompted a discussion about casting, after Deaf […]
Sun, Oct 17 2021

Live blog: Can Rose Ayling-Ellis maintain her progress on...
The Limping Chicken Tonight, deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis, and her fellow dancers face their third public vote! Charlie Swinbourne will be live blogging every […]
Sat, Oct 16 2021

‘Deaf Talent’ trademark dispute leads to fears that...
The Limping Chicken Over the last decade or so, referring to ‘Deaf Talent’ or using the hashtag has become a natural and common way […]
Sat, Oct 16 2021

500 complaints to Ofcom over Channel 4’s subtitling...
The Limping Chicken Around 500 complaints have been made to Ofcom over Channel 4’s ongoing subtitling issues, the communications regulator has revealed, as […]
Fri, Oct 15 2021

Catherine Finch: My parody song about the lack of subtitles...
The Limping Chicken Our reader Catherine Finch has got in touch with lyrics for a parody song about the lack of subtitles on […]
Fri, Oct 15 2021

Liam O’Dell wins Young Freelancer Award for covering...
The Limping Chicken We’re delighted to report that Liam O’Dell, a regular writer for this site, has won the Young Freelancer Award at […]
Fri, Oct 15 2021

BSL Bill: Rosie Cooper MP to meet with Minister for...
The Limping Chicken Labour’s Rosie Cooper is to meet with Chloe Smith, the minister for disabled people, to discuss her British Sign Language […]
Thu, Oct 14 2021

Citizens Advice: How we are making our universal credit...
The Limping Chicken At Citizens Advice, we give people the knowledge and confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they […]
Thu, Oct 14 2021

Charlotte Hyde: More people should be aware of vestibular...
The Limping Chicken In late September, there was Balance Awareness Week 2021. Originally set up by the Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA) in 1997, […]
Wed, Oct 13 2021

Joanne Woodhouse-Roberts: Channel 4’s Invisible Subtitles!
The Limping Chicken If you’re like my household who enjoy settling down for the evening with a cup of tea, a bit of […]
Mon, Oct 11 2021

Live blog: Rose Ayling-Ellis takes on movie week on...
The Limping Chicken Tonight, deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis, and her fellow dancers, take on movie week on Strictly Come Dancing and face their second […]
Sat, Oct 09 2021

‘SORT IT OUT’ Adam Hills sends out subtitles message on...
The Limping Chicken You can read all our articles about the Channel 4 subtitles crisis by clicking here. After two weeks, subtitles still […]
Fri, Oct 08 2021

BDA expresses concerns about “hammer blow” effect of...
The Limping Chicken There’s been a lot of coverage of the government’s cut to Universal Credit earlier this week, but little focus on […]
Fri, Oct 08 2021

Deaf News: Red Bee Media ‘looking at all options’ as...
The Limping Chicken Red Bee Media have said that they are “looking at all options” to restore subtitling services to channels such as […]
Fri, Oct 08 2021

Liam O’Dell: Jokes about interpreting Boris’ nonsense...
The Limping Chicken My accessibility is not your punchline. While I am no British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter myself, I stand in solidarity […]
Thu, Oct 07 2021

John Walker: Do you use ‘deaf masking behaviours’?...
The Limping Chicken I remember years ago, I fooled them. I sat in a group of people, all hearing, while they chatted away […]
Wed, Oct 06 2021

Ariel Fung: Performing at the Paralympics homecoming!
The Limping Chicken Hi everyone, I am Ariel and I am originally from Hong Kong. I am now based in the UK in […]
Tue, Oct 05 2021

Subtitles and BSL translation still missing from Channel...
The Limping Chicken Over the last week, we have reported twice on the problems at access provider Red Bee Media, which has led […]
Mon, Oct 04 2021

LIVE BLOG: Strictly Come Dancing week 3: Rose Ayling-Ellis...
The Limping Chicken Tonight, deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis, and her fellow dancers, face their first public vote as Strictly Come Dancing hots up! Charlie […]
Sat, Oct 02 2021

Charlie Swinbourne: Why so much silence as Channel 4 and...
The Limping Chicken Earlier this week, we reported on how the Channel 4 programme Bake Off had been broadcast without subtitles, leading to […]
Fri, Oct 01 2021

Tharā Gabriel: The Hard of Hearing Linguaphile
The Limping Chicken Linguaphile: a person who loves languages and words. ​“Linguaphiles love language for all the things it can do. They often […]
Thu, Sep 30 2021

Deaf News: Bake Off airs without subtitles as Channel 4...
The Limping Chicken Deaf fans of The Great British Bake Off have taken to Twitter to complain about a lack of subtitles this evening, […]
Tue, Sep 28 2021

Gary Lester: The challenges of remote working for deaf...
The Limping Chicken In August 2020, whilst in the middle of pandemic caused job hunting, I decided to write an article aimed at […]
Tue, Sep 28 2021

The Secret Deafie: Facing a family crisis when you’re deaf
The Limping Chicken The Secret Deafie is a regular column about deaf experiences submitted anonymously by different contributors. Read past articles here. If […]
Mon, Sep 27 2021

LIVE BLOG: Rose Ayling-Ellis dances for the first time on...
The Limping Chicken It’s a big night for Rose Ayling-Ellis as she dances live on national TV with the other Strictly Come Dancing […]
Sat, Sep 25 2021

Philip Gerrard: My deafening silence (with BSL videos)
The Limping Chicken This article and videos have been shared with thanks to Deaf Action and Philip Gerrard. You can find the article […]
Fri, Sep 24 2021

All Work, No Pay? Interpreters and deaf professionals face...
The Limping Chicken Lengthy delays to Access to Work payments – sometimes of many months – are causing severe anxiety for communication professionals, […]
Wed, Sep 22 2021

Royal Association for Deaf people launches new arts...
The Limping Chicken The Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) have announced a collaboration on the new HearArt platform with Academy Award winner, […]
Tue, Sep 21 2021

Rebecca A Withey: Interview with Samantha Pearsall, author...
The Limping Chicken Samantha Pearsall has recently enjoyed great success with her first ever book release. Titled ‘The Woman I Am.’ Samantha’s book […]
Mon, Sep 20 2021

LIVE BLOG: ‘Deaf Night’ on BBC One as Rose Ayling-Ellis...
The Limping Chicken BBC One will feature back-to-back Deaf representation this evening, with EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis set to make her first appearance as […]
Sat, Sep 18 2021

BREAKING: Little Mix concert promoter discriminated against...
The Limping Chicken A concert promoter discriminated against three Deaf mothers by failing to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for support […]
Thu, Sep 16 2021

Alicia de Barry: Speaking in a foreign language when...
The Limping Chicken I recently had a very interesting conversation with my sister-in-law about the pronunciation of different words and how being deaf, […]
Wed, Sep 15 2021

Rebecca A Withey: Review of A Quiet Place: Part II
The Limping Chicken If you’ve not already seen the sequel to A Quiet Place, don’t worry, I won’t reveal too many spoilers here. […]
Mon, Sep 13 2021

Emily Howlett: Why is BSL still a revelation to mainstream...
The Limping Chicken There has been a Jenny in my life for about 15 years now. She is like Madonna, or Pele; you […]
Fri, Sep 10 2021

Rebecca A Withey: The advancement of captions and a...
The Limping Chicken Over the summer I’ve been enjoying a series of interesting programmes by BSL Zone called Deaf Rewind. Each programme focuses […]
Thu, Sep 09 2021

75% of disabled people want next year’s Covid inquiry to...
The Limping Chicken More than three quarters of disabled people believe an inquiry into the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic should look […]
Wed, Sep 08 2021

Deaf News: Census of sign language interpreters show just 8...
The Limping Chicken Researchers have warned of a “danger” that sign language interpreting could become “further institutionalised as a white profession” if action […]
Tue, Sep 07 2021

Deaf News: Native sign language users process visual body...
The Limping Chicken Native American Sign Language (ASL) users require less effort to understand human motions and can process them faster than hearing […]
Sat, Sep 04 2021

Charlotte Hyde: Returning to university
The Limping Chicken It has been over a year since I graduated from university with a bachelor’s degree. Graduate life is tough at […]
Fri, Sep 03 2021

Raymond Antrobus’ ‘All The Names Given’ is a...
The Limping Chicken What’s in a name? That’s certainly one question poet Raymond Antrobus looks to answer in the opening to All The […]
Wed, Sep 01 2021

Juliet England: Meet the first deaf female cross-channel...
The Limping Chicken When she was a teenager, Verity Green, now 40, was told she was unlikely ever to swim again. This month, […]
Tue, Aug 31 2021

Alison Hendry: The impact of the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015...
The Limping Chicken Alison Hendry is a profoundly Deaf BSL user currently working at the University of Edinburgh as their BSL Officer. Proud […]
Thu, Aug 26 2021

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 25 – life in lockdown
The Limping Chicken Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – as lockdown eases I‘m not sure I’ll ever get […]
Wed, Aug 25 2021

Emily Howlett: Covid time and how it differs from other...
The Limping Chicken I’ve found myself talking about ‘covid time’ a lot recently. Not just to my houseplants and George, my long-suffering Hearing […]
Tue, Aug 24 2021

Deaf News: A quarter of Deaf and disabled people feel they...
The Limping Chicken Almost 25% of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people feel they won’t be able to get to an indoor live event […]
Thu, Aug 19 2021

Liam O’Dell: ‘CODA’ blames Deaf people for...
The Limping Chicken ★★ Films about Deaf people really need to stop presenting music as the antithesis to the Deaf community. Hot off […]
Wed, Aug 18 2021

The Princess and the Pauper, a brand new BSL integrated...
The Limping Chicken Throughout the year I have been supporting the creative team at Hordern Ciani who are responsible for the brand new […]
Wed, Aug 18 2021