The Limping Chicken

Independent Cinema Office: Putting BSL on screen with Lives...
The Limping Chicken The last few years have been marked by an increasing awareness by cinemas of the opportunities to welcome Deaf audience […]
Fri, Apr 20 2018 · 17 hours ago

Darren Townsend-Handscomb: Help us fund more interpreters...
The Limping Chicken Support the funding of more interpreters in Gambia by clicking here. In The Gambia there are four Gambian Sign Language […]
Thu, Apr 19 2018

Rebecca-Anne Withey: 5 things I tend to avoid… because...
The Limping Chicken Well, dear Limping Chicken readers, I have a confession to make. Most people would say I’m a chilled out person. […]
Wed, Apr 18 2018

Go See: St George’s Day event at London’s Borough...
The Limping Chicken This is a sponsored post. Join London’s Borough Market on Sunday 22nd April for a family-friendly day filled with food, […]
Tue, Apr 17 2018

Watch: The next episode of Small World is online now! #ad
The Limping Chicken This is a sponsored post. If you enjoyed the first episode in the new series of Small World last week, […]
Tue, Apr 17 2018

Charlie Swinbourne: We need your photo outside your local...
The Limping Chicken The team behind the BSL Zone’s new documentary, Found at the Deaf Club, which is directed by this site’s editor Charlie […]
Tue, Apr 17 2018

Deaf News: Shortlisted contenders revealed in Deaf Business...
The Limping Chicken The significant contribution that deaf entrepreneurs make to British life and the national economy is often overlooked, but the Deaf […]
Mon, Apr 16 2018

Elisa Nuevo Vallin: Is The Film Industry Becoming More Deaf...
The Limping Chicken We are living in an ever-changing era, where accessibility for deaf people seems more attainable. With this in mind, what […]
Fri, Apr 13 2018

Juliet England: A right performance? Treading the boards in...
The Limping Chicken It’s Sunday lunchtime. I’m feeling more hung over, grouchy and tired than I wish to admit, and there’s snow on […]
Thu, Apr 12 2018

Deaf News: Legal challenge to govt to restore funding for...
The Limping Chicken The Government is facing a legal challenge to restore a fund that helped deaf and disabled people stand for election, […]
Wed, Apr 11 2018

Watch: The BSL Zone’s Deaf sitcom, Small World, is back!...
The Limping Chicken This is a sponsored post. Excellent news for fans of Small World, the BSL Zone’s popular sitcom – it’s back! […]
Tue, Apr 10 2018

Donna Williams: ‘A Bilingual Poet’s Dilemma’ travels...
The Limping Chicken I’m a deaf poet who works with both English and British Sign Language. Ideas come to me in both languages, […]
Mon, Apr 09 2018

David Anderson: The barriers I faced in my campaign to...
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. I’m David Anderson, and I’ve a story. It’s about my […]
Sat, Apr 07 2018

Juliet England: Maybe dealing with HMRC doesn’t have to...
The Limping Chicken Sometimes, it’s nice to know you’re not writing into the ether, unnoticed. Such was the case when Limping Chicken put […]
Fri, Apr 06 2018

Survey: Help NADP research NHS Audiology service experiences
The Limping Chicken The National Association of Deafened People (NADP) is conducting a survey collecting users’ experiences of the NHS audiology service to […]
Thu, Apr 05 2018

Read: The bittersweetness of being deaf in a hearing family...
The Limping Chicken Cristina Hartman, who has written for Limping Chicken before, has written a brilliant article about the ‘bittersweetness of being Deaf […]
Thu, Apr 05 2018

Thomas Irish: How I relate to The Silent Child film
The Limping Chicken Last night, I was watching a short film called The Silent Child. The film features profoundly deaf six-year-old first-time actor […]
Wed, Apr 04 2018

Watch: To Know Him, Ted Evans’ heart-wrenching new drama...
The Limping Chicken This is a sponsored post. To Know Him is a new BSL Zone drama by Ted Evans, who also directed […]
Tue, Apr 03 2018

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Deafness isn’t a barrier to enjoying...
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. As I’ve discovered on my own journey, being deaf doesn’t […]
Sun, Apr 01 2018

Joy Darby: My journey into sign language
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. When I was 15 and attending a local mainstream secondary […]
Sat, Mar 31 2018

Live: Social Media responds to The Silent Child’s BBC1...
The Limping Chicken The Oscar winning short film The Silent Child has just been screened on BBC1 in a prime-time slot on Good […]
Fri, Mar 30 2018

Watch: The Silent Child, on BBC1 at 7.40pm TONIGHT
The Limping Chicken After conquering the Oscars, the short film everyone is talking (or signing) about is now set to be screened to […]
Fri, Mar 30 2018

Liam O’Dell: Why hearing people need to learn patience in...
The Limping Chicken It’s something I’m sure we’ve all experienced at some point in our lives as deaf people. Whether they put their […]
Thu, Mar 29 2018

Nina Thomas: Are we mistaking awareness for change?
The Limping Chicken At the beginning of this month I was at the Tate Exchange with Anahita Harding. We created an interactive installation […]
Wed, Mar 28 2018

Read: A great year for signed languages in film (via The...
The Limping Chicken An article by Sarah Louise Wheeler has been posted on The Conversation, about the various films released this year which […]
Tue, Mar 27 2018

Teresa Garratty: 5 reasons you should date a deaf person!
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. Despite the fact that it is snowing in some places […]
Sun, Mar 25 2018

Charlie Swinbourne: 5 things Oscar-winning The Silent Child...
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. The Silent Child can be seen on Google Play, accessible […]
Sat, Mar 24 2018

Deaf News: Daughter who had to tell father he would die...
The Limping Chicken It has been reported that a family in Northern Ireland has received £7000 compensation after a dying man’s daughter had […]
Fri, Mar 23 2018

Claire Sloan: The importance of using sign language with...
The Limping Chicken Deaf children need sign language. ‘The Silent Child’ has raised much-needed awareness of this truth on a grand scale, but […]
Thu, Mar 22 2018

David Miller: A Baby Boomer Goes Slowly Deaf 
The Limping Chicken I was very proud of my HIFI set up. I had built it piece by glorious piece from a classic […]
Wed, Mar 21 2018

Deaf News: Government announces rise in Access to Work cap...
The Limping Chicken After recent pressure from campaigners, and with a court case on the way over the Access to Work cap, the […]
Tue, Mar 20 2018

Deaf News: Labour’s sign language video ‘a turn-off’...
The Limping Chicken The BBC has reported on how a video shared by the Labour Party for Sign Language Week has been criticised […]
Tue, Mar 20 2018

The Signature Annual Awards are back for a 10th anniversary...
The Limping Chicken This is a sponsored post. Signature has announced that this year it will host the 10th anniversary of the Signature […]
Mon, Mar 19 2018

Ask the Chicken: How do I know when I’m speaking too...
The Limping Chicken At weekends we post some of our most popular blogs. In an uncertain world, there’s one person you can turn […]
Sun, Mar 18 2018

Charmaine Wombwell: A Coda’s relationship to Theatre and...
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. Not I, with integrated BSL, is at Battersea Arts Centre, […]
Sat, Mar 17 2018

David Anderson: The barriers I faced in my campaign to...
The Limping Chicken I’m David Anderson, and I’ve a story. It’s about my election campaign for Queen’s University Belfast’s Disabled Students Officer in […]
Fri, Mar 16 2018

Deaf News: Deaf blind man’s carer dies in tragic accident
The Limping Chicken A tragic accident involving a deaf-blind man’s carer has been reported by Lincolnshire Live. The paper reports: Mr Bennett, 65, […]
Thu, Mar 15 2018

Juliet England: Saturday night at the quiz as a Deafie
The Limping Chicken Ah, Saturday night. The nightiest night of the week. The one where staying in makes you feel faintly guilty or […]
Wed, Mar 14 2018

Read: Meet Wales’ first profoundly deaf midwife (via BBC)
The Limping Chicken The BBC has a story about Wales’ first profoundly deaf midwife, Sian Preddy. Extract: So far, I’ve completed two years […]
Tue, Mar 13 2018

Joe Jacobs: How my sign language book ended up in Hollywood
The Limping Chicken   As the author of a series of picture books designed to teach children sign language, I watched this year’s […]
Tue, Mar 13 2018

Deaf News: Birmingham man who is deafblind to take on 52...
The Limping Chicken A Birmingham man, who is deafblind, will attempt to complete an epic 52 mile trek in the summer, walking the […]
Mon, Mar 12 2018

Joy Darby: My journey into sign language
The Limping Chicken When I was 15 and attending a local mainstream secondary school, a child who was deaf joined the school and […]
Fri, Mar 09 2018

Joy Darby: My journey into sign language
The Limping Chicken When I was 15 and attending a local mainstream secondary school, a child who was deaf joined the school and […]
Thu, Mar 08 2018

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Deafness isn’t a barrier to enjoying...
The Limping Chicken As I’ve discovered on my own journey, being deaf doesn’t mean you can’t have a relationship with music. I actually […]
Thu, Mar 08 2018

Go See: Not I with BSL interpretation at Battersea Arts...
The Limping Chicken This is a sponsored post. NOT I Touretteshero Battersea Arts Centre | Until 17 Mar | 7:30pm | £12.50/£10 concs […]
Wed, Mar 07 2018

Charlie Swinbourne: 5 things Oscar-winning The Silent Child...
The Limping Chicken The Silent Child can be seen on Google Play, accessible either by the app or through the desktop site, currently […]
Tue, Mar 06 2018

Deaf News: The Silent Child wins Best Short at the Oscars...
The Limping Chicken The Silent Child, a short film about a deaf girl who is thought of as quiet until a social worker […]
Mon, Mar 05 2018

Teresa Garratty: How to be a Deaf freelancer
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post our most popular blogs from our archive, to give our readers a second chance to find […]
Sun, Mar 04 2018

The Secret Deafie: The man who made me believe a...
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post our most popular blogs from our archive, to give our readers a second chance to find […]
Sat, Mar 03 2018

Watch: 6-year old Deaf actress Maisie Sly preparing for the...
The Limping Chicken Ahead of the Oscars ceremony on Saturday night, the hopes of the British Deaf community are with 6-year old Maisie […]
Fri, Mar 02 2018