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 · 18 hours ago

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

Deaf News: Liverpool’s GPs to offer BSL through service...
The Limping Chicken British Sign Language (BSL) services for GP surgeries in Liverpool will be provided by the first organisation co-run by Deaf […]
Mon, Aug 16 2021

Deaf News: Rose Ayling-Ellis announced as Strictly Come...
The Limping Chicken EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis is the 12th confirmed contestant for the next series of Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC has announced. Rose, […]
Thu, Aug 12 2021

Katie J Redstar: Taking the government to court and...
The Limping Chicken My name is Katie, and I live in Leeds, West Yorkshire. I am profoundly deaf and have been since the […]
Wed, Aug 11 2021

Rebecca A Withey: Why deaf people make excellent pet owners!
The Limping Chicken In a little over a months time Luna, our Labrador, will be one year old! She’s gone from being the […]
Mon, Aug 09 2021

Deaf News: Deaf students fall a whole GCSE grade behind for...
The Limping Chicken Deaf students achieved an entire grade less than their hearing peers in 2020, in an attainment gap which has appeared […]
Fri, Aug 06 2021

Deaf News: ‘Rapid review’ of NHS England’s British...
The Limping Chicken Integrated care systems (ICS), which provide joined-up health and care support across local areas from organisations such as councils and […]
Tue, Aug 03 2021

Liam O’Dell: Drop the Latin, where’s the British Sign...
The Limping Chicken Education secretary Gavin Williamson may well think that he has ‘seized the day’ with his announcement that thousands more students […]
Mon, Aug 02 2021

Alison Hendry: My experience of being a cochlear implant...
The Limping Chicken Alison Hendry is a profoundly Deaf BSL user currently working at the University of Edinburgh as their BSL Officer. Proud […]
Mon, Aug 02 2021

Sally Austen: Why we created a book about clinical and...
The Limping Chicken To buy the book, click here. Have you seen the term ‘organisational memory’? It refers to knowledge being passed within […]
Fri, Jul 30 2021

Rebecca A Withey: Deaf characters and deaf issues – my...
The Limping Chicken I recently decided to sign up to training in a new area of writing – script writing. About ten years […]
Thu, Jul 29 2021

Liam O’Dell: #WhereIsTheInterpreter – what happens next?
The Limping Chicken 16 months later, the UK Government’s failure to provide an in-person British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for its coronavirus data […]
Wed, Jul 28 2021

BREAKING: UK Government broke Equality Act by failing to...
The Limping Chicken The UK Government breached the Equality Act 2010 when it failed to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for […]
Wed, Jul 28 2021

Deaf News: Access to Work ‘passports’ to be piloted...
The Limping Chicken ‘Passports’ which aim to provide Access to Work claimants with “smooth transitions between job roles” will be trialled later this […]
Wed, Jul 28 2021

Deaf News: Just 1 in 3 deaf students in England secured two...
The Limping Chicken Only a third (34%) of England’s deaf students obtained two A-Level qualifications or equivalent in their exams last year, according […]
Tue, Jul 27 2021

Juliet England: How would a ban on mobile phones in schools...
The Limping Chicken Earlier this summer, education secretary Gavin Williamson announced he was keen to introduce a ban on the use of mobile […]
Mon, Jul 26 2021

BREAKING: Judge to hand down verdict on...
The Limping Chicken Mr Justice Fordham is set to announce his decision on whether the UK Government acted unlawfully by failing to provide […]
Fri, Jul 23 2021

Doctors’ surgery pays £4000 settlement over lack of sign...
The Limping Chicken The daughter of a late deaf woman has received a settlement of more than £4,000 from a GP’s surgery in […]
Fri, Jul 23 2021

Deaf News: Vilma Jackson to appear on Coronation Street as...
The Limping Chicken Deaf actress Vilma Jackson is set to star in ITV’s Coronation Street, it has been revealed, with Jackson reportedly taking on […]
Thu, Jul 22 2021

Charlotte Hyde: The pros and cons of self-advocacy
The Limping Chicken A couple of months ago, I gave a talk at the University of Reading Disability and Neurodiversity Research Showcase. In […]
Thu, Jul 22 2021

Deaf News: Deafblind USA swimmer withdraws from Tokyo...
The Limping Chicken A deafblind swimmer has been forced to pull out of representing the USA in Tokyo next month, after the US […]
Tue, Jul 20 2021

Rebecca A. Withey: Review of ‘Deaf Awakening’ by Steven...
The Limping Chicken Deaf Awakening is a written theatrical production that uses interviews with deaf people to create monologues, dialogues and short scenes […]
Tue, Jul 20 2021

Review: Deaf actors perform short play readings in National...
The Limping Chicken Five Deaf actors have taken part in play readings for stories created by deaf students, as part of the National […]
Mon, Jul 19 2021

Chris Mullen: Deaf people and the human rights time...
The Limping Chicken Outside my work at the National Deaf Children’s Society, I’ve recently started volunteering as a school speaker for Amnesty International: […]
Fri, Jul 16 2021

Deaf News: Just 12% of local councils in England offer high...
The Limping Chicken Only 12% of English councils offer a comprehensive advice service in British Sign Language (BSL) – a report by the […]
Wed, Jul 14 2021

Anonymous: My life as a CODA in a large deaf family
The Limping Chicken I recently saw a BSL Zone documentary which showed a young CODA helping her sister at her rugby training class […]
Wed, Jul 14 2021

Liam O’Dell: The benevolent ableism of some medical staff...
The Limping Chicken Ironically, reading instances of hearing medical professionals learning basic British Sign Language (BSL) and using it to communicate with Deaf […]
Tue, Jul 13 2021

Exclusive: UNICEF denounces human rights abuses against...
The Limping Chicken UNICEF Haiti has issued a statement on the mutilation and murder of Deaf women in the country, after the non-governmental […]
Mon, Jul 12 2021

Deaf News: Judge reserves judgment on Little Mix case as...
The Limping Chicken The judge overseeing a case concerning the lack of British Sign Language (BSL) access at a Little Mix concert in […]
Thu, Jul 08 2021

Tharā Gabriel: “That’s the wrong note!” said the...
The Limping Chicken Looking at the title of this article you might think that it’s a phrase that’s always directed at Deaf and […]
Thu, Jul 08 2021

Emily Howlett: Communication advice for mixed deaf/hearing...
The Limping Chicken As we slowly start to return to a world where some people are leaving their homes for work again, I’ve […]
Wed, Jul 07 2021

Liam O’Dell: Face masks are a nightmare for me, but they...
The Limping Chicken It’s meant to sound rather exciting, isn’t it? On 19 July, so-called ‘Freedom Day’, we’re able to use our “personal […]
Tue, Jul 06 2021

Roger Beeson: Imagine
The Limping Chicken Imagine… court cases about deaf communication in which judges know diddly squat about deaf communication. Imagine a case about the […]
Mon, Jul 05 2021