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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 · 8 hours ago

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

Watch: Episode 1 of brand-new BSL sketch comedy programme...
The Limping Chicken Earlier tonight, the first episode of Deaf Funny was broadcast on television for the first time, and you can now […]
Thu, May 18 2017

Rebecca-Anne Withey: My review of Deaffest 2017!
The Limping Chicken I’ve been attending the festival Deaffest at Wolverhampton for many years now. This year was its 12th festival and boy has it […]
Wed, May 17 2017

Deaf News: Childline launches deaf counselling service (BSL)
The Limping Chicken Deaf children and teenagers around the UK can now use sign language to be counselled by Childline in two brand […]
Wed, May 17 2017

Meet: Nadeem Islam, star of Deafinitely Theatre’s...
The Limping Chicken Nadeem Islam is an actor, comedian, presenter, community facilitator and a trainee film-maker.  His previous stage work includes Beyond the Canon […]
Wed, May 17 2017

Stacey Betts: Having a deaf daughter taught me how...
The Limping Chicken My daughter is Deaf. She was born hearing but antibiotics administered when she was a few weeks old slowly took […]
Tue, May 16 2017

Deaf News: BSL user Iain Scott-Burdon stands as Independent...
The Limping Chicken The Lincolnite has reported that Iain Scott-Burdon, who is a Deaf BSL user, is to stand as an Independent candidate […]
Mon, May 15 2017

Our top ten top tens for Deaf Awareness Week!
The Limping Chicken The title above is probably one of the most confusing titles we’ve ever posted, but you read that right. Here […]
Mon, May 15 2017

Deaf News: NDCS launches Right to Sign campaign as 97% of...
The Limping Chicken An overwhelming 97% of young people think British Sign Language (BSL) should be taught in schools, according to new research […]
Mon, May 15 2017

Emily Howlett: Why is baby signing only seen as positive...
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post the most popular articles from our archive. Right, you guys. I have been sitting on this […]
Sun, May 14 2017

John Walker: 10 things deaf children learn at mainstream...
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post the most popular articles from our archive. Did you go to a mainstream school? I did. […]
Sat, May 13 2017

Charlie Swinbourne: Signing one-handed, with the wrong hand
The Limping Chicken In this blog, I’m going to be talking about something I haven’t really discussed on Limping Chicken before – my […]
Fri, May 12 2017

Deaf News: NDCS releases list of General Election ‘asks’
The Limping Chicken The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has released a fact sheet of the charity’s 10 ‘asks’ for the General Election. […]
Thu, May 11 2017

Jen Dodds: 5 reasons to register to vote (BSL)
The Limping Chicken I haven’t written anything for Limping Chicken for a while, because I’ve been busy, but recently something happened that spurred […]
Thu, May 11 2017

Watch: How to spot a stroke (with BSL translation)
The Limping Chicken As part of a public health campaign, resources aimed at Deaf people have been produced, to help them spot when […]
Wed, May 10 2017

Watch: Deaf schoolgirl addresses Scottish Parliament in BSL
The Limping Chicken Jemma Skelding, a profoundly Deaf Scottish schoolgirl has delivered the The Scottish Parliament’s Time for Reflection in sign language, explaining […]
Wed, May 10 2017

Victoria Nelson: Why we set up counselling service Deaf4Deaf
The Limping Chicken This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and next week is Deaf Awareness Week, so this is a good time […]
Wed, May 10 2017

Deaf News: Tory MP candidate ‘claims she healed a deaf...
The Limping Chicken Say goodbye to hearing aids, cochlear implants, and speech therapy sessions. Say hello to huge savings on the NHS. Why? […]
Tue, May 09 2017

Wendy Anderson: Social work: a new journey? Part 2 (BSL)
The Limping Chicken In the second part of her feature on Social work, Wendy Anderson focuses on hearing parents of Deaf Children, shared […]
Tue, May 09 2017

Deaf News: NDCS launches free advice service for social...
The Limping Chicken A national charity has launched a free information and advice service for social care professionals who work with children with […]
Tue, May 09 2017

Wendy Anderson: Social work: a new journey? Part 1 (BSL)
The Limping Chicken Wendy Anderson calls for a joined up multi-agency deaf specialist approach in the first of a two-part article on the […]
Mon, May 08 2017

Charlie Swinbourne: The 10 annoying habits of deaf people!
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of our most popular articles from our archive. After our article ‘The 10 annoying habits […]
Sun, May 07 2017

Charlie Swinbourne: The 10 annoying habits of hearing people
The Limping Chicken At weekends, we post some of our most popular articles from our archive. Hearing people, eh? You can’t live with […]
Sat, May 06 2017

Teresa Garratty: What’s the golden rule of deafness?
The Limping Chicken Whether born deaf, deafened later in life simply a deaf aware hearie you will at some point no doubt have […]
Fri, May 05 2017

Elizabeth Engelman: 13 Reasons to sign to your hard of...
The Limping Chicken When we implanted our profoundly deaf two-year-old son Micah with cochlear implants, we gave little thought to American Sign Language […]
Thu, May 04 2017

Deaf News: British Deaf Association launches General...
The Limping Chicken Hot on the heels of deafPLUS (who launched their own election manifesto last week), the British Deaf Association have launched […]
Wed, May 03 2017

Juliet England: There are better ways for the NUS to...
The Limping Chicken What to make of the recent news story that those running the National Union of Students (NUS) conference muttered darkly, […]
Wed, May 03 2017

Deaf News: Ben Fletcher stands for Green Party in Putney
The Limping Chicken Following a hustings meeting in Battersea, Wandsworth Green Party has announced that Ben Fletcher will stand as a candidate  for […]
Tue, May 02 2017

Rebecca-Anne Withey: How a GCSE in BSL would’ve changed...
The Limping Chicken When I sat my GCSE’s some fifteen years ago, I remember struggling to pass my French exam. The hearing impaired […]
Tue, May 02 2017

Nick Beese: Working with sign language/English interpreters
The Limping Chicken At weekends and bank holidays, we post some of the most popular articles from our archive. Below is Nick Beese’s […]
Mon, May 01 2017

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The Limping Chicken The Limping Chicken is supported by a range of businesses, charities and organisations linked to deafness, all of whom offer […]
Sun, Apr 30 2017

Andy Palmer: Ten reasons to learn sign language (BSL)
The Limping Chicken At weekends and bank holidays, we post our most popular articles from our archive. Here is one from Andy Palmer […]
Sat, Apr 29 2017

Watch: The BSL Zone’s black comedy Signs of an Affair!
The Limping Chicken The BSL Zone’s newest programme is Signs of an Affair, a black comedy which is hilarious, and stars Jean St […]
Fri, Apr 28 2017
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Liam O’Dell: How to make a success of the Deaf Brexit...
The Limping Chicken Brexit is something which concerns the UK’s many subcultures as much as it does the country as a whole. EU […]
Fri, Apr 28 2017

Molly Watt: My Grandad and I both have progressive...
The Limping Chicken One thing most (god willing) I will not avoid is growing old! It doesn’t seem to matter how fit we […]
Thu, Apr 27 2017

Watch: Programmes in BSL via BSL Zone’s new app!
The Limping Chicken BSL Zone, who show a range of programmes in sign language, including comedies, dramas and documentaries (not forgetting children’s programmes) […]
Wed, Apr 26 2017

Deaf News: Charity urges Parliament to pass legislation for...
The Limping Chicken Deaf charity Action on Hearing Loss is urging Parliament to pass important legislation for subtitles for on-demand television services before it enters dissolution […]
Wed, Apr 26 2017

Deaf News: deafPLUS launches general election manifesto of...
The Limping Chicken The charity deafPLUS has launched a manifesto of policies which would benefit Deaf and hard of hearing people in the […]
Wed, Apr 26 2017

Jodene Antoniou: Why quality subtitles are so important
The Limping Chicken My husband and I have worked in transcription and subtitling for the past seven years, but it was only when […]
Tue, Apr 25 2017

Rebecca-Anne Withey: The first National Sign Choir...
The Limping Chicken Last month the first national signing choir competition took place in Nottingham. Organised by Simon Astill of Harmoneyes, there were […]
Mon, Apr 24 2017
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Lisa Kelly: Why I’m co-editing an issue of Magma that...
The Limping Chicken The deadline for contributions of poetry is 30 April. To find out more, please visit [link] I am deaf in […]
Fri, Apr 21 2017

Teresa Garratty: Why I loved seeing Deaf-friendly play...
The Limping Chicken Last week I actually managed to leave the house and brave the general population, including * shudder * public transport, […]
Fri, Apr 21 2017
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Watch: Viral video showing Deaf grandmother teaching sign...
The Limping Chicken A video showing a Deaf grandmother teaching signing to her 9 week old Deaf grandchild has gone viral, clocking up […]
Thu, Apr 20 2017

Lianne Herbert: Please tell us #WhatDisabledWritersHear on...
The Limping Chicken Following a recent trend on Twitter started by Chocolat author Joanne Harris, many people have tweeted #ThingsOnlyWomenWritersHear. These are often […]
Thu, Apr 20 2017