Deaf News: Zoom to offer free automatic captions to all...
The Limping Chicken The video conferencing app Zoom has announced that it plans to make automatic captions free and available to all users […]
Thu, Feb 25 2021 · 8 hours ago

Deaf News: Ofcom launches further consultation on 999 video...
The Limping Chicken The communications regulator Ofcom has announced it is consulting further on proposals to introduce an emergency video relay service (VRS) […]
Thu, Feb 25 2021 · 9 hours ago

Deaf News: British Sign Language Bill proposal passes in...
The Limping Chicken The Welsh Parliament has voted to support a motion proposing a British Sign Language (BSL) Bill for Wales, in a […]
Wed, Feb 24 2021

Andrew Goodwin: Why we made a video to encourage people to...
The Limping Chicken Like many of us, March last year wasn’t just the start of a pandemic, it was the sudden shut down […]
Wed, Feb 24 2021

Meet Hands4Voices, the signing choir who recently appeared...
The Limping Chicken Eagle eyed viewers tuning into the BBC1 production ‘Musicals:The Greatest Show’  may have spotted some BSL users on their screen! […]
Wed, Feb 24 2021

Deaf News: Face masks in classrooms will have a...
The Limping Chicken The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has said today that the UK Government’s decision to recommend face masks in secondary […]
Mon, Feb 22 2021

Deaf News: Professor placed on leave after alleged...
The Limping Chicken An American college professor has been put on administrative leave after video surfaced of them allegedly criticising a hard of […]
Sat, Feb 20 2021

Give evidence on deaf education during the pandemic to...
The Limping Chicken The Public Accounts Committee is undertaking a public inquiry about education during Covid-19 (see below). Give evidence here. The Committee […]
Fri, Feb 19 2021

Deaf News: More than 300,000 students face unfair exam...
The Limping Chicken Over 300,000 students in England are at risk of being handed unfair grades this summer, according to four disability organisations. […]
Fri, Feb 19 2021

Tharā Gabriel: Life as a hard of hearing person in...
The Limping Chicken If I tried to explain the underlying attitude toward deaf and hard of hearing people in Trinidad and Tobago these […]
Mon, Feb 15 2021

Deaf News: Prime Minister issues written response to...
The Limping Chicken The Women and Equalities Select Committee has published a written response from the Prime Minister in relation to the provision […]
Wed, Feb 10 2021

Carly Sygrove: Why I’ve set up a campaign for Sudden...
The Limping Chicken Support Carly’s campaign here. Hi, I’m Carly. Four years ago when I was 34, I lost the hearing in my left […]
Tue, Feb 09 2021

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 19 – life in lockdown
The Limping Chicken Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – in lockdown. Lockdown Part 3 the trequel (and if […]
Mon, Feb 08 2021

Deaf News: European Union of the Deaf VP resigns over...
The Limping Chicken The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) has confirmed that Dr Gergely Tapolczai has resigned as vice president, following criticism […]
Fri, Feb 05 2021

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Review of Ai-Media captioning and...
The Limping Chicken Ai-Media, founded in 2003, offers a wide range of services aimed at making the world of media accessible for deaf […]
Thu, Feb 04 2021

Deaf News: Half of tinnitus patients aren’t referred to...
The Limping Chicken Around 50 percent of tinnitus sufferers aren’t being referred to specialist secondary care for their condition, compared to two-thirds of […]
Wed, Feb 03 2021

Deaf News: Wikipedia project aims to increase number of...
The Limping Chicken A friend browses Wikipedia. A hearing British Sign Language (BSL) student, she’s tasked with researching well-known members of the deaf […]
Mon, Feb 01 2021

Teresa Garratty: Making a Deaf LGBT+ Short Film During a...
The Limping Chicken Hello again Limping Chicken readers! You may or may not have (rude) noticed that I had a bit of a […]
Thu, Jan 28 2021

Deaf News: Concerns raised over COVID-19 vaccine...
The Limping Chicken Questions have been asked by politicians and campaigners around the accessibility of coronavirus vaccine information, as the UK Government continues […]
Mon, Jan 25 2021

Deaf News: European Union of the Deaf issues LGBTI+...
The Limping Chicken The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) has issued a statement expressing its support for the deaf LGBTI+ community, after […]
Fri, Jan 22 2021

Firefighter signs in ASL at Joe Biden’s inauguration
The Limping Chicken In stark contrast to the lack of BSL seen at official government events here in the UK, an American firefighter […]
Wed, Jan 20 2021

Kailey Firmin: Lockdown, kids, work – the struggle!
The Limping Chicken Hello everyone! I’m Kailey, a busy mum of three, full-time trainee engineer, part-time student and wife. I am profoundly Deaf […]
Mon, Jan 18 2021

Review: Sophie Woolley’s Augmented (last chance to see it...
The Limping Chicken Watch Augmented online, for free HERE – until midnight, Friday 15th January! Sophie Woolley was performing her one-woman show Augmented […]
Fri, Jan 15 2021

Sarah Powell: My Long Covid story (with BSL video)
The Limping Chicken I am writing this to raise awareness of Long Covid. There is growing evidence that coronavirus is not just a […]
Thu, Jan 14 2021

Deaf News: PM challenged by MP over ‘shameful’ lack of...
The Limping Chicken Boris Johnson has been grilled by MPs over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, including his failure to provide a […]
Wed, Jan 13 2021

Rebecca A Withey: NDCS children’s book review, ‘The...
The Limping Chicken The National Deaf Children’s Society has published a series of children’s books, all featuring awesome deaf characters. For their fourth […]
Wed, Jan 13 2021

Liam O’Dell: Cultural Appropriation 2.0? Deaf actors on...
The Limping Chicken Following a semi-viral Twitter thread on hearing people learning sign language, Liam O’Dell speaks to actors Alim Jayda and Emily […]
Fri, Jan 08 2021

Deaf News: Anger as TikTok trend claims Helen Keller was...
The Limping Chicken A trend on the social media app TikTok has faced criticism after claiming deafblind activist Helen Keller was a ‘fraud’ […]
Wed, Jan 06 2021

Costa Christou: Why I set up a BSL Driving School
The Limping Chicken BSL Driving School is the only driving school in the UK that specialises solely in teaching Deaf and Hard of […]
Wed, Jan 06 2021

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 18 – my cochlear...
The Limping Chicken It’s the morning of the big switch-on, my nerves are already ripped to tatters, and I’ve barely left home before […]
Mon, Jan 04 2021

Rebecca A. Withey: My Christmas Wish and a guided...
The Limping Chicken At this time of year for I would usually write a cheery article for The Limping Chicken, ramping up the […]
Mon, Dec 28 2020

12 tips for including deaf people at Christmas
The Limping Chicken For deaf people, Christmas can mean feeling left out, even as everyone around you seems to be having a wonderful […]
Wed, Dec 23 2020

Meet: Will Kirk, the deaf DJ appearing on BBC Radio 1 this...
The Limping Chicken From nightclub sessions during university, to presenting on BBC Radio 1 this Christmas, Sheffield-based DJ Will Kirk talks to Liam […]
Mon, Dec 21 2020

Deaf Sports Personality of the Year winners announced!
The Limping Chicken The winners of this year’s Deaf Sports Personality of the Year have been announced. The Deaf Sports Personality of the […]
Sun, Dec 20 2020

Outcry against hearing actor cast in Deaf role in American...
The Limping Chicken The latest example of a hearing actor cast to play the role of a Deaf character in a TV series […]
Sun, Dec 20 2020

BREAKING: UK Government sued over lack of sign language...
The Limping Chicken Legal proceedings have been launched against the Cabinet Office over its failure to provide a British Sign Language interpreter for […]
Fri, Dec 18 2020

Deaf News: UK Government COVID guidance requires Year 9...
The Limping Chicken The “majority” of written government guidance on the coronavirus demands a Year 9 level of reading to understand it, a […]
Wed, Dec 16 2020

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 17 – undergoing...
The Limping Chicken Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – in lockdown The evening before my cochlear implant surgery, […]
Wed, Dec 16 2020

Meet Christine Bennett: Winner of the Group Travel...
The Limping Chicken Hi Christine, congratulations on the prestigious award that you’ve won! Can you firstly tell us a bit about you? I […]
Mon, Dec 14 2020

Revealed: UK Government to fund BSL interpretation of COVID...
The Limping Chicken The Cabinet Office is to provide British Sign Language (BSL) access to future coronavirus briefings on its social media accounts, […]
Fri, Dec 11 2020

Deaf News: Live captioning software Ava launches in the UK
The Limping Chicken Ahead of the captioning tool getting its UK launch today, Liam sits down with Ava co-founder Thibault Duchemin to talk […]
Thu, Dec 10 2020

Revealed: UK Government provided own BSL interpreter for...
The Limping Chicken Downing Street has confirmed that it provided an online British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for its press conference on the […]
Wed, Dec 09 2020

Rebecca A Withey: Reflections on introducing our new puppy...
The Limping Chicken When it was announced that there would be a second lockdown, my husband and I were already preparing to bring […]
Wed, Dec 09 2020

Deaf News: Lexico to review dictionary definition of...
The Limping Chicken The online dictionary Lexico has confirmed to The Limping Chicken that it will review its definition of the word ‘deaf’, following criticism […]
Tue, Dec 08 2020

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 16 – life in lockdown
The Limping Chicken Here we go again, then. Lockdown Part 2, the sequel, has ended in tiers – Déjà Flu, as some wags […]
Mon, Dec 07 2020

Liam O’Dell: Celebrating my Freedom in a George Michael...
The Limping Chicken “I think there’s something you should know”, mouths a model in the music video for George Michael’s hit single, Freedom! ’90. Thirty […]
Fri, Dec 04 2020

Liam O’Dell: YouTuber Saffron Barker’s deaf documentary...
The Limping Chicken It shouldn’t be a surprise that a social media star, who still fails to manually caption her Instagram and YouTube […]
Fri, Dec 04 2020

Meet: James Boyle, popular deaf vlogger and creative artist!
The Limping Chicken Hi all! I’m a deaf freelance artist, actor and YouTuber living in the North East of England. I’ve always been […]
Thu, Dec 03 2020

Deaf Sports Personality of the Year nominations announced!
The Limping Chicken This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the Deaf Sports Personality of the Year (DSPY) awards. The first Awards were […]
Wed, Dec 02 2020

Stephen Iliffe: Why I created Deaf Mosaic to make our Deaf...
The Limping Chicken For decades, the Deaf community has mostly slipped under the radar of the photography industry – galleries, publishers, agents, networks […]
Tue, Dec 01 2020