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 · 15 hours ago

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

Juliet England: First football Zoom-in launched for Deaf...
The Limping Chicken “People had got tired of doom,” says the head of Cambridgeshire Deaf Association (and former Limping Chicken writer) Andrew Palmer. […]
Mon, Nov 30 2020

Watch: Deaf father forced to use hearing son as interpreter...
The Limping Chicken Deaf people have voiced their frustration after a video surfaced on social media showing a hearing son having to interpret […]
Fri, Nov 27 2020

Deaf News: Three in four mask wearers don’t know how to...
The Limping Chicken Only a quarter of UK adults know how to communicate with deaf people whilst wearing a face mask, a YouGov […]
Fri, Nov 20 2020

Juliet England: Why does sorry seem to be the hardest word?
The Limping Chicken The friend turned to me, sighed and said, quite casually. “I know you can’t help it.” That crash you may […]
Tue, Nov 17 2020

Petition: To keep Deaf Base open at Townfield Primary...
The Limping Chicken A petition to keep a Deaf Base which has operated for decades at Townfield Primary School in the Wirral, Merseyside, […]
Mon, Nov 16 2020

Deaf News: BBC News to expand clear masks for reporters...
The Limping Chicken BBC News will now be looking to roll out clear masks to more journalists for use when working after an […]
Tue, Nov 10 2020

Colin Thomson: Poem: “Coronavirus Blues”
The Limping Chicken Well, we had our first lockdown way back then in March, Queuing outside the shops and having to wear a […]
Tue, Nov 10 2020

Deaf News: Subtitled events double as Captioning Awareness...
The Limping Chicken The captioning charity Stagetext has reported a 110% increase in live subtitled events from April to October this year, as […]
Mon, Nov 09 2020

Trudi Collier: What is deaf heritage?
The Limping Chicken I started working part-time for Solar Bear in April 2020 as the Project Co-ordinator for the ‘Solar Flares: Deaf Heritage […]
Thu, Nov 05 2020

Spotlight criticised for option to decline submissions from...
The Limping Chicken Spotlight, an online platform which allows individuals to list casting opportunities for actors and performers, has faced a backlash online […]
Mon, Nov 02 2020

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 15 – life in lockdown
The Limping Chicken The date for my cochlear implant operation has come through. More accurately, it’s the second date. I had two immediate […]
Mon, Nov 02 2020

Evie Cryer: How coronavirus helped me find my deaf identity
The Limping Chicken I have been a primary school teacher for 14 years and I absolutely love my job. I have wanted to […]
Fri, Oct 30 2020

Deaf News: Ofcom delays plans for 999 BSL video relay...
The Limping Chicken Proposals for a video relay service for British Sign Language signers to contact emergency services have been delayed, it has […]
Wed, Oct 28 2020

#Sammyscampaign: Deaf women should have equal access to...
The Limping Chicken Sign Sammy’s petition here. Two women from St Andrew’s Healthcare in Northampton are on a mission to try and get […]
Tue, Oct 27 2020

Short films by Deaf artists to premiere as part of online...
The Limping Chicken Exploring themes of freedom, resistance, transformation and care, theatre company Ad Infinitum have created their first mini-festival featuring the premieres […]
Fri, Oct 23 2020

Kirsteen Allison: The good (or bad?) side of lip reading
The Limping Chicken When I was younger, I used to get men kissing me a lot. You may think that’s normal student behaviour. […]
Thu, Oct 22 2020

Tim Reedy: Life as a deaf professional artist and my new...
The Limping Chicken I am a profoundly deaf professional artist and I have worked on various commissions such as books and trade journals. […]
Wed, Oct 21 2020

Juliet England: Is it still OK to call someone ‘hearing...
The Limping Chicken I’ll be honest. I’ve never given ‘hearing impaired’ as a term much thought before. It was OK to use it, […]
Wed, Oct 21 2020

Deaf News: NDCS says one in four deaf children’s teachers...
The Limping Chicken One in four deaf children across the UK could struggle at school because their teachers are wearing face masks or […]
Tue, Oct 20 2020

Tim Reedy: Life as a deaf professional artist and my new...
The Limping Chicken I am a profoundly deaf professional artist and I have worked on various commissions such as books and trade journals. […]
Tue, Oct 20 2020

Juliet England: Is it still OK to call someone ‘hearing...
The Limping Chicken I’ll be honest. I’ve never given ‘hearing impaired’ as a term much thought before. It was OK to use it, […]
Mon, Oct 19 2020