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Deaf News: NorthLink Ferries introduces new sign language...
The Limping Chicken NorthLink Ferries has teamed up with a sign language interpreting agency to improve access and user experience for its deaf […]
Tue, Aug 14 2018 · 11 hours ago

Deaf photographer shortlisted for top UK award
The Limping Chicken Stephen Iliffe has been shortlisted for Britain’s most prestigious photography award. Stephen’s emotionally-charged portraits of a six-year old deaf child […]
Mon, Aug 13 2018

Juliet England: New research into hearing aid users could...
The Limping Chicken In common with most hearing aid users, I’ve invariably had my hearing assessed using the standard ‘bleep’ test in which […]
Fri, Aug 10 2018

Deaf4Deaf: Fill in our survey about Deaf people’s...
The Limping Chicken Deaf4Deaf is a national counselling service that uses deaf or hearing counsellors who use pure BSL. Deaf4Deaf work with almost […]
Thu, Aug 09 2018

Liam O’Dell: Eight years on, the Equality Act 2010 is...
The Limping Chicken If you want to know whether deaf people and other minority groups in the UK are still facing discrimination in […]
Wed, Aug 08 2018

Deaf News: Deaf girl protests outside cinema for more...
The Limping Chicken Sign our petition calling for multiplex cinemas to dedicate one screen to subtitled films, which has 26,000 signatures, here. In […]
Tue, Aug 07 2018

John Walker: What do we gain from a GCSE in BSL?
The Limping Chicken Who would have thought the government would change their mind to potentially support the development of a GCSE in BSL? […]
Mon, Aug 06 2018

Deaf News: Crisis at International Committee of Sports for...
The Limping Chicken A crisis in Deaf sports has deepened after the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) appointed a new President, […]
Fri, Aug 03 2018

Deaf News: Positive steps in developing a GCSE in British...
The Limping Chicken On 31st July, Signature met with Ofqual and the Department for Education (DfE) to discuss recent events around the development of […]
Fri, Aug 03 2018

Watch: See Hear’s episode on mental health
The Limping Chicken This month’s See Hear episode, which is now available on iPlayer, addresses an issue which is twice as likely to […]
Thu, Aug 02 2018

Deaf man stabbed in Manchester after being mocked for...
The Limping Chicken In one of the most shocking cases of Disability Hate Crime that has emerged in recent years, a Deaf man […]
Wed, Aug 01 2018

Juliet England: Entrepreneurs in the spotlight at Deaf...
The Limping Chicken Organisers have described this year’s Deaf Business Awards ceremony, held in Liverpool earlier this summer, as the ‘best yet’. It […]
Wed, Aug 01 2018

Deaf News: ‘Dossier of Disgrace” from NUBSLI warns of...
The Limping Chicken Deaf people’s ability to access public services is being restricted, leading to distress and potentially life threatening situations, according to […]
Tue, Jul 31 2018

Anonymous: The Deaf Community and the rise of online...
The Limping Chicken For many years much of my clinical practice has been dedicated to supporting a national charity in providing accessible face-to-face […]
Mon, Jul 30 2018

Sophie Woolley: How you can attend an international arts...
The Limping Chicken What is IETM? The British Council describes it as,  “a major European performing arts networking event — ideal for artists and […]
Fri, Jul 27 2018

Helen Smith: Defining disability: A many-edged sword
The Limping Chicken In the UK, disabled people have protection from discrimination and disadvantage via the Equality Act 2010. The definition of disability […]
Wed, Jul 25 2018

Meet: Chris and Queesra King, Deaf fashion designers with...
The Limping Chicken Hi Chris! I’m excited to find out about your boutique, could you firstly tell us a little about yourself, your […]
Tue, Jul 24 2018

Deaf News: Project to research BSL signs for business jargon
The Limping Chicken The origins of BSL may date back to the sixteenth century, but in the Britain of 2018 there are precious […]
Mon, Jul 23 2018

Sarah Playforth: My CI op, before and after
The Limping Chicken Since I last blogged, I’ve had my cochlear implant operation and five ‘switch on & tuning’ appointments. It’s no exaggeration […]
Fri, Jul 20 2018

Deaf News: Irish national anthem performed in sign language...
The Limping Chicken The Irish national anthem, Amran Na Bhfiann was performed for the first time in public yesterday, thanks to the efforts […]
Thu, Jul 19 2018

Rebecca-Anne Withey: 24 hours without hearing aids – what...
The Limping Chicken Back when I was at Mary Hare sixth form, each morning my dorm mate, Fi, would instantly reach for her […]
Wed, Jul 18 2018

Deaf News: £75,000 challenge fund announced for subtitles...
The Limping Chicken A £75,000 challenge fund has been announced by the UK cinema industry, aiming to solve the problem of deaf people’s […]
Tue, Jul 17 2018

Juliet England: Girl (not) on a replacement rail bus
The Limping Chicken Do you like parties? I’m not averse to a good bash myself, even if the pesky old hearing problem can […]
Mon, Jul 16 2018

Elisa Nuevo Vallin: Reasons to learn sign language this...
The Limping Chicken As the long, lazy days of summer approach us, many of us end up with time on our hands.  This […]
Fri, Jul 13 2018

Read: Alim Jayda: Theatres must consider the Deaf community...
The Limping Chicken An article by actor Alim Jayda, who has Deaf parents and is a sign language interpreter, has argued that theatres […]
Thu, Jul 12 2018

Teresa Garratty: What I learned from seeing a Deaf poet...
The Limping Chicken In a vain attempt to be somewhat sociable, I recently went along to a poetry evening called “Last Word 2018; […]
Wed, Jul 11 2018

Scuffed Shoes theatre company – why integrated theatre...
The Limping Chicken By Rebecca-Anne Withey. When I first started working in drama 15 or so years ago, inclusive theatre was more or […]
Tue, Jul 10 2018

Deaf News: Student with Deaf parents allegedly told...
The Limping Chicken A Birmingham City University student has allegedly been told that the institution will not provide a BSL interpreter for her […]
Mon, Jul 09 2018

Deaf News: Deaf children take the fight to Parliament to...
The Limping Chicken Deaf young campaigners and parents of deaf children went to Parliament on Wednesday to put pressure on the Government to protect […]
Fri, Jul 06 2018

Trudi Collier: Mindfulness and the Deaf community
The Limping Chicken I have been doing counselling and therapy work with deaf, hard of hearing, deafened, disabled and deafblind people for over […]
Thu, Jul 05 2018

Watch: What US deaf cinema-goers have to face, with Nyle...
The Limping Chicken A video made by Nyle DiMarco and Chella Man has been released on YouTube, showing what a typical cinema-going experience […]
Wed, Jul 04 2018

Juliet England: New help for group conversations from...
The Limping Chicken If you have any degree of hearing loss, you’ll know only too well the often intense frustration of not catching […]
Tue, Jul 03 2018

Tyron Woolfe & Abigail Gorman: Why we’ve launched a...
The Limping Chicken Its Pride season and lots of exciting events are happening across the UK such as exhibitions, performances and of course… […]
Mon, Jul 02 2018

Controversy over Network Rail safety advert showing deaf...
The Limping Chicken An advert released by Network Rail, which shows a Deaf couple signing by a level crossing, before getting distracted and […]
Fri, Jun 29 2018

Helen Smith: Meniere’s disease and Mental Health at work
The Limping Chicken It was recently Deaf Awareness week and Mental Health Awareness week at the same time. That was probably a coincidence […]
Fri, Jun 29 2018

Juliet England: Job hunting with a hearing loss
The Limping Chicken In recent weeks, my thoughts have been turning to either swapping freelancing for a full-time job, or combining self-employment with […]
Thu, Jun 28 2018

Zoe McWhinney: Review of The Globe’s ensemble plays from...
The Limping Chicken Go and see the Globe’s ensemble plays:  As You Like It is BSL interpreted on 1st July, captioned on 3rd July. Hamlet is BSL […]
Wed, Jun 27 2018

Teresa Garratty: There’s nothing wrong with deaf people...
The Limping Chicken If I had a penny for every time a deafie made a joke about me being more of a hearing […]
Tue, Jun 26 2018

Deaf News: Deaf player aiming to qualify for Wimbledon 2018...
The Limping Chicken South Korean player Lee Duck-hee is aiming to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon 2018, and is playing at […]
Mon, Jun 25 2018

Deaf News: Story of teen who helped Deafbind man on flight...
The Limping Chicken The story of Clara Daly, a 15 year old teenager who helped a Deafblind man to communicate on a flight […]
Mon, Jun 25 2018

Caroline O’Leary: The moment I realised my mother was Deaf
The Limping Chicken I didn’t know my mother was Deaf, and I didn’t realise that people could understand me quicker than her, until […]
Fri, Jun 22 2018

Watch: UK’s only professional boxer (via BBC Sport)
The Limping Chicken BBC Sport has released an article and video featuring Reece Cattermole, the UK’s only professional boxer, who talks about the […]
Thu, Jun 21 2018

Stop Changes to Access to Work: Join the vigil before the...
The Limping Chicken On Tuesday 26th June, the Access to Work legal case challenging the cap, is being heard at the Royal Courts […]
Wed, Jun 20 2018

Gemma Jones: Being able to sign with your deaf child...
The Limping Chicken I have to start with a disclaimer; a warning, an apology of sorts for how emotional this subject makes me. […]
Tue, Jun 19 2018

Juliet England: Performing in a hearing theatre group –...
The Limping Chicken Regular readers may remember my dronings about treading the boards in a group of hearing actors. Earlier in the year, […]
Mon, Jun 18 2018

Clara O’Donnell: Why I started a blog about having a deaf...
The Limping Chicken My name is Clara and I am the proud mum of a girl called Daisy, she is five and a […]
Fri, Jun 15 2018

Frances Lewin: Help me carry out research into support for...
The Limping Chicken Following Hamza Shaikh’s blog yesterday about the challenges he faced at university, I want to tell you about some research […]
Thu, Jun 14 2018

Hamza Shaikh: The challenges deaf students face at...
The Limping Chicken My name is Hamza. I am from Birmingham; I was brought up by my hearing parents and I have three […]
Wed, Jun 13 2018

Juliet England: Performing in a hearing theatre group –...
The Limping Chicken Photos by Aidan Moran.  I have already written at some length about coping with a hearing loss in a non-deaf company […]
Tue, Jun 12 2018

Read: The deaf patients ‘left behind’ by the NHS (via...
The Limping Chicken The BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has reported on how a lack of BSL interpreters is meaning that deaf patients are […]
Mon, Jun 11 2018