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Teresa Garratty: Those exploiting deafness in the arts need...
The Limping Chicken Not to sound ungrateful, but this article is probably gonna make me seem…ungrateful. Oh well! You can’t win ’em all, […]
Tue, Feb 19 2019 · 2 hours ago

DeafATW: Fill in the Access To Work cap survey 2019 (with...
The Limping Chicken BSL translation videos are at the bottom of this blog – scroll down the page to see them! If you […]
Mon, Feb 18 2019 · 23 hours ago

Deaf Derby twins’ acting career takes off with British...
The Limping Chicken Derby twins Natasha and Rhianna Cullen, who are 12, have enjoyed their moment in the spotlight after appearing in a […]
Fri, Feb 15 2019

Deafie Blogger: Life as a deaf blogger!
The Limping Chicken Looking back to my teenage self, sitting in English class at school trying to make sense of a complicated book, […]
Thu, Feb 14 2019

Deaf News: ‘Lost generation’ of deaf children falling a...
The Limping Chicken England’s deaf children are falling a whole grade behind their hearing classmates at GCSE, even though deafness is not a learning disability. […]
Wed, Feb 13 2019

Tyron Woolfe: My Bolivian step parents – 5 months on...
The Limping Chicken Tyron is sharing a number of reflective blogs on Limping Chicken about the people he met and what he learned […]
Tue, Feb 12 2019

Deafie Blogger: Dating, relationships and deafness
The Limping Chicken Valentine’s Day is drawing nearer, a perfect time to share my experiences and tips of dating with deafness? Whether you’re […]
Mon, Feb 11 2019

Liam O’Dell: Clubs and concert venues must do more to...
The Limping Chicken Discussions around tinnitus and protecting our hearing during Tinnitus Week always centre on steps the individual can take to make […]
Fri, Feb 08 2019

Sean Richards: Deaf Fun Golf Day for children and teens...
The Limping Chicken I’m really excited to tell you all about my upcoming charity called Sports4DeafKids. With this charity my aim is to […]
Thu, Feb 07 2019

Tyron Woolfe: Reflecting on the young Deaf barista in a...
The Limping Chicken Tyron is sharing a number of reflective blogs on Limping Chicken about the people he met and what he learned […]
Tue, Feb 05 2019

Deaf prisoner who committed suicide ‘spent almost a month...
The Limping Chicken In a case that shines a spotlight on the problems that deaf people face in the prison system, the BBC […]
Mon, Feb 04 2019

Rebecca-Anne Withey: How I learnt the linguistics of BSL
The Limping Chicken I was recently asked how I learnt the linguistics of BSL. Interesting question! Linguistics in relation to BSL does not […]
Mon, Feb 04 2019

Deaf News: Over 140 theatregoers trial National Theatre’s...
The Limping Chicken Over 140 people booked the National Theatre’s smart captions glasses in its first two trial performances, the organisation has revealed. […]
Fri, Feb 01 2019

Juliet England: Why I’m sick of being told to pipe down
The Limping Chicken It’s lunchtime, and I am talking in a café to two people I am rather fond of. There’s just one […]
Thu, Jan 31 2019

Anna Kenyon: Being a not-so-great pretender – what...
The Limping Chicken I recently organised a get together with some good friends.  We’d not seen each other for a while, there was […]
Wed, Jan 30 2019

Tyron Woolfe: The qualified but unemployed deaf men in...
The Limping Chicken Tyron is sharing a number of reflective blogs on Limping Chicken about the people he met and what he learned […]
Tue, Jan 29 2019

Frances Lewin: Interpreting support for Deaf students...
The Limping Chicken I’m doing a PhD at UCL Institute of Education looking at how sign language interpreting support is provided to Deaf […]
Mon, Jan 28 2019

Teresa Garratty: Equity, rather than equality, is what Deaf...
The Limping Chicken Gather round fellow deafies! Sh*ts about to get political…I think. It’s hard to tell, politics is confusing. Anyway! Are y’all […]
Fri, Jan 25 2019

Deaf News: Irish Deaf Society at risk of closure due to...
The Limping Chicken The Irish Deaf Society (IDS), a leading charity representing the deaf community in Ireland, has announced it is to shut […]
Thu, Jan 24 2019

Maxine Sinclair: Why I’ve written a novel with deaf...
The Limping Chicken Being Greta is a novel about a young deaf woman living in a hearing world. It is about her relationships […]
Thu, Jan 24 2019

Sarah Gatford: The importance of open discussions to...
The Limping Chicken Let’s have an open and honest conversation about access in theatre and performance. Yes, I know, that old chestnut. But […]
Wed, Jan 23 2019

Natalie Barker, Musical Vibrations: The ‘worst’...
The Limping Chicken Musical Vibrations is a project from the Acoustics Research Unit at the University of Liverpool. I read Rebecca-Anne Withey’s inspiring post […]
Tue, Jan 22 2019

Help test a new 999 smartphone app
The Limping Chicken For the past two years we have been building a new smartphone app (iOS and Android) allowing people to connect […]
Mon, Jan 21 2019

Deaf News: Deaf woman prevented from serving as a juror
The Limping Chicken A deaf woman has been effectively barred from serving as a juror after being told she would not be given […]
Fri, Jan 18 2019

Liam O’Dell: The film industry should further explore...
The Limping Chicken While it may be phrased slightly different each time, the complaint I regularly see on Twitter is still very much […]
Fri, Jan 18 2019

Anna Lickley: The not-so-senseless journey of my novel,...
The Limping Chicken If you have a good memory, you may recall an article the Limping Chicken kindly published about my writing adventures […]
Thu, Jan 17 2019

Tyron Woolfe: The deaf coconut seller, five months on
The Limping Chicken Tyron Woolfe is currently travelling the Americas, writing a blog about the people he meets on the way.  Part of my seven […]
Wed, Jan 16 2019

Author and artist Louise Stern tells us about her debut...
The Limping Chicken You can see ‘Boat’ along with four other Deaf short films at BFI Southbank on Thursday 17th January (that’s this […]
Tue, Jan 15 2019

Watch: Deaf dancer wows judges on BBC’s ‘The Greatest...
The Limping Chicken Chris Fonseca, who became deaf after catching meningitis at 23 months old, impressed Dance Captains Cheryl, Matthew Morrison and Oti […]
Mon, Jan 14 2019

Teresa Garratty: 4 tips for surviving January! (with...
The Limping Chicken It’s January, so first of all, congratulate yourself for surviving the Christmas break! But that also means it’s back to […]
Mon, Jan 14 2019

Jenny Willetts: The moment that taught me that we need to...
The Limping Chicken I’ll start with a bit of background information. It might be a bit long winded but I think it’ll offer […]
Fri, Jan 11 2019

Michael Fahey: Update cochlear implant guidelines, but...
The Limping Chicken Four years ago, according to Facebook Memories, I was worried about the “Big Switch On.” That day I was to […]
Wed, Jan 09 2019

Deirdre Maguire: My 2019 bucket list!
The Limping Chicken Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne and something and […]
Tue, Jan 08 2019

Liam O’Dell: Why 2018 was the year of sign language
The Limping Chicken A variety of different issues and discussions can be found within Deaf culture and the deaf community, so much so […]
Mon, Jan 07 2019

Juliet England: My new year’s hearing loss resolutions
The Limping Chicken As part of the recent festivities, I felt grudgingly obliged to stay up beyond midnight to see in the brand-new […]
Mon, Jan 07 2019

Juliet England: Better access in store for deaf people at...
The Limping Chicken Could it be that live music for deaf people is having something of a moment? The arrangements at Glastonbury for […]
Mon, Jan 07 2019

Liam O’Dell: Why 2018 was the year of sign language
The Limping Chicken A variety of different issues and discussions can be found within Deaf culture and the deaf community, so much so […]
Mon, Jan 07 2019

Juliet England: My new year’s hearing loss resolutions
The Limping Chicken As part of the recent festivities, I felt grudgingly obliged to stay up beyond midnight to see in the brand-new […]
Fri, Jan 04 2019

Juliet England: Better access in store for deaf people at...
The Limping Chicken Could it be that live music for deaf people is having something of a moment? The arrangements at Glastonbury for […]
Thu, Jan 03 2019

Merry Christmas to all our readers from the Limping Chicken...
The Limping Chicken From everyone on the Limping Chicken team, a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all our readers! […]
Mon, Dec 24 2018

Teresa Garratty: Christmas deaf wins
The Limping Chicken Unless you are a brain in a jar you will undoubtedly have noticed that Christmas is upon us… There’s a […]
Fri, Dec 21 2018

Juliet England: Check out pantos with captions and BSL...
The Limping Chicken Panto season is in full swing once again (oh, yes it is) – despite the online wags claiming that many […]
Fri, Dec 21 2018

Charlie Swinbourne: 12 tips to ensure deaf people aren’t...
The Limping Chicken Christmas is a special time of year, but for deaf people, it can also be a tricky time, because we […]
Thu, Dec 20 2018

Rebecca-Anne Withey: ‘Dinner table syndrome’ is for...
The Limping Chicken There’s been a lot of talk in the deaf community lately about “dinner table syndrome,” which featured in the Christmas […]
Wed, Dec 19 2018

Liam O’Dell: “Nebulous”? It’s time journalists...
The Limping Chicken “What did you call me? You called me nebulous,” said Prime Minister Theresa May in a tense conversation with European […]
Tue, Dec 18 2018

The Secret Deafie: Wearing a hearing aid has transformed my...
The Limping Chicken The Secret Deafie is a series of blogs about deaf experiences submitted anonymously by different contributors. All my life I’ve had […]
Mon, Dec 17 2018

Watch: BBC iPlayer documentary My Deaf Life: Feel the Beat
The Limping Chicken In the 18 minute long documentary My Deaf Life: Feel the Beat, three deaf YouTubers take on the challenge to perform […]
Fri, Dec 14 2018

Juliet England: My on-stage monologue about dating with a...
The Limping Chicken I know, I know. I’m an unrelenting self-publicist, and have written at length about my efforts on stage and about […]
Thu, Dec 13 2018

Rebecca-Anne Withey: My top 3 BSL Christmas signed songs to...
The Limping Chicken #sleigh bells riiiiiiiing are you listening?# Erm no, I’m watching rather – I can’t hear the bells you see 😁 […]
Wed, Dec 12 2018

Liam O’Dell: The Christmas dinner table dilemma that deaf...
The Limping Chicken Christmas Dinner can strike fear into the hearts of many deaf people for a whole host of reasons. If it’s […]
Tue, Dec 11 2018