Deaf News: Labour MP asks ‘Where Is The Interpreter’ in...
The Limping Chicken The Prime Minister has once again been asked if he will provide an in-person interpreter for his Downing Street press […]
Wed, Apr 14 2021 · 7 hours ago

Stephanie Back: Why the story of my trilingual theatre show...
The Limping Chicken Fow is a digital play (watch it online) which is suitable for audiences aged 14+(due to strong language and sex […]
Wed, Apr 14 2021 · 9 hours ago

Deaf News: Deaf fitness coach to produce accessible...
The Limping Chicken A Deaf online coach is to create a series of accessible workouts with fitness instructor Joe Wicks, it has been […]
Mon, Apr 12 2021

Deaf News: Charities pay tribute to HRH Prince Philip, who...
The Limping Chicken Deaf charities have paid their respects to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, who has died today […]
Fri, Apr 09 2021

Juliet England: How Cambridgeshire Deaf Association is...
The Limping Chicken There is, it goes without saying, no reason at all why a deaf person cannot cook as well as anyone […]
Wed, Apr 07 2021

‘Be Scene and Heard’: Delivering an inclusive music...
The Limping Chicken ‘Be Scene and Heard’ was a Youth Funded music project originally planned to be delivered in person during January 2021. […]
Tue, Apr 06 2021

BREAKING: BSL Health Access to close tonight as NHS England...
The Limping Chicken BSL Health Access, a video relay service (VRS) which enabled Deaf individuals to contact healthcare providers remotely, is to close […]
Wed, Mar 31 2021

Hamza Shaikh: How I overcame struggles with my mental health
The Limping Chicken Trigger warning: This article contains content about suicide. How can I start to talk about my struggles with mental health? […]
Wed, Mar 31 2021

Emily Howlett: Lockdown Life Lessons From… Plants
The Limping Chicken I need to talk to you about my plants.  Or, maybe, the people I live with need me to talk […]
Mon, Mar 29 2021

WATCH CREATE: a new BSL friendly art series for children...
The Limping Chicken ‘Watch Create’ is a brand new art series consisting of six episodes filmed, edited and presented by Christopher Sacre in […]
Fri, Mar 26 2021

Deaf News: Over 15,000 join Doncaster Deaf Trust’s...
The Limping Chicken A Doncaster Deaf Trust created free online British Sign Language course has registered more than 15,000 participants in just under […]
Wed, Mar 24 2021

Interview: Deaf artist Vilma Jackson on her new project,...
The Limping Chicken Deaf artist Vilma Jackson is aware that the poor representation of the Black Deaf community requires acknowledgement, debate and action, […]
Tue, Mar 23 2021

Exclusive: BSL Health Access to close next week as NHS...
The Limping Chicken BSL Health Access, which allows Deaf sign language signers to use a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter to contact medical […]
Mon, Mar 22 2021

Graham Turner: The importance of this year’s census to...
The Limping Chicken How many people do you think actually sign BSL? It should be such a simple question. We should have a […]
Sat, Mar 20 2021

Deaf News: #WhereIsTheInterpreter reaches fundraising goal...
The Limping Chicken An online fundraising campaign for #WhereIsTheInterpreter has today reached its target of £20,000 to challenge the UK Government’s refusal to […]
Fri, Mar 19 2021

Clare Vale: Making written communication accessible for...
The Limping Chicken Despite the fact more than 11 million people living in the UK are Deaf or hard of hearing, many continue […]
Fri, Mar 19 2021

Deaf News: ‘Extremely concerning’ report reveals SEND...
The Limping Chicken The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) assessment system has been strongly criticised in a new report by independent researchers, […]
Fri, Mar 19 2021

Tharā Gabriel: Neither ‘Deafie’ nor ‘Oral’ –...
The Limping Chicken I’m sure we’re all familiar with the terms ‘deafie’ and ‘oral’ and we each personally subscribe to one category or […]
Thu, Mar 18 2021

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 21 – life in lockdown
The Limping Chicken Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – in lockdown It is mid-afternoon when the message on […]
Wed, Mar 17 2021

Teresa Garratty: Just your average deaf identity crisis…
The Limping Chicken Ngl, (that means “not gonna lie” btw… oh and that means “by the way” but you probably knew that one) […]
Mon, Mar 15 2021

Emily Howlett: We need cultural appreciation, not cultural...
The Limping Chicken “Hearing people making sign songs is cultural appropriation.” “Hearing people teaching baby sign classes based on BSL is cultural appropriation.” […]
Thu, Mar 11 2021

Deaf News: SignHealth ‘very concerned’ over funding for...
The Limping Chicken The deaf health charity SignHealth has said they are “very concerned” about the future of BSL Health Access, with NHS […]
Wed, Mar 10 2021

Deaf News: Profoundly deaf people to become jurors under UK...
The Limping Chicken British Sign Language (BSL) users will be able to take part in jury service under new Government proposals unveiled today. […]
Tue, Mar 09 2021

‘What We Feel,’ the brand new mini-series available to...
The Limping Chicken What We Feel is a brand new mini-series co-produced by 1623 theatre company and D&O Productions. The four part series […]
Mon, Mar 08 2021

Read: Widow sues NHS over Deaf husband’s ‘diabolical...
The Limping Chicken The Guardian has published a report on a widow who is suing the NHS for the ‘diabolical care’ her husband […]
Mon, Mar 08 2021

Watch: Follow the Signs by Chris Fonseca and Harry Jardine
The Limping Chicken A powerful video has been released called Follow the Signs, telling the true story of Deaf dancer Chris Fonseca and […]
Fri, Mar 05 2021

Teachers of the Deaf express concern about impact of face...
The Limping Chicken The British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD) has released a statement on the impact of face coverings for […]
Fri, Mar 05 2021

Lavrak Circus releases new short puppetry film featuring...
The Limping Chicken Amy Nicholls, co-director of Lavrak Circus, has gotten in touch with us to tell us about their new puppetry short […]
Thu, Mar 04 2021

Liam O’Dell: We need to strike the right balance this...
The Limping Chicken What could have been a great day for deaf awareness has instead become rather… icky. World Hearing Day, founded by […]
Wed, Mar 03 2021

STRIVE collective: Why we set up video podcast series The...
The Limping Chicken The Green Room is a video podcast series of 12 interviews hosted by the members of STRIVE Collective, featuring an […]
Tue, Mar 02 2021

BREAKING: Judge grants permission for...
The Limping Chicken A High Court judge has granted permission for the judicial review against the UK Government, over its refusal to provide […]
Mon, Mar 01 2021

Sarah Hercod: My Quest to Learn BSL – “BSLet Me In!”
The Limping Chicken I discovered sign language 15 years ago and it was like coming home. My housemate had learned a few signs […]
Mon, Mar 01 2021

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 20 – life in lockdown
The Limping Chicken The green shoots of lockdown easing may be, if not exactly here yet, potentially visible on the horizon, glimmering distantly […]
Fri, Feb 26 2021

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

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

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