Lorraine Walsh: Returning to my childhood school as a...
The Limping Chicken I was born profoundly deaf and grew up on the edge of Dartmoor. Just before I was one, I was […]
Wed, Sep 30 2020 · 3 minutes ago

David Buxton: How deaf organisations are working towards a...
The Limping Chicken Recently, Aaron Makepeace wrote an article for the Limping Chicken (24th September 2020) saying the issue of ‘BSL recognition’ needs […]
Tue, Sep 29 2020 · 20 hours ago

Gogglebox star launches new TV competition for children...
The Limping Chicken Baasit Siddiqui has been on our television screens for over 5 years now, as a valued part of the award […]
Tue, Sep 29 2020 · 20 hours ago

Emily Howlett: The Cochlear Implant trade-off is personal
The Limping Chicken Not all deaf adults started out life as a deaf child. In fact, most of them don’t. I did.  As […]
Mon, Sep 28 2020

Nicky Evans: Why we are crowdfunding for a new interpreting...
The Limping Chicken To support the Crowdfunder, click here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/signalisecoop What is the Signalise Cooperative? Signalise is a new cooperative which is being […]
Thu, Sep 24 2020

Aaron Makepeace: The issue of ‘BSL recognition’ needs...
The Limping Chicken There is a story I am sure you have all become aware of in regards to the official Government recognition […]
Thu, Sep 24 2020

Juliet England: My cochlear implant diary Part 2
The Limping Chicken The second part of Juliet’s journey towards having a cochlear implant It is halfway through the night (OK, OK, maybe […]
Wed, Sep 23 2020

Revealed: BBC News Channel to only offer BSL interpretation...
The Limping Chicken The BBC News Channel will only provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for coronavirus press conferences from the Prime […]
Tue, Sep 22 2020

Deaf News: Where Is The Interpreter campaign launches Deaf...
The Limping Chicken Deaf presenter Lynn Stewart-Taylor is to walk from Cardiff to London next month, to raise funds for the Where Is […]
Mon, Sep 21 2020

Deaf News: Broadcast date confirmed for deaf radio drama...
The Limping Chicken New radio drama Beethoven Can Hear You will be broadcast on Sunday, with a transcript available for deaf people, BBC Radio […]
Fri, Sep 18 2020

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 13 – life in lockdown
The Limping Chicken Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – as virus restrictions continue I was going to start […]
Fri, Sep 18 2020

Deafscope: Our Active Life = Healthy Minds fundraising...
The Limping Chicken Hello! We at Deafscope are excited to announce that we have taken up an Active Life = Healthy Minds challenge- […]
Thu, Sep 17 2020

Liam O’Dell: Approach the UK Government’s clear mask...
The Limping Chicken Let’s take a step back – perhaps at the recommended two metres – and take another look at the news […]
Wed, Sep 16 2020

Support Nepalese Deaf student Aayush Gurung’s university...
The Limping Chicken To support Aayush, click here. Hello, I am Aayush Gurung. I am profoundly Deaf and Nepalese. I rely on Sign […]
Tue, Sep 15 2020

Deaf Academy’s pupils return to brand new £10.5m building
The Limping Chicken The UK’s newest educational establishment for Deaf young people opened its doors to students on the Thursday 3rd September. Based […]
Mon, Sep 14 2020

Julie Gennery: Why I’m creating a plan of action for Deaf...
The Limping Chicken For many of us, there comes a time in our lives when our loved ones become elderly, ill or disabled […]
Mon, Sep 14 2020

Melanie Jayne Ashford: My fear of losing more of my hearing
The Limping Chicken I was diagnosed with moderate hearing loss at 26, which is terrifying by anybody’s standards. Now, at 30, I’m recovering […]
Fri, Sep 11 2020

Hilary McColl: Why I wrote two booklets on using hearing...
The Limping Chicken I’ve worn hearing aids for around forty years but not made much use of hearing loops because so many don’t […]
Thu, Sep 10 2020

Deaf News: Work resumes on British Sign Language GCSE
The Limping Chicken Progress on developing a GCSE qualification in British Sign Language has now recommenced, the UK Government has confirmed. The announcement […]
Wed, Sep 09 2020

Sean Chandler: Why I relate to the ‘DeaF’ construct to...
The Limping Chicken Two existing constructs of deafness (‘deaf’ and ‘Deaf’) exist, both refer to hearing loss. The way in which deafness is […]
Tue, Sep 08 2020

Kirsteen Allison: The challenges for deaf students in a...
The Limping Chicken As students prepare to return to university this autumn, many deaf students are at risk of being further disadvantaged by […]
Fri, Sep 04 2020

Schools and colleges urged to urgently prepare as deaf...
The Limping Chicken Action needed to prepare for deaf pupils’ return to school and college. On average, deaf children already achieve less than […]
Fri, Sep 04 2020

Juliet England: Do you love the term ‘deafie’?
The Limping Chicken I’ve been called many things in my time, not all of them complimentary. One nickname, Widget, stuck when I worked […]
Thu, Sep 03 2020

Teresa Garratty: What has lockdown taught you?
The Limping Chicken It’s a funny ol’ time isn’t it? And by “funny” I mean dismally horrible. Why does the English language do […]
Tue, Sep 01 2020

Deaf News: International deaf education webinar criticised...
The Limping Chicken The Global Coalition of Parents who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (GPODHH) has come under fire from the deaf […]
Sat, Aug 29 2020

Deaf representation in Sky’s new dark drama ‘I Hate...
The Limping Chicken Today, the world of celebrity actor Suzie Pickles comes crashing down in an intense, edgy series starring Doctor Who’s Billie […]
Thu, Aug 27 2020

Deaf representation in Sky’s new dark drama ‘I Hate...
The Limping Chicken Today, the world of celebrity actor Suzie Pickles comes crashing down in an intense, edgy series starring Doctor Who’s Billie […]
Thu, Aug 27 2020

Face masks: NDCS raises serious concerns for deaf children...
The Limping Chicken Following the latest government u-turn, this time on face masks, the National Deaf Children’s Society has responded with concern to […]
Wed, Aug 26 2020

Exclusive: BBC declined Government request to show signed...
The Limping Chicken The BBC refused a request from Government officials to broadcast the daily coronavirus briefings on BBC One with a British […]
Mon, Aug 24 2020

Deaf News: DWP to improve services for deaf customers in...
The Limping Chicken The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to better its support for deaf customers using video relay, it has […]
Thu, Aug 20 2020

Taking Flight Theatre company announce brand new show to...
The Limping Chicken Taking Flight Theatre company have announced that later this month they will be performing a brand new play using Zoom, […]
Wed, Aug 19 2020

Vilma Jackson: Why I created ‘Triple Oppression’ –...
The Limping Chicken My father is British, and my mother is from Mozambique both of them are hearing. I was born in Mozambique […]
Mon, Aug 17 2020

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Why there’s outrage in the deaf...
The Limping Chicken A recent article about Memphis Oral School for the Deaf in Tennessee, USA, has sparked outrage amongst the deaf community. […]
Mon, Aug 10 2020

Deaf Japanese artist, Chisato Minamimura, premieres work...
The Limping Chicken This week London-based deaf Japanese performance artist, Chisato Minamimura, will be premiering online a short filmed excerpt from her work […]
Thu, Aug 06 2020

Revealed: UK Government failed to consider equalities...
The Limping Chicken The UK Government did not carry out an Equalities Impact Assessment for its daily statements on coronavirus, The Limping Chicken […]
Wed, Aug 05 2020

Deaf News: Outcry after YouTube scrap community captions...
The Limping Chicken The video sharing site YouTube is to axe community contributions for subtitles and translations next month, it has been confirmed. […]
Tue, Aug 04 2020

Find out about East Midlands charity Deaf-initely Women
The Limping Chicken The idea to establish Deaf-initely Women all started during a birthday meal. Ten deaf friends were celebrating being deaf women, […]
Mon, Aug 03 2020

Juliet England: Meet deaf mum Julie Wixey, who spends up to...
The Limping Chicken An unpleasant incident in a local branch of a national chain of chemists spurred mum Julie Wixey on to setting […]
Thu, Jul 30 2020

Deaf News: Judicial review over #WhereIsTheInterpreter put...
The Limping Chicken The deaf activist behind the campaign to have a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter present at UK Government briefings has […]
Wed, Jul 29 2020

Rebecca A Withey: the first online Mindfulness course in...
The Limping Chicken For the last few months I have been working in partnership with Deaf Minds Education to write and produce a […]
Mon, Jul 27 2020

Deaf News: Deafblind woman allegedly verbally abused after...
The Limping Chicken A deafblind woman was allegedly verbally abused by another rail passenger after her sister briefly removed her face covering to […]
Sat, Jul 25 2020

Interview: Sophie Stone and Lloyd Coleman on radio drama...
The Limping Chicken There’s a particular irony in talking to Lloyd Coleman over Google Meet. The deaf musician, who’s been commissioned to write […]
Thu, Jul 23 2020

Deaf actor’s video – asking for empathy and patience...
The Limping Chicken In a reminder of the power of social media , deaf actor Alex Nowak’s Twitter video asking the wider public […]
Wed, Jul 22 2020

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 12 – life as...
The Limping Chicken Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – as lockdown eases It feels a bit like a […]
Wed, Jul 22 2020

Liam O’Dell: The ‘new normal’ post-coronavirus must...
The Limping Chicken While the current pandemic is far from over, a lot of people are still looking ahead to the future with […]
Mon, Jul 20 2020

The Secret Deafie: English privilege in the Deaf community...
The Limping Chicken The Secret Deafie is a regular column about deaf experiences submitted anonymously by different contributors. If you have a story […]
Fri, Jul 17 2020

Jen Dodds: My tips for surviving the face mask situation!...
The Limping Chicken Coronavirus has changed life as we know it for everyone.  Many people, including myself, are worried about how we will […]
Thu, Jul 16 2020

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Deaf people have been forgotten in the...
The Limping Chicken We are over three months into the global pandemic of COVID-19 and it has now been announced that from the […]
Tue, Jul 14 2020

Michelle Atkinson: An open letter to my daughter’s school
The Limping Chicken Hello! I hope you don’t mind me contacting you, however I wanted to share my thoughts with you. It is […]
Mon, Jul 13 2020

Watch: Casualty episode focusing on deaf characters
The Limping Chicken You can now watch Saturday night’s Casualty episode, which was made by a team of Deaf creatives, on BBC iPlayer […]
Mon, Jul 13 2020