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Browsing All Posts published on »September, 2012«
Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Four Deaf women accused of attempted murder | Indian film about Deaf boy in Oscar contention
Click on the titles to go to Remark’s website, then click ‘BSL’ to watch the news in beautiful sign language! Four Deaf women accused of attempted murder Four Deaf women have pleaded not guilty to planning a murder in America. Bikes stolen from Deaf school in Derby Spare a thought for pupils at Derby’s Royal School […]
Tamsin Coates: Cameron’s Re-Implant, Part Deux – The Switch On!
September 28, 2012
A few months ago I wrote an article here on Limping Chicken about my apprehension and fear leading up to my son’s re-implant surgery. Cameron’s cochlear implant had been removed earlier this year following an infection around the internal components, prolonged pain and hospital stays. In mid-July I took Cameron back to the hospital to […]
Angie Aspinall: The Year of the Dog
September 28, 2012
If you’ve read my first blog post for Limping Chicken, you’ll know that after sudden profound deafness in my ‘good ear’ last year, I started to long for a dog. I thought it would help me feel safe and secure and would give me something on which to focus my attention while off work with […]
Deaf News: Deaf father-to-be offered interpreter for baby’s birth by private company
September 27, 2012
This is Hull and East Riding has just reported that Adam Bassett, the Deaf actor denied a sign language interpreter by his local NHS trust, has now been offered an interpreter by a private company: Now, the couple are receiving help from Sign Loop Interpreting Services Ltd – a company that has a mission to […]
Teresa Garratty: The perils of work
September 27, 2012
It’s not easy finding work these days and for us Deaf folk it’s not just the recession that’s made things tricky. Any job involving a telephone or “good communication skills” seems to be an instant no no and those jobs which a deaf person is perfectly physically capable of doing are still hard to come […]
Charlie Swinbourne: Ten things you should never say to a deaf person
September 25, 2012
Hearing people. Want to make friends with a deaf person? Then wise up and don’t say any of these sentences. Us Deafies will never forgive you… “Wow – I would never have guessed that you’re deaf!” I’m not wearing a badge. Nor do most deaf people. And in what way is ‘not seeming all that […]
Watch: Comedy series The Fingerspellers!
September 25, 2012
Three years ago this week, I had a meeting with Remark’s Mark Nelson where he asked me to write a short series that could fit into the BSLBT’s Wicked series. A few months later, an 8-part comedy series about a family of Deaf gangsters was born. Just after Christmas 2009, some of the UK’s best […]
Deaf News: Lottery boost for talented deaf athletes in time for Deaflympics 2013
September 24, 2012
Deaf athletes aiming for the Deaflympics in Sofia next summer have been given a funding lifeline after Sport England pledged to give them over £125,000 towards their preparations. UK Deaf Sport will receive more than £125,000 from Sport England to support the UK Team’s preparations for the competition in Bulgaria. The investment will also fund […]
Deaf News: Deaf athletes race for funds ahead of Deaflympics
September 24, 2012
ITV Tyne Tees News has featured two Deaf athletes who are struggling to raise money to enable them to participate in the Deaflympics in Sofia next year. Beth Lishman and Colette Doran are both at the top of their sport. Beth is the best deaf female Hammer thrower in the country, the same goes for […]
The Secret Deafie: The day I stopped wearing my hearing aids in public
September 24, 2012
The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Today’s Deafie tells us about an incident from his teenage years that led him to stop wearing his hearing aids. I wore hearing aids when I was growing up, and even though I was at mainstream school, I didn’t really see myself […]
Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Pain killers may cause deafness | Tributes for campaigner | Deaf man assaulted for standing on toe
September 21, 2012
Click on the titles to go to Remark’s website, then click ‘BSL’ to watch the news in beautiful sign language! Pain killers may make women go deaf, study says When most hearing people take a headache tablet, they’re simply hoping to ease the pain that might have been caused by a stressful day, or a hangover. […]
Deaf News: 30 bikes stolen from Derby Deaf School
September 21, 2012
According to This is Derbyshire, 30 push bikes have been stolen from Derby’s Royal School for the Deaf: They were taken from a storage shed at the Ashbourne Road school sometime between September 4 and September 7, police said today. PCSO Matt Clark, from the Allestree and Darley safer neighbourhood policing team, said: “Around 17 […]
Watch: The German version of ‘The End!’
September 20, 2012
Sent all the way from down under by William Mager, there’s something very familiar about this trailer. It’s not a German version of Ted Evans’s The End, starring Rod Hull as the last Deaf man, is it? The Limping Chicken is supported by Deaf media company Remark!, provider of sign language services Deaf Umbrella, the […]
Deaf News: Deaf father-to-be has been refused a sign language interpreter for baby’s birth
September 20, 2012
This is Hull and East Riding website has reported how Deaf actor Adam Bassett has been denied a sign language interpreter for the birth of his first child. According to the site: Adam Bassett, 31, of Hull, says he has already missed out on important appointments and birthing classes after being denied an interpreter by […]
Meet: Rob Wilks, Head of the brand-new RAD Deaf Law Centre
September 20, 2012
In July, the RAD Deaf Law Centre was launched, aiming to offer a wide range of services and legal advice for D/deaf people all under one roof. Limping Chicken spoke to Rob Wilks, the Head of the centre, about the work of the RAD and about the impact that the centre will make… Could you […]
Deaf News: Councillor says deaf school in Bristol is “being set up to fail”
September 19, 2012
This is Bristol website has reported how a Bristol city councillor has claimed that Elmfield School for the Deaf may be “being set up to fail” over its prospective move to a new site in the city. Early discussions have taken place about co-locating the deaf school with a new primary school on the site […]
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