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Shari Eberts: I am grateful for my ability to lipread

December 9, 2016

Do you lipread? I do. Most of the time, I am not aware of it, but I know I must […]

Charlie Swinbourne: The 10 most annoying things about hearing aids

December 8, 2016

I’ve been wearing hearing aids, day in and day out, since I was about two. I still remember my mum […]

Paul Southall: Please help fund my new wheelchair for playing wheelchair basketball

December 7, 2016

My name is Paul Southall and I live in Cheshire. I am deaf and use speech and BSL. My wife […]

Meet Catherine Hetherington, who is campaigning for more subtitles in cinemas

December 6, 2016

Catherine Hetherington, who is hearing and has Deaf parents, has recently started campaigning for better cinema subtitles, setting up her […]

Emily Howlett: The good and bad of social media when you’re Deaf

December 5, 2016

I have something to tell you. A few weeks ago, I mangled myself quite spectacularly. I bent a whole leg […]

Deaf News: Edinburgh Airport gets Video Remote Interpreting from Sign Live

December 5, 2016

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SignLive, an Edinburgh-based British Sign Language Online Interpreting Service (who also support this site) has recently launched its first-class service, […]

Go See: Accessible performances at the National Theatre, Dec 2016 – May 2017

December 5, 2016

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The National Theatre, who support this site, have a range of accessible performances coming up between now and May next […]

Find out what our supporters can offer Deaf and hard of hearing people

December 4, 2016

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Limping Chicken exists thanks to a range of supporters who back the site, some of whom have supported us for […]

Fill in: City Disabilities’ survey on how Deaf and disabled people are treated at work

December 2, 2016

City Disabilities is running a survey to find out more about how people with disabilities are treated in the workplace. […]

Toy company release infographic showing Deaf-friendly games for children’s parties

December 2, 2016

A toy company have created a really useful infographic showing the Deaf-friendly games that can be played at a children’s […]