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Charlie Swinbourne: Why it is wrong for an Irish Deaf man to be denied an interpreter in court

May 31, 2016

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This is a story that might give you mixed feelings. It certainly gave me mixed feelings at first. The story was […]

Watch: Our Editor Charlie Swinbourne explaining how Limping Chicken got its name! (BSL)

May 31, 2016

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In this video, our Editor Charlie Swinbourne explains how this site got its unusual name – watch and find out! […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: What I thought of the Netflix movie ‘Hush,’ with a Deaf character (but not a Deaf actress)

May 30, 2016

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At weekends and bank holidays we publish some of our most popular blogs. Tell us your favourites by emailing thelimpingchicken@gmail.com. […]

Richard Whitehouse: How can I get people to talk into my ‘good’ ear?

May 29, 2016

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At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. Tell us your favourites at thelimpingchicken@gmail.com I have a curse […]

David Bond: 5 reasons hearing people should learn sign language

May 28, 2016

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At weekends, we post some of our most popular blogs. Tell us your favourites at thelimpingchicken@gmail.com Communication Some deaf people […]

Go See: The adept conference for people working in Deaf education, in Derby on 25th June

May 27, 2016

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Dr. Melanie Thorley of the adept Committee, writes: The Association of Deaf Education Professionals and Trainees (adept) are having their […]

Read/Watch: NUBSLI’s FAQs on the new interpreting framework

May 27, 2016

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The Government’s Crown Commercial Service recently announced that its new interpreting and translation framework agreement has started. It includes BSL/English […]

Deaf News: Signature and NRCPD to become separate companies

May 27, 2016

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A statement on the website for NRCPD (National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind people) says that […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Nyle DiMarco’s biggest talent lies in how he’s used his profile to benefit the Deaf community

May 26, 2016

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Many of us in the Deaf community worldwide admire the way that Nyle DiMarco has gone about winning two high-profile American TV […]

Deaf News: European Union of the Deaf releases signed statement on Brexit

May 26, 2016

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The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) has released a signed and written English statement on the possibility of Brexit […]