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Tony Barlow: In employment, are deaf people bottom of the pecking order?

April 17, 2016

At weekends, we post some of our most popular articles. Tell us your favourites by emailing thelimpingchicken@gmail.com This article was […]

Mark Levin: Let’s eradicate the term ‘hearing impaired’

April 16, 2016

Every weekend, we post some of our most popular articles from our archives. Tell us your favourites: thelimpingchicken@gmail.com It started […]

Meet: Robert Softley Gale, co-director of Soho Theatre’s Wendy Hoose, about sexuality and disability

April 15, 2016

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Soho Theatre’s Wendy Hoose has been gaining plaudits from Deaf theatregoers. Here, co-director Robert Softley Gale tells us about creating […]

Deaf News: New website launched to deliver innovative community and personal care support to Deaf people

April 15, 2016

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YOUchoose, a Community and Personal Care Support Consortium, has launched a brand new website to promote its services and opportunities […]

Teresa Garratty: An open letter to the benefits assessors who ask me the same questions every year

April 15, 2016

Dear Whoever Thought Medical Assessments for Disabled People Were a Good Idea, Last month I was asked to…no….summoned to attend […]

Richard Turner: My take on the play Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

April 14, 2016

Last Saturday I finally got to see The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time play in the West […]

Ask the Chicken: What rights do deaf people have to accessible fire alarms in hotels?

April 13, 2016

In an uncertain world, there’s one person you can turn to for dependable advice: the limping chicken, offering tips on common deaf-related […]

Deaf News: ‘Adam the Deaf guy’ included in viral list of barred customers at London pub

April 12, 2016

A list of a London pub’s barred customers has gone viral, including a barred customer listed simply as ‘Adam the […]

Deaf News: Charity Sense expresses deep concern over documentary revealing behaviour of PIP assessors

April 12, 2016

The charity Sense, which represents Deafblind people, has responded to the Channel 4 programme Dispatches that aired last night, investigating the planned […]

Review: The Power in Our Hands

April 12, 2016

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This article by Liz Searle was first published on The State of the Arts and is republished here by kind […]