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January 31, 2016

Last year, the BBC reported that more and more hearing aid users are programming their own hearing aids. Here, in […]

January 30, 2016

Comments Off on Mark Levin: How being told “NO” drove me on

At weekends, we publish some of our most popular articles. Tell us what your favourites are by emailing thelimpingchicken@gmail.com I […]

January 29, 2016

National deafblind charity, Sense, has welcomed the news the government have been defeated in the Lords over plans to cut […]

January 29, 2016

There’s been quite a bit of controversy recently involving this years Oscar Awards. A lot of people are calling for […]

January 28, 2016

Comments Off on Deaf News: Breakthrough for #toylikeme campaign as Lego release first disabled mini figure

There’s been another breakthrough for the #toylikeme campaign, which is led by deaf journalist Rebecca Atkinson, after a disabled minifigure […]

January 28, 2016

Experience is such a wonderful thing. You live and learn. It is a challenging affair for a deaf person to […]

January 27, 2016

Comments Off on Watch: Documentary about Project Riandu, building a new deaf school in Kenya

Here is an 11 minute documentary showing the challenges faced by the deaf community in Kenya, in terms of the poor […]

January 27, 2016

Comments Off on “BSL is an incredible language.” Meet: CSW Jessica Harvey, who incorporates BSL in her illustrations

Here is an interview with hearing artist Jessica Harvey, who incorporates BSL in her work. What made you first become […]

January 26, 2016

Latest government figures issued by the Department for Education show that GCSE attainment levels for deaf young people in England have […]

January 26, 2016

Two weeks ago, Roger Shaw wrote about his partner’s mother’s large mobile phone bill and his concern that Deaf people […]