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Deaf News: 70% of deaf people with hearing dogs have been refused access on the UK high street

October 17, 2015

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A recent survey, conducted by national charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, has revealed that 70% of deaf people with […]

Deaf News: NDCS survey finds more people want to learn sign language than a foreign language

October 16, 2015

12.7 million people in the UK would like to learn sign language, a new survey by the National Deaf Children’s […]

Richard Turner: Dalai Lama at the O2 – compassion and the foundation of wellbeing

October 16, 2015

I never would have imagined myself going to see the Dalai Lama a while ago. If you had mentioned the […]

Meet: Novellist Rosamund Lupton, who features a Deaf character in her new book The Quality of Silence

October 15, 2015

How did your own deafness inspire you when you wrote The Quality of Silence? The character of Ruby, who is […]

Deaf News: Two thirds of viewers would switch on-demand provider for subtitles, report finds

October 14, 2015

A new report by charity Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) into on-demand subtitling – including on catch-up TV […]

Revealed: How a Deaf American woman countered a fellow passenger’s assumptions while on an airplane flight

October 14, 2015

A Deaf American woman’s response to a fellow passenger’s assumptions about her deafness has gone viral on Facebook. Dawn Elaine […]

“She was sassy.” Donna Williams: My review of Dr Who: Under the Lake

October 13, 2015

As a deaf whovian, I’ve sometimes wondered how the TARDIS would translate in sign language. Would there be words floating […]

Deaf News: Reading University students petition to save theatre and deaf studies course

October 12, 2015

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From the BBC News site: University students who fear a course in theatre arts, education and deaf studies is under […]

John Cradden: What we learned from the prime-time documentary about physical and sexual abuse at St Joseph’s School for Deaf Boys in Dublin

October 12, 2015

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On Thursday last week, Irish TV station RTE screened a powerful and poignant documentary about the experiences of those educated […]

The Question: Can relationships between deaf and hearing people work? (BSL)

October 11, 2015

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