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Deaf News: Communication Support Bill published as deaf campaign reaches crucial point

October 15, 2013

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It’s the Bill you’ve all been waiting for (at the bottom of the article). Here is the Communications Support (Deaf People) […]

Deaf News: RAD announce that a number of Deaf centres will close in London and South East

October 14, 2013

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The Royal Association for Deaf People has announced that a number of buildings which are currently used as Deaf centres […]

Ian Noon: Tell your MP to turn up for the debate on deaf children’s education

October 14, 2013

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After 18 months of campaigning and 50,000+ petition signatures, MPs have agreed that concerns over cuts to funding to support […]

Check out our Supporters!

October 14, 2013

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The Limping Chicken is supported by a range of businesses, charities and organisations linked to deafness, all of whom offer […]

Deaf News: Severe lack of interpreters impacts on Hong Kong deaf community

October 13, 2013

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Here in Great Britain, we’re all too aware of the shortage of BSL interpreters; nearly everyone has found themselves in […]

Deaf News: BBC iPlayer subtitle shambles

October 10, 2013

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Reports have been coming into the Chicken this week of numerous problems with subtitles on the BBC’s iPlayer website. Irritated […]

We’ve had them for a while, but America finally embraces hearing loops

October 10, 2013

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An interesting article came my way today about a New York composer who had tragically lost most of his hearing […]

Watch: How deaf rebels helped overthrow Colonel Gadaffi

October 9, 2013

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Back In 2011, many sections of Libyan society took up the armed struggle to overthrow Colonel Gadaffi and guess what? […]

Asher Woodman-Worrell: Meet an amazing Sri Lankan deaf artist

October 8, 2013

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If someone asked me what makes The Limping Chicken so successful, my answer would be that I believe it is […]

Richard Turner: My review of the film ‘A life without words’

October 7, 2013

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I recently watched one of the most moving films I have ever seen. It was called A Life Without Words and […]