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Deaf News: Microsoft Kinect used to live-translate sign language into text

July 19, 2013

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Well, this sounds impressive. And it looks pretty impressive too. Extract from an article onWired.com: Researchers from the Chinese Academy […]

Ian Noon: Who at DWP thought it was OK to propose that deaf people could only make a claim by telephone?

July 19, 2013

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A minor little campaign victory achieved at NDCS the other week: the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) accepted that deaf people […]

The politics of deafness: Andy Palmer interviews Sir Malcolm Bruce MP

July 18, 2013

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Sir Malcolm Bruce’s office in Portcullis House looks out across the River Thames toward the London Eye. The London skyline […]

Starbucks Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

July 18, 2013

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Coffee shop giant Starbucks have responded to the news that a lawsuit is being filed against them after deaf customers […]

Big Brother Update: Sam sabotages Dan’s day!

July 17, 2013

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Day 30, Friday 12/7 Today was Friday and in true Big Brother style it was eviction day. But whilst the […]

Samira Mohamed: What it’s like to be a Deaf volunteer in the Philippines

July 17, 2013

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I was so nervous the day before my departure to the Philippines with eight other Deaf UK volunteers. I couldn’t […]

Deaf News: Washington’s real-life deaf world

July 16, 2013

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The Washington Post has a feature today about H Street, near Gallaudet University. It’s a place that has become a social centre for the Deaf […]

The Question: Do you make a hearing aid ‘test’ sound?

July 16, 2013

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Way back in the day, when I was in my early teens, I loved drama and I used to appear […]

Deaf news: Starbucks customers in New York claim staff ridiculed and laughed at them

July 15, 2013

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Starbucks employees at two stores in New York City have been accused of disability discrimination. It is claimed that Starbucks […]

The Weekend Selection: The coming to America edition

July 13, 2013

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Welcome to all our new readers from the US who have been visiting The Limping Chicken this week. Shall we […]

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