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Charlie Swinbourne: The Paralympic Games are a missed opportunity for Deaf athletes

September 6, 2012

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[A Deaflympian uses  a lighting system to start her race. Photo copyright: International Committee of Sports for the Deaf] We’ve […]

Meet: Catherine MacKinnon, producer of ‘The Hammer’

September 6, 2012

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Catherine with the star of ‘The Hammer’, Russell Harvard. Tell us about you first of all, where do you come […]

Tessa Padden tells us about her trip to Iran!

September 5, 2012

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News coverage of the huge Middle Eastern country of Iran is generally dominated by talk of confrontation. Very few westerners […]

Watch: Sean Forbes – Bob Dylan (was the first rapper)

September 4, 2012

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The latest song from Deaf rapper Sean Forbes (who is signed to Eminem’s record label) not only argues that Bob […]

Deaf News: ‘Formula 1’ technology could tackle damaged eardrums

September 3, 2012

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Technology more commonly used in Formula 1 racing could offer a remedy for damaged eardrums, according to a report in […]

Deaf man sets sail on round-the-world voyage

September 3, 2012

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In this era of Deaf people achieving great things, we draw your attention to Gerry Hughes, of Glasgow, Scotland who […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: French theatre company comes to UK | NDCS lobbies government | Deaf Health Project

August 31, 2012

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Click on the titles to go to Remark’s website, then click ‘BSL’ to watch the news in beautiful sign language! French […]

Catherine Cooper: The switch-on is tomorrow

August 31, 2012

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Four weeks after the operation, the day of my “switch on” is almost here. This week, I’ll travel once again […]

Must see: Disability films as part of Liberty 2012 at BFI Southbank, on Saturday

August 30, 2012

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We don’t often plug events here at Limping Chicken, but if you happen to be in London on Saturday and […]

Watch: Ted Evans and Bim Ajadi’s film for the Paralympics!

August 30, 2012

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Well done to Ted Evans and Bim Ajadi for this little gem trailing the Paralympics!