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Deaf News: National Theatre makes talks with the stars accessible

June 27, 2012

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If you’ve ever wanted to find out how some of Britain’s biggest stars approach their roles, then you’re in luck, […]

Georgie Barraclough: Wearing my ears on my sleeve

June 27, 2012

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Last year, after a ten year break from wearing any kind of hearing aid, I asked to be referred to […]

Watch: Sean Forbes – Def Deaf Girls

June 26, 2012

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American Deaf rapper Sean Forbes has made a real impact in the last few years. After getting signed to Eminem’s […]

Charlie Swinbourne: The meeting with the stars where I was left out, then included

June 26, 2012

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A few months ago, I sat at a table in a posh house in south London, opposite a writer, a […]

Emily Howlett: The ‘R’ Word – Why we need to start talking about it

June 25, 2012

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During our time together here on The Limping Chicken, I like to think that you, the Reader, have become accustomed […]

US Deaf News: Deaf man becomes firefighter!

June 22, 2012

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In West Haven, Connecticut, a Deaf man has achieved his dream by passing the firefighter training test. Joe Cronin wanted […]

Deaf news in BSL from Remark: Dog owner’s anger | EU guidelines | Film scheme

June 22, 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! […]

Tamsin Coates: The importance of subtitled cinema

June 22, 2012

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I am a hearing mother of two deaf sons and a hearing daughter. My boys are profoundly deaf, and while […]

Deaf Dad: The digital world vs the real world

June 21, 2012

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I’ve been combining looking after my two beautiful daughters with freelance writing for nearly ten months now. Looking after my […]

Michelle Hedley: My Twitter Top 10

June 21, 2012

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Being deaf in a hearing world can be easy at times, and at others, it can be blooming hard. I […]