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Deaf News: deafPlus secures Big Lottery funding to expand and improve National Advice Service

January 9, 2019

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deafPLUS, the National charity supporting deaf people and people living with a hearing loss, has announced that deafPLUS’ Advice Line […]

Liam O’Dell: Why 2018 was the year of sign language

January 7, 2019

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A variety of different issues and discussions can be found within Deaf culture and the deaf community, so much so […]

Juliet England: My new year’s hearing loss resolutions

January 4, 2019

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As part of the recent festivities, I felt grudgingly obliged to stay up beyond midnight to see in the brand-new […]

Juliet England: Better access in store for deaf people at live music performances

January 3, 2019

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Could it be that live music for deaf people is having something of a moment? The arrangements at Glastonbury for […]

Merry Christmas to all our readers from the Limping Chicken team!

December 24, 2018

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From everyone on the Limping Chicken team, a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all our readers! […]

Teresa Garratty: Christmas deaf wins

December 21, 2018

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Unless you are a brain in a jar you will undoubtedly have noticed that Christmas is upon us… There’s a […]

Juliet England: Check out pantos with captions and BSL interpretation

December 21, 2018

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Panto season is in full swing once again (oh, yes it is) – despite the online wags claiming that many […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: ‘Dinner table syndrome’ is for life, not just for Christmas

December 19, 2018

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There’s been a lot of talk in the deaf community lately about “dinner table syndrome,” which featured in the Christmas […]

Liam O’Dell: “Nebulous”? It’s time journalists stopped overestimating lipreading’s accuracy

December 18, 2018

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“What did you call me? You called me nebulous,” said Prime Minister Theresa May in a tense conversation with European […]

The Secret Deafie: Wearing a hearing aid has transformed my life

December 17, 2018

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The Secret Deafie is a series of blogs about deaf experiences submitted anonymously by different contributors. All my life I’ve had […]

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