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Jude Powell tells us about his experience training as an actor and landing a TV role on The Chelsea Detective (BSL)

August 11, 2025

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My name is Jude Powell, I’m a deaf 22-year-old English actor and filmmaker. I’m a British Sign Language user although […]

Interview with Matt Kirby, CEO-Designate of Signly (BSL)

August 4, 2025

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English transcript: Rebecca: Good morning! Thank you for joining us here at The Limping Chicken. Matt: Good morning! Thank you. […]

Jenny Koehring: Are job tests fair for Deaf people? My research intends to find out (BSL)

July 29, 2025

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If you’ve ever applied for a job and been asked to take an online test — full of patterns, puzzles […]

Insight: Volunteering at a library has given me confidence to look for work (BSL)

July 21, 2025

I didn’t get good grades at school. Partly because I didn’t work hard and also because the lessons weren’t accessible […]

Abigail Gorman on being part of Deafinitely Theatre’s The Vagina Monologues (BSL)

July 9, 2025

I’m Abigail Gorman, and I’m one of the actors in the production of The Vagina Monologues by Deafinitely Theatre. Watch […]

Lesley Walmsley tells us about her experience volunteering as a BSL interpreter and winning a prestigious award (BSL)

July 1, 2025

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Lesley Walmsley, a British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreter Volunteer with Home-Start Greenwich, has been recognised as Home-Start UK’s Digital Volunteer […]

Insight: Why I sometimes wish I had a hearing family (BSL)

June 27, 2025

Dear reader, before you read on, please note that I love my family dearly and I do not – under […]

Author Jan Dunning on her latest book, ‘The Last Thing You’ll Hear’ and her experience of deafness (BSL)

June 25, 2025

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Hello! I’m Jan, and I’m an author of teen and young adult fiction. I live in Bath, with my husband […]

Tina Costi on competing in a Bikini Bodybuilding competition! (BSL)

June 24, 2025

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Tina Costi, a deaf woman from London, recently competed in her very first body building competition, taking home several medals. […]

Empowering Deaf Society reflect on “Empowered through BSL” – an event celebrating deaf people, culture and language (BSL)

June 16, 2025

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In a landmark event held during Deaf Awareness Week 2025, leaders from politics, education, and the Deaf community gathered in […]