The Limping Chicken

Front door of Number 10 Downing Street, along with the two windows either side.

UK Government faces another legal challenge following inaccessible Partygate press conference

May 27, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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The side of a UK police car, showing the word 'police' in blue text and the patterned blue and green design along the doors.

British Deaf Association calls on Hampshire Police to withdraw voluntary BSL teacher vacancy

May 27, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: access, accessibility, british sign language, BSL, communication, deaf, deaf access, deaf education, deaf news, deafness, disability, police, sign language

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The front door of Number 10 Downing Street.

Sue Gray press conference sparks fresh questions over Where Is The Interpreter

May 27, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: access, accessibility, british sign language, BSL, bsl interpretation, bsl interpreter, campaign, communication, deaf, deaf access, deaf news, deafness, disability, interpreter, interpreters, interpreting, politics, sign language, uk politics

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Hampshire Police accused of ‘tokenism’ over voluntary BSL teacher role

May 26, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

Tagged: british sign language, BSL, bsl interpretation, bsl interpreter, communication, deaf, deaf access, deaf culture, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, disability, interpreter, interpreters, interpreting, police, sign language

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The rock of Gibraltar with the sea in the distance.

British Sign Language receives legal recognition in Gibraltar

May 25, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

Tagged: access, accessibility, british sign language, BSL, communication, deaf, deaf access, deaf culture, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, hearing loss, politics, sign language

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The Jewish Deaf Association launch new website: Jewish Deaf History (London)

May 25, 2022
by Rebecca A Withey

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Joselyn Taylor: “Yorkshire’s Forgotten Few” – The untold story of Deaf people in 19th – 20th century asylums

May 23, 2022
by Rebecca A Withey

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Four people - three women and one non-binary person - gather around a table as one of them pours a drink from a teapot into a teacup.

Liam O’Dell: ‘Everyday’ by Deafinitely Theatre conjures a potent play on abuse

May 21, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

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Tagged: british sign language, BSL, bsl theatre, captions, deaf, deaf access, deaf culture, deaf identity, deaf theatre, deafinitely, deafinitely theatre, deafness, disability, sign language, subtitles, theatre

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The backs of red and black cinema seats facing a white cinema screen.

RNID cuts ties with UK Cinema Association over ‘shallow and tokenistic’ work on subtitled cinema

May 20, 2022
by Liam O'Dell

Tagged: access, accessibility, campaign, cinema, cinema subtitles, cinemas, communication, deaf, deaf access, deaf culture, deaf films, deaf identity, deaf news, deafness, hard of hearing, hearing loss, rnid, subtitles

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Rebecca A Withey: Introducing UNIFY – an all-deaf sign performance group

May 20, 2022
by Rebecca A Withey

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