Browsing All posts tagged under »charity«

Coronavirus: The Deaf charities offering support in uncertain times

April 8, 2020 by

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues, The Limping Chicken has been hearing from different members of the Deaf community about how […]

Matt Dixon: Who really started the ice bucket challenge? (BSL)

September 4, 2014 by

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I like to know about the origins of causes, especially one as massive as the ALS Ice Bucket challenge. I […]

Deaf News: Emotional scenes as seven Irish Deaf women complete charity swim across the English Channel

July 8, 2014 by

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There were emotional scenes in Calais, France yesterday as seven Irish Deaf women celebrated completing their swim across the English […]

Fraser Gunn: What it was like to be a batonbearer for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games!

June 27, 2014 by

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Back in March, I received an email from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games’ organisers telling me that I had been […]

How a single volunteer for Hearing Link provides support for 100 deaf people

June 6, 2014 by

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It’s Volunteer Week this week, and one volunteer, Keith Corbett has revealed why his volunteer work for UK hearing loss charity […]

Deaf News: Action on Hearing Loss CEO posts video urgently asking supporters to bridge £2.5 million shortfall in funds

February 26, 2014 by

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The CEO of Action on Hearing Loss, Paul Breckell, has posted a video urgently asking the charity’s supporters to bridge […]

Chris Kubwimana: “Millions of deaf people do not have access to education.” How the charity Aurora Deaf Aid Africa was born

November 25, 2013 by

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Aurora Deaf Aid Africa is a Deaf-led organisation which has grown from humble roots to work towards improving Deaf education […]

Linda Richards: If we don’t support our own, who can we expect to support the Deaf community?

October 1, 2013 by

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“Money, money, money…. It’s a rich man’s world.” Or so the lyrics of the Abba song go. Some say it’s […]

Deaf News: NDCS appoints Reema Patel as the charity’s youngest ever trustee

May 3, 2013 by

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The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has appointed an inspirational deaf young trustee to support its work breaking down barriers […]

Deaf News: Action on Hearing Loss team up with DCAL to call for better dementia strategy for deaf people

April 16, 2013 by

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The charity Action on Hearing Loss and University College London’s Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre are urging NHS England […]