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November 10, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

BBC News will now be looking to roll out clear masks to more journalists for use when working after an […]

November 9, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: Subtitled events double as Captioning Awareness Week begins

The captioning charity Stagetext has reported a 110% increase in live subtitled events from April to October this year, as […]

October 12, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Action on Hearing Loss is to revert back to its former name of the Royal National Institute for Deaf people […]

October 9, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Rumours are spreading that, nine years after changing its name, the deaf charity Action on Hearing Loss may be about […]

July 1, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

The issue of a lack of subtitled cinema has been a topic long discussed on The Limping Chicken, even before […]

May 29, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: Mobile app aimed at reducing background noise launches in UK

A new smartphone app which uses artificial intelligence to control background noise has been made available on iOS devices. Chatable, […]

May 21, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Meet: Anna Storm, founder of new deaf befriending service, SignPals (BSL Video)

In the current coronavirus pandemic, many deaf people face loneliness and isolation as social events and groups are cancelled or […]

March 9, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

I’ve written before about domino effects – the constant barriers which come up at every stage of a deaf child’s […]

January 31, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: Disability-friendly theatre on and off-stage at the Donmar is incredibly refreshing

To describe theatre as ‘refreshing’ probably sounds a bit bizarre, but it’s perhaps just one word to sum up Teenage Dick […]