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Teresa Garratty: An open letter to the benefits assessors who ask me the same questions every year

April 15, 2016 by Editor

Dear Whoever Thought Medical Assessments for Disabled People Were a Good Idea, Last month I was asked to…no….summoned to attend […]

Richard Turner: My take on the play Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

April 14, 2016 by Editor

Last Saturday I finally got to see The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time play in the West […]

Deaf News: Charity Sense expresses deep concern over documentary revealing behaviour of PIP assessors

April 12, 2016 by Editor

The charity Sense, which represents Deafblind people, has responded to the Channel 4 programme Dispatches that aired last night, investigating the planned […]

Kimberly Brown: The advantages of being a deaf parent to hearing children

April 10, 2016 by Editor

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Kate Rowley: Note to my doctor. I’m ‘alright’ and my son’s ‘alright’

April 9, 2016 by Editor

At weekends, we publish some of our most popular blogs. Tell us your favourites by emailing thelimpingchicken@gmail.com I have just […]

Kimberly Brown: 12 tips to help hearing people communicate with deaf people

April 2, 2016 by Editor

At weekends, we post some of the most popular blogs from our archive. Tell us your favourites by email: thelimpingchicken@gmail.com […]

Matt Lannigan: How my local ice hockey team Whitley Bay Sharks gave me a start in the game

March 31, 2016 by Editor

I became interested in Ice Hockey in early 2015 when I went to my local ice rink with friends. As […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: The Smirnoff ad shows Deaf people can dance

March 30, 2016 by Editor

It’s a concept I’ve personally known to be true since… Forever. Deaf people can dance. The ability to hear does not directly […]

Dr Graham Williams: Who were the world’s greatest deaf scientists?

March 28, 2016 by Editor

I really enjoyed the Deaflympics in 2013 and was dismayed that it was not given a higher priority in the media […]

Simon Herdman: How I became one of the presenters of the CBeebies BSL poetry series Magic Hands!

March 27, 2016 by Editor

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