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Deaf News: Deaf man who won Disabled Entrepreneur award jailed for £80,000 Access to Work fraud

May 12, 2016 by Editor

A Deaf man has been jailed for 20 months for defrauding the DWP out of £80,000 in Access to Work […]

Shane Prendergast: Why I prefer cycling without sound

May 3, 2016 by Editor

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I was about 12 years old when I was told I had a significant hearing loss. I have worn hearing […]

Deaf News: Deaf woman wins Diabetes UK award for fundraising

April 19, 2016 by Editor

A Deaf woman from Stoke on Trent who has raised huge amounts of money for diabetes awareness to the deaf community […]

Molly Watt: It’s wrong to assume all deaf people hear nothing and all blind people see nothing

April 18, 2016 by Editor

We really need to get beyond the assumption that all deaf people hear nothing and all blind people see nothing. […]

Tony Barlow: In employment, are deaf people bottom of the pecking order?

April 17, 2016 by Editor

At weekends, we post some of our most popular articles. Tell us your favourites by emailing thelimpingchicken@gmail.com This article was […]

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

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 […]