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Emily Howlett: What it’s like to be a deaf auntie

August 29, 2014 by

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It’s one thing being a mother. It’s quite another being a deaf mother. And being a deaf auntie is a […]

Louise Stern: A new book with a story that cuts through to what the deaf experience really is

August 28, 2014 by

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Born in Northern Ireland, reared in Scotland, the writer and translator Donal McLaughlin lives like a nomad. His work takes […]

The Secret Deafie: The day I misheard my A-Level results… again and again

August 26, 2014 by

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The Secret Deafie is a regular column about deaf experiences submitted anonymously by different contributors. If you have a story […]

Award-winning playwright creates play for Deaf actress Sophie Stone

August 25, 2014 by

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Kaite O’Reilly, an award-winning playwright, has created a new play for Deaf actress, Sophie Stone. The play, called Woman of […]

Edinburgh Fringe Review: “Humour can bring Deaf culture into the mainstream.” Charlie Swinbourne reviews ‘Speech Sucks: The Future Signs’

August 22, 2014 by

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The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas at the Edinburgh Fringe is a strand which gives university lecturers the chance to debate […]

Jen Dodds: Five reasons why I give Deaf camping festival Sign Circle the thumbs up! (BSL)

August 22, 2014 by

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To see this article in BSL, signed by Jen, just click here or scroll down the page! The last Sign […]

Emily Howlett: We need to stop thinking that government changes won’t affect us

August 21, 2014 by

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There are such a lot of insidious, barely noticeable changes happening right now that it’s pretty much impossible for anyone […]

Deaf News: Partnership means theatre plays will be released with captions online

August 20, 2014 by

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The charity STAGETEXT (who are one of our supporters) and DIGITAL THEATRE are delighted to announce that they have formed […]

Edinburgh Fringe Review: “Matty Gurney as you’ve never seen him.” Donna Williams on ‘Light’

August 20, 2014 by

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Wow! That’s my review – wow!I suspect something more is needed… ‘Light’ is the play featured on Limping Chicken a […]

Charlie Swinbourne: 5 annoying things about going on holiday when you’re deaf

August 19, 2014 by

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Holidays. You work yourself to the bone (or merely to the beak in the Chicken’s case) all year round and […]