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Coronavirus: Deafblind people face communication challenges in a time of social distancing

April 22, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, The Limping Chicken has been investigating how the outbreak has affected different members of the […]

Deaf News: New brain surgery for deaf children to be funded by NHS England

April 23, 2019 by Liam O'Dell

A new medical procedure which enables some deaf children to hear for the first time is to be made routinely […]

Watch: One mother’s mission to get the NHS using sign language

May 20, 2014 by Editor

Amelie Chan, aged 9, has Charge syndrome, a recognisable pattern of birth defects that occurs in about 1 in every […]

“All I want is to be treated like a normal human being” Healthcare for deaf people who don’t use sign language

April 16, 2014 by Editor

A recent study by charity SignHealth has revealed that sign language users are more likely to suffer from long term […]

Emily Howlett: How reporting my hospital experience to the NHS made a real difference

April 7, 2014 by Editor

A few months back, I found myself strapped to a spinal board in the back of an ambulance blue-flashing its […]