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Deaf News: DWP to improve services for deaf customers in new legal agreement

August 20, 2020 by

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to better its support for deaf customers using video relay, it has […]

Revealed: UK Government failed to consider equalities impact for coronavirus briefings

August 5, 2020 by

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The UK Government did not carry out an Equalities Impact Assessment for its daily statements on coronavirus, The Limping Chicken […]

Deaf News: Judicial review over #WhereIsTheInterpreter put on hold

July 29, 2020 by

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The deaf activist behind the campaign to have a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter present at UK Government briefings has […]

Deaf News: Campaigners reveal legal challenges as #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign continues

June 23, 2020 by

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The Government has been given a deadline of a week to respond to 280 letters from Deaf people over #WhereIsTheInterpreter, […]

Coronavirus: BSL interpreters express concerns for Deaf community and their personal safety

March 18, 2020 by

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British Sign Language interpreters have toldĀ The Limping Chicken of their anxiety and concern around the coronavirus outbreak, as the UK […]

Deaf News: ITV British Sign Language interpreter awarded MBE

June 10, 2019 by

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A deaf British Sign Language interpreter known for interpreting ITV soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation StreetĀ has been made an MBE […]

Council’s job advert for ‘unqualified interpreter’ leads to outcry from Deaf people online

December 13, 2014 by

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A county council’s job advert for an unqualified interpreter has led to an outcry on social media this morning. The […]

Deaf News: American Deaf woman sues to get sign language interpreter for baby’s birth

September 1, 2014 by

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Earlier this year, a British Deaf couple made headlines when they complained about the lack of an interpreter during their […]

Kimberly Brown: 15 tips for teachers who are working with deaf students

August 5, 2014 by

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A friend who is a college professor asked me today what she can do to aid one of her students […]

Meet: Alex and Guy Orlov, who have set up cSeeker, an online communication support service

July 30, 2014 by

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The newest supporter of this site is cSeeker, which is a new company run by two Deaf brothers, Guy and […]