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Liam O’Dell: We are in desperate need of basic statistics about our Deaf community (BSL)

December 15, 2022 by

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Publisher retracts paper claiming sign languages have ‘very limited set of words’ and grammar which is ‘difficult to understand’ (BSL)

December 1, 2022 by

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Anger as research paper claims sign languages have ‘very limited set of words’ and grammar which is ‘difficult to understand’

September 30, 2022 by

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A conference paper published by a group of Indian researchers has come under fire after its abstract claimed sign languages […]

One in 10 disabled people have complex disabilities, ’groundbreaking’ research reveals

May 19, 2022 by

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One in 10 disabled people in the UK have complex disabilities, the disability charity Sense has revealed, in “groundbreaking” research […]

Deaf News: Native sign language users process visual body movements faster, Gallaudet study suggests

September 4, 2021 by

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Native American Sign Language (ASL) users require less effort to understand human motions and can process them faster than hearing […]

Deaf News: SignHealth launches new domestic abuse research project

May 5, 2021 by

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The deaf health charity SignHealth will carry out new research into services and support available to UK Deaf women who […]

Deaf News: UK Government COVID guidance requires Year 9 reading age, report finds

December 16, 2020 by

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The “majority” of written government guidance on the coronavirus demands a Year 9 level of reading to understand it, a […]

Deaf News: Three in four mask wearers don’t know how to communicate with deaf people

November 20, 2020 by

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Only a quarter of UK adults know how to communicate with deaf people whilst wearing a face mask, a YouGov […]

Deaf News: One in five adults don’t use their hearing aids, study finds

June 12, 2020 by

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Around 20% of adults who have been given hearing aids don’t use them, according to research led by the University […]

Coronavirus: Concerns raised over face masks and lipreading

May 6, 2020 by

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