Since 1989 I have worked in the NHS. At first, I told my clients and colleagues, ‘I am a psychologist, I am hearing, I work with sign language users in the NHS’. Within my job, I have experienced ...
My name is Richard D France and I’m originally from Sheffield. I was born profoundly Deaf and use both signed and spoken languages. I work as the Deaf Support Coordinator at City Lit in London and in ...
The British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE has come a step closer to becoming a reality in England, after Ofqual released their final consultation feedback on the qualification. The qualification is now ...
For many UK-based Deaf viewers of the Nelson Mandela service today, something didn’t seem quite right about the sign language interpreter (scroll down for video) who stood to the side of the various ...
The Limping Chicken is the world's most popular Deaf blog, and is edited by Deaf writer and photographer Charlie Swinbourne. Our posts represent the opinions of blog authors, they do not represent the ...
Please scroll down for BSL videos and details of a BSL chat via Zoom on working remotely. New to communicating remotely? Want to know more? I asked deaf friends, interpreters, and speech to text ...
Back in 2022 I stumbled upon upon the ever popular Queer Eye series on Netflix. At that time I was in the middle of moving house and found that the series was the perfect antidote to stress and I soon ...
The UK Government is being taken to court tomorrow, in a landmark legal case with the potential to strengthen the rights of Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users. The judicial review hearing over ...
I went to a great conference today. It was riveting and I was hooked on pretty much every word. And then I got home and collapsed on the sofa. I’m not just tired, I’m shattered. I’ve had to turn my ...
Several deaf organisations have released information signposting deaf people to accessible specialist support services following videos and stories released on social media over the last few days ...
A damning new report released today by leading charities RNID and SignHealth has revealed serious and widespread healthcare failings affecting over 6 million adults in England who are deaf or have ...
Welcome to The Limping Chicken, the UK’s independently-run deaf culture and news site. Since 2012, we’ve published writing by Deaf people across the UK and the world, laying eggs every week, clocking ...
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