A deaf-led access charity, Stagetext, has secured £183,356 from the Creative Foundations Fund, part of the government’s Arts Everywhere Fund, to expand access to captioned theatre performances ...

I’m Jude Powell, a 22-year-old English actor and filmmaker, previously interviewed by The Limping Chicken about my role in The Chelsea Detective. I was born in South London but moved to ...

Some people think being deaf at work must be a disadvantage. Bless them.  They imagine missed instructions, awkward meetings, and a tragic inability to hear the office kettle boiling. What they ...

Saint Patrick’s Day always brings up mixed feelings for me. There’s a sense of pride — remembering where I came from, Dublin, and my family, who tried so hard to instil that Irish identity ...

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 ...

Matt Dixon is the only hearing person in his family. His parents, along with his brother Simon and sister Rebecca are deaf. Being the only hearing person in the family, Matt had been used to ...

British Sign Language (BSL) is set to be legally recognised in England, Scotland and Wales, after a Bill cleared the Parliamentary process on Wednesday. Members of the House of Lords unanimously ...

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 ...

I’m a hearing-impaired, Egyptian woman in my thirties. My journey towards hearing loss enlightenment has just started two years ago. That wasn’t because I lost my hearing at that time. No, I’ve been ...

The last week has been a blur. After watching Gerry Hughes appearing on Surprise Surprise last Sunday at my friend’s flat in North London, I started to feel unwell. It was around 9pm, and I put my ...

To watch Thrive Live on YouTube, click here. I’m a big fan of YouTube. I watch it every day. But one thing that’s always got to me is how little British Sign Language (BSL) content there is on the ...