Charlie Swinbourne: 12 ways to include deaf people at Christmas
Christmas is a special time of year, but for deaf people, it can also be a tricky time, because we […]
View ArticleRebecca-Anne Withey: All year round accessible places of interest for family...
For those of us with children in school, the February half term holiday is almost upon us! I’ve been scouring […]
View ArticleDeaf performer Jonny Cotsen on comedy gigs cancelled: ‘Everything just...
By Juliet England. When I chat to deaf performer Jonny Cotsen via Skype, he is (like everyone else) at home, […]
View ArticleJuliet England: My deafie diary part 9 – life in lockdown
Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – now in lockdown. And so. Life in lockdown continues, the […]
View ArticleLiam O’Dell: Drive-in cinemas leave subtitles out of their plans for...
The issue of a lack of subtitled cinema has been a topic long discussed on The Limping Chicken, even before […]
View ArticleJuliet England: My deafie diary part 13 – life in lockdown
Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – as virus restrictions continue I was going to start […]
View ArticleRevealed: BBC News Channel to only offer BSL interpretation for ministerial...
The BBC News Channel will only provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for coronavirus press conferences from the Prime […]
View ArticleJuliet England: My deafie diary part 15 – life in lockdown
The date for my cochlear implant operation has come through. More accurately, it’s the second date. I had two immediate […]
View ArticleJuliet England: My deafie diary part 16 – life in lockdown
Here we go again, then. Lockdown Part 2, the sequel, has ended in tiers – Déjà Flu, as some wags […]
View Article12 tips for including deaf people at Christmas
For deaf people, Christmas can mean feeling left out, even as everyone around you seems to be having a wonderful […]
View ArticleDeaf News: PM challenged by MP over ‘shameful’ lack of BSL interpreter
Boris Johnson has been grilled by MPs over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, including his failure to provide a […]
View ArticleDeaf News: UK Government contests #WhereIsTheInterpreter, saying legal claim...
Lawyers acting on behalf of the UK Government have asked the High Court to reject a judicial review over #WhereIsTheInterpreter, […]
View ArticleJuliet England: My deafie diary part 20 – life in lockdown
The green shoots of lockdown easing may be, if not exactly here yet, potentially visible on the horizon, glimmering distantly […]
View ArticleJuliet England: How effective is Deaf Awareness Week?
Deaf Awareness Week has just finished for another year. The theme this time around was ‘Coming through it together’ – […]
View Article#WhereIsTheInterpreter: The story so far
The UK Government is being taken to court tomorrow, in a landmark legal case with the potential to strengthen the […]
View ArticleDeaf News: Deaf campaigners take Government to court over BSL access to Covid...
The UK Government was taken to court today, after Deaf campaigners challenged its refusal to provide a British Sign Language […]
View ArticleJuliet England: My deafie diary part 24 – life in lockdown
Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – as lockdown eases When the landline goes, my usual […]
View ArticleBREAKING: Judge to hand down verdict on #WhereIsTheInterpreter case on Wednesday
Mr Justice Fordham is set to announce his decision on whether the UK Government acted unlawfully by failing to provide […]
View ArticleBREAKING: UK Government broke Equality Act by failing to provide a BSL...
The UK Government breached the Equality Act 2010 when it failed to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for […]
View ArticleLiam O’Dell: ‘CODA’ blames Deaf people for society’s inaccessibility, and...
★★ Films about Deaf people really need to stop presenting music as the antithesis to the Deaf community. Hot off […]
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