Having worn hearing aids since I was two, there are habits which have become second nature when it comes to managing my ears and my hearing aids. I (almost) always leave my hearing aids in the ...

Hi Katie! Can you introduce who you are to our readers first of all? Hi everyone! I’m Katie, I am profoundly deaf and visually impaired and I am from Leeds. I wear many hats! I am a sign song ...

On a recent memorable night in Liverpool, my company Spectroscope staged the world’s largest sign language projection. The monumental projection illuminated the Cunard Building for Dada Fest ...

The Deaf Academy is set to host a national conference on March 21st, bringing together leading professionals in Deaf education from across the UK. The highly anticipated 2025 BATOD-BAEA Conference ...

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On March 10th 2025 the very first film I wrote, Where the Light Gets In, will be broadcast on television. Throughout March the film premieres at cinemas in London, Derby and Edinburgh too. It’s a ...

The Limping Chicken is the world's most popular Deaf blog, and is edited by Deaf journalist, screenwriter and director Charlie Swinbourne. Our posts represent the opinions of blog authors, they do not ...

The Limping Chicken is the world's most popular Deaf blog, and is edited by Deaf journalist, screenwriter and director Charlie Swinbourne. Our posts represent the opinions of blog authors, they do not ...

When I was experiencing anxiety, I quickly realised how inaccessible mental health services can be for deaf people—especially those who don’t use BSL. My doctor, who knew I was deaf, suggested I ...