@Limping_Chicken

The UK’s deaf culture, news and arts site! Over 400 deaf writers published and 8million views since 2012! Edited by @Charlie_Swin

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See It Be It Deaf Jobs Lotto Game - Buy Now! Featuring over 80 deaf role models and their jobs! Created by @toylikeme to promote self esteem for deaf young people! Buy it: etsy.com/uk/listing/45425891… Proceeds support Toy Like Me working with deaf children toylikeme.org

See It Be It Deaf Jobs Lotto Game - Etsy UK

This Board Games item by ToyLikeMeShop has 15 favourites from Etsy shoppers. Dispatched from United Kingdom. Listed on 10 Sept, 2026

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JOB: Are you fluent in British Sign Language? Do you have great admin skills? Good with computer tech? Transport for Greater Manchester are recruiting a BSL user as a Senior Business Support Officer! More info: apply.greater.jobs/tfgm/Job/… #ad
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Paul Miller: How Signs Alive Festival in Sunderland will bring deaf creativity to life (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/05/1…

Paul Miller: How Signs Alive Festival in Sunderland will bring deaf creativity to life (BSL)

Signs Alive Festival is a brand-new, family-friendly arts festival taking place in Sheepfolds Stables, Sunderland on Sat 27– Sun 28 June 2026. It’s a celebration of Deaf and disabled creativity, br…

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Zakee, founder of DeafPing tells us about the free Door alert they built (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/05/0…

Zakee, founder of DeafPing tells us about the free Door alert they built (BSL)

A while back, I took a temporary role as a UK Relay Advisor helping deaf and hard-of hearing people make phone calls through the text relay service. It wasn’t a long stint, but it changed everythin…

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Joanne Woodhouse-Roberts: Do you know about the proposed EHCP changes and what they mean for deaf children? (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/05/0…

Joanne Woodhouse-Roberts: Do you know about the proposed EHCP changes and what they mean for deaf...

My name is Joanne, I am Deaf and I teach BSL . I come across a wealth of information from my learners as well as tapping into many social media platforms. There is something that has been worrying …

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Insight: why do deaf employees have the added job of arranging their own access support? (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/04/2…

Insight: why do deaf employees have the added job of arranging their own access support? (BSL)

There’s a part of my job that no one really sees. On paper, I work in the charity sector. I care about the work, the people, the impact we’re trying to make. My role is busy, varied and sometimes s…

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Avril Langard-Tang tells us about ‘Silent Steps’ and her plans to be the first deaf female to walk alone from John O’Groats to Land’s End (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/04/2…

Avril Langard-Tang tells us about ‘Silent Steps’ and her plans to be the first deaf female to walk...

Q: Hi Avril! Can you introduce who you are and your connection to the Deaf community? My name is Avril Langard-Tang and I’m a Senior Lecturer in Deaf Studies and Interpreting. I am based in the Mid…

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#SigninStyleatDeaffest 2026! The international Deaf Film & Arts Festival @Deaffest returns for its 16th edition, 8-10 May 2026 in Wolverhampton. Subtitled screenings, workshops, 10th Film & TV Awards, performances & more: deaffest.co.uk shorturl.at/G5P3Z

Deaffest

The UK's leading Deaf Film & Arts Festival

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Kelly Gilbert: I don't sound Irish, but I am (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/04/0…

Kelly Gilbert: I don’t sound Irish, but I am (BSL)

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 in…

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Paula Thompson: Ten reasons being deaf actually makes me better at my job (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/04/0…

Paula Thompson: Ten reasons being deaf actually makes me better at my job (BSL)

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 don…

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Stacey Shah: Hearing parents of deaf children should never be pushed away from Sign Language (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/04/0…

Stacey Shah: Hearing parents of deaf children should never be pushed away from Sign Language (BSL)

I started a petition to ensure that hearing parents of deaf children are given balanced, evidence based information – including the importance of British Sign Language. I set this petition up…

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Meet Ryan Commerson, the US runner taking on the London marathon for SignHealth! (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/04/0…

Meet Ryan Commerson, the US runner taking on the London marathon for SignHealth! (BSL)

When thousands of runners line up for the London Marathon, everyone has their own reason for being there. For Ryan, who is travelling from Colorado in the United States, it’s about something simple…

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BDA report highlights investment impact of BSL (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/03/2…

BDA report highlights investment impact of BSL (BSL)

Teaching of British Sign Language (BSL) to young deaf children and their families delivers an impressive economic return on investment, according to a new report. The Value of British Sign Language…

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Insight: What I learnt from my deaf mum (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/03/2…

Insight: What I learnt from my deaf mum (BSL)

Growing up, it was just me and my Mum. I’m an only child, raised by a single deaf parent, and for most of my childhood I didn’t realise how unusual that might seem to other people. To me, it was si…

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Samera Jones: Why I'm giving back to the deaf community with a charity fundraiser (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/03/2…

Samera Jones: Why I’m giving back to the deaf community with a charity fundraiser (BSL)

Hi everyone, I’m Samera, and I want to share my journey of learning British Sign Language (BSL) — as well as an exciting fundraiser I’m currently taking part in. I began learning BSL in December 20…

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Insight: If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t wrap my deaf child up in cotton wool (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/03/1…

Insight: If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t wrap my deaf child up in cotton wool (BSL)

I didn’t realise I was doing it at the time. In my mind, I felt I was protecting them by always being involved. I was worried that the world would be cruel to them and I wanted to soften everything…

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Sarah Ann Mather: Growing up as a deaf musician and becoming a music teacher (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/03/1…

Sarah Ann Mather: Growing up as a deaf musician and becoming a music teacher (BSL)

I was diagnosed with progressive hearing loss when I was 6 years old in school. I had passed my newborn hearing screening tests, but when I got to school, I always remember struggling to fully unde…

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Lian Chen: Life as a deaf British-Chinese woman and how I celebrate the Chinese New Year (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/03/0…

Lian Chen: Life as a deaf British-Chinese woman and how I celebrate the Chinese New Year (BSL)

My name is Lian, and I was born in Bristol, England, to parents who moved here from China before I came into the world. Growing up, I always felt like I had two homes: the leafy streets of Bristol,…

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Jessie Mycroft: A Valentines reflection by a Cochlear Implant User (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/03/0…

Jessie Mycroft: A Valentines reflection by a Cochlear Implant User (BSL)

Valentine’s Day is all about romance: whispered sweet nothings, candlelit dinners, and long conversations that stretch into the night. For me—a deaf cochlear implant user—those “whispered” moments …

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Roe McDonnell: How television show Bluey created a new lexicon for Auslan in the episode of Turtleboy (BSL) limpingchicken.com/2026/02/2…

Roe McDonnell: How television show Bluey created a new lexicon for Auslan in the episode of...

Firstly, a disclaimer. Whilst I’m two years into my BA Deaf Studies after working in TV for two years, this article is not from a Deaf perspective. There are a lot of resources and commentaries on …

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