Yes. Yes, I do lipread. I mean, that’s the short answer. The one people are usually looking for. The little “yes” that makes the questioner exhale in relief. “She lipreads! Phew! We may ...

I’m writing this anonymously because the Deaf community is small, but what’s happening right now in Northamptonshire needs to be said. This isn’t just about a service closing. This is about our ...

I still remember the first time I walked into a deaf club. I was a teenager, quite excited to meet other deaf people for the first time but I was nervous too. I went to mainstream school with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 across ...

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 ...

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 me. But ...

They imagine missed instructions, awkward meetings, and a tragic inability to hear the office kettle boiling. What they don’t see is the other side—the part where being deaf has made me better at what ...

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 because ...