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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hello! I hope you don’t mind me contacting you, however I wanted to share my thoughts with you. It is related to the name of the resource base at the school and the overall terminology of the words ...

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 ...