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 ...

Signature, the UK’s leading awarding body for deaf communication and language qualifications, has announced the release of five new episodes to its free ‘School of Signs’ programme, now used in ...

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 ...

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 ...

My name is Mariella Satow, I am 18 years old and I have British-American citizenship. I am hearing and have been studying American Sign Language (ASL) for two years. My interest in sign language began ...

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 ...

A compensation claim brought forward by Deaf campaigner Lynn Stewart-Taylor and 275 other Deaf individuals relating to nine inaccessible Covid briefings has been struck out and dismissed, after it was ...

I am horrified that yet again our government is taking another brutal bashing at Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people. I remember in 2012 the Graeae gang and many of our cohort were feeling ...

The 16 members of the UK Government’s British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which was set up following the passing of the BSL Act last year, have been announced at the British Deaf Association’s ...

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

Deaf people have fought for better access and improved technology over many years so they can be seen and treated as equals. In a very short space of time – less than 25 years – there are computers, ...

Hi everyone, I’m Diana Peedle-Calloo although some of you may know me as Diana Martin – which is the name I use for my acting career. I am currently a dog sitter, actress, photographer and content ...