If you are deaf or have hearing loss, an Access to Work grant could help pay for assistive devices or communication support you need at work.

Take part in the Ofcom consultation to help shape the future of subtitles and signing on Tier 1 on-demand services.

When I first started working as an English – British Sign Language interpreter, I assumed the hardest part would be the languages and all their intricacies. Turns out, it’s not the languages …

A health trust apologises to a deaf couple for the distress caused after they were left without a British Sign Language interpreter.

How to Confidently Address Your Access Requirements Within the Industry

You can scan the QR code above to view the press release in BSL The DVSA (Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency) has integrated a British Sign Language (BSL) translation tool, Signly, for theory tes…

In today's digital age, CCTV footage without sound can be a crucial witness to a crime scene and without a transcript from silent video evidence, it cannot be used in court. Who should lawyers approac...

A damning new report released today by leading charities RNID and SignHealth has revealed serious and widespread healthcare failings affecting over 6 million adults in England who are deaf or have …

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The first episode of Rose Ayling Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks aired last night on BBC1 (watch it on catch up via BBC iPlayer here) and I think it’s safe to say it’s going to be in conte…

If somewhere along the way you started questioning your worth, you’re not alone. But what if you stopped chasing worthiness and realized you’ve been enough all along?

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 exac…

Welcome to Elite Lipreader. I am an expert forensic lipreader. I can tell you what a person is saying when their voice cannot be heard on soundless footage and film such as CCTV or security cameras. W...

The World Health Organization (WHO) named March 3rd World Hearing Day, aiming to raise awareness about hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care globally. This year's theme is "Changing Mindsets: empower yourself to make ear and hearing care a reality for all." It is a powerful theme because it puts the person with hearing loss in the driver's seat, acknowledging that the attitudes we hold about our hearing loss and the actions we take to advocate for ourselves are key to how well we live with it.

Welcome to The Limping Chicken, the UK’s independently-run deaf culture and news site. Since 2012, we’ve published writing by Deaf people across the UK and the world, laying eggs every …