Limping Chicken are sharing a range of lay summaries for research by DCAL (Deafness Cognition and Language Centre), here is the first post: Robert Adam explains how deaf people often write or ...

The British Deaf Association (BDA) has endorsed a new programme called The School of Signs, developed by Signature to bring British Sign Language (BSL) into primary schools across the UK, free of ...

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Rebecca: Hello! So today for Limping Chicken I am interviewing two filmmakers, Danny Murphy – did you have a sign name Danny? Danny: Yes ...

Photo: Professor Teodora Gliga and Research Associate Eryk Mejia with a family with a deaf infant in the play area of Babywaves] When encountering an animal that we recognize as a dog, we ...

You never go out. (I do, you just don’t know where I go) Don’t you have any friends? (I do, I just don’t announce them to the world and its mother) You stay home 96% of the time (huh?!? How do I ...

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My name is Carrie Fisher-Brownlee, and I’m originally from Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. Last year I got married and moved to Enniskillen, which has been such a lovely new chapter in my life. I’m ...

When I resumed my role in January 2025 as Project and Development Manager at Action Deafness, one of the projects I was entrusted with was the Oxford Deaf Festival. From the moment I learned about it, ...

A guide with 15 rules for how AI should be made with sign languages. A contract to protect translators, so they get consent, fair pay, and respect. A book that explains the law, culture, and human ...

I recently watched Don’t Look, a short horror film directed by and starring Danny Murphy and produced alongside cinematographer Samuel Ash. What makes Don’t Look extra exciting is that it’s Samuel Ash ...

The last couple of weeks, as stories of sexual abuse have circulated the deaf community – I’ve found old wounds surfacing for me. I don’t want to speak publicly about this anymore but I do want to ...