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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

I read an earlier Insight story – about a deaf person becoming estranged from their hearing sibling – with interest as it is almost exactly parallel to my story as an only hearing ...

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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.

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 haven’t seen my sister for over ten years. I don’t remember the exact day it became ‘official’ that we were estranged, instead it has been a strange slow disconnection. My sister and I are the only ...

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 ...