Tag Archives: deafness

Our dog-loving nation is set to go barking mad for this year’s Great British Dog Walk, 20 fun-filled countryside walks being held between March and June 2017 to ensure more hearing dogs can be trained to bring life-transforming benefits to deaf children and adults. Now firmly established as one of the UK’s favourite series of dog walks, around 4,000 adults ... Read More »

Grant of £424,958 has been awarded to national deafblind charity, Sense, to fund the ‘Sporting Sense’ project. Sense, the national deafblind charity, has been awarded a grant of £424,958 from Sport England to increase opportunities for people with deafblindness to participate in sport and physical activity through its ‘Sporting Sense’ project. Sense will use the investment to continue developing a ... Read More »

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Deafness, chaired by Jim Fitzpatrick MP, has secured a 90 minute debate on deafness and hearing loss in Westminster Hall at 3pm on Thursday 30 June. The motion for the debate is “that this House has considered the NHS England Action Plan on Hearing Loss and the new adult hearing service commissioning framework”. The framework ... Read More »

Buckinghamshire-based charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People hosted their Royal Patron on Monday 16 May 2016 for a very special event. HRH The Princess Royal visited the charity’s Training Centre in Saunderton, near Princes Risborough, for an afternoon of puppy-training demonstrations and to meet people who have had their lives transformed through the charity’s work. The purpose of the afternoon ... Read More »

UK Deaf Sport, the National Disability Sports Organisation (NDSO) for deaf and hard of hearing people, held its first national conference in London on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May 2015. The conference brought together a line-up of expert speakers and contributors from the world of deaf sport to discuss the key issues and opportunities, explore innovative ideas and exchange ... Read More »