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 »
New research funded by the charity Action on Hearing Loss has taken scientists a step closer to finding a treatment for one of the most common causes of hearing loss among young adults following the discovery of a new gene which causes otosclerosis. Otosclerosis, a hereditary condition which affects 1 in 200 people resulting in conductive hearing loss, is associated ... Read More »
A Network Rail community relations executive has helped to inspire young people from across Essex with hearing loss, when he gave a presentation to children at St Clere’s school in Stanford-Le-Hope this week. Paul Lennon, who has been deaf since birth, gave the presentation at the school’s Deaf Role Model conference on Wednesday 23 March, which was communicated to the ... Read More »
Nearly a third of deaf or hard of hearing adults surveyed say a lack of access puts them off using day-to-day service providers. HSBC and first direct are launching a British Sign Language Video Relay Service (VRS) in the UK. The move will make it easier for the deaf community who use British Sign Language (BSL) to communicate with the ... Read More »
National deafblind charity Sense has responded to North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s implemented changes to hearing aid provision. The charity, which supports and campaigns for people with dual sensory loss, has expressed serious concerns regarding the decision to restrict NHS funded hearing aids for adults with mild to moderate adult-onset hearing loss. Sue Brown, Head of Public Policy at Sense ... Read More »
There are over 45,000 deaf children in the UK mostly born to hearing parents with no experience of how to communicate with a deaf person. The National Deaf Children’s Charity, who help deaf children and their familes thrive by providing impartial practical and emotional support, is to receive pledges from a specialist manufacturer of Hearing Loss products. For the next ... Read More »
A new report published today by a national charity, Sense states that parents of deafblind and disabled children need more support in getting better access to play opportunities for their children. The report is released as part of Deafblind Awareness Week 2015 (22 – 28 June) and Sense is urging people to be more aware of ways to include deafblind ... Read More »
This morning a small plane rose into the skies over Glasgow on the first leg of a two-day round-Scotland charity flight relay being flown by disabled pilots. By lunchtime David Morton (28), from Inverness, who has cerebral palsy, will be at the controls of the Piper Cherokee Warrior 2 as it lands in Dundee. He’ll hand over to Pauline ... 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 »
Samsung Turkey orchestrated an amazing advert for one man to experience what it would be like if everyone in his community communicated through sign language. Watch this heart warming video to reinforce your faith in humanity… Read More »
Why politicians can no longer afford to ignore the individual, economic and social cost of hearing loss A report launched today presents new data to show not only the predicted growth in the number of people with hearing loss, which is set to account for almost 20% of the total population by 2031, but also highlights a £25 billion loss ... Read More »
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