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June 2006 Emergency text saves deaf woman
A deaf couple from Fife have become the first to use a pioneering scheme to contact the emergency services by text message. Both Robert and Michelle are profoundly deaf, so when Robert thought Michelle was having a heart attack, he...
Michael Gerwat, the DeafBlind DJ
I was born blind, so I don’t know what sight is like. I worked for over 20 years as a piano tuner, meeting the most famous rock bands in the world and tuning their pianos. I have shaken hands with...
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Police officers taught sign language
After extensive work with the RNID and other deaf and hard of hearing groups, Avon and Somerset Constabulary has launched a new British Sign Language (BSL) section on their website. The innovative pages present video clips explaining how to contact...
Lancashire Deafblind Awareness Week
This week, service for the deaf and blind in Bury, Lancashire, are to come under the microscope as part of Deafblind Awareness Week (June 26 - July 2). Bury Council's sensory impairment team will be visiting Elmhurst and Killilea homes...
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DVD warns deaf children about stranger danger
A DVD warning deaf youngsters about stranger danger in sign language was launched on Monday. Funded by Children in Need and produced by Bradford Council in partnership with Bradford Deaf Club, 'Who is a Stranger?' is the first DVD of...
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NDCS seeks deaf role models
The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) is recruiting deaf people to become role models to families of deaf children across Oxfordshire, Manchester, Northern Ireland and Wales. The NDCS, which received lottery funding for the project, will train the role models...
Drop-in sessions provide support in Salisbury
New drop-in sessions for deaf and hard-of-hearing people have begun in Salisbury. On the first Tuesday of each month, deaf and hard-of-hearing people will get the chance to discuss problems they might be experiencing in their daily lives as a...
World's only Deafblind priest visits Glasgow
Father Cyril Axelrod is the world's only deaf and blind priest. The South African was born deaf and later lost his sight as a result of a genetic condition called Usher Syndrome. The charismatic priest, who speaks 15 languages, and...
Heroic hearing dog alerts deaf mother
A tiny Yorkshire terrier hase been named Heroic Hearing Dog of the Year after he alerted his owner to the pain of her young daughter. National charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, has honoured hearing dog Fraser after he alerted...
By Carolyn, mum to bi-lateral implant user Lily, aged 9
I don’t know why we didn’t try until now but tonight - for the first time - we tested to see if Lily could tell which direction sound was coming from. I think I was scared – I never...
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Students design doorbell alert for deaf
A vibrating wrist band which alerts people who are deaf or hard of hearing when the front door-bell rings has been invented by a group of students at Heriot-Watt University. The 18 students produced the idea as part of their...
A sign of the times
Street cleaners in Gloucester have been learning greetings in Japanese and sign language to help make visitors feel more welcome. The customer care training course was aimed at making street cleaners more confident in dealing with tourists. Councillor Paul James...
By Carolyn, mum to bi-lateral implant user Lily, aged 9 Six months post switch on. Lily seems to have an another surge of clarity with her new implant. I am noticing a big improvement and her teacher of the deaf...
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