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August 2006 Equality training in Glasgow
The Scottish Deaf Association is delivering a series of Deaf Equality Training days in Glasgow and Inverness to help businesses better understand employees with hearing difficulties. All public bodies and private organisations which carry out public duties must produce a...
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BSL Guide brings Nelson to life
On 22 September the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich will be hosting a free event for Deaf people to find out more about the life and achievements of Lord Horatio Nelson. The museum's Deaf tour guide will use sign language...
Deafness gene discovered
Scientists have identified the gene responsible for age-related hearing loss. Now they hope the KCNQ4 gene discovery paves the way for drugs to prevent deafness and bring relief to the 6.5million over-60s in Britain who are affected. Dr Ralph Holme...
Deaf teenager makes cinemas more accessible
Dean Rhodes Brandon has made it to the regional finals of the National Lottery Awards 2006 for making cinema-going accessible to thousands of hearing and visually impaired people. The teenager, who has been deaf since birth, launched Your Local Cinema...
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Superman with Subtitles
Deaf and hard of hearing people across the country can now enjoy some of the latest blockbuster films with subtitles at over 200 cinemas across the UK. RNID research shows that around 5 million people in the UK regularly use...
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DeafBlind Scots lack guide communicators
It has been claimed that Deafblind people in Scotland face a "postcode lottery" of services. Michael Anderson, a DeafBlind man from Falkirk, said there was a shortage of trained professionals, known as guide communicators. They are funded by local authorities...
Curtain rises for deaf youngsters in Yorkshire
Over the next fortnight, young deaf people are taking part in a two-week summer school at the York Theatre Royal. The event, which runs from August 7 to 19, is organised by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) and is...
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Captioned performances of The Overwhelming
Deaf theatre-lovers in Oxford, Leeds, Southampton and Liverpool will be able to enjoy captioned performances of 'The Overwhelming' by JT Rogers during its regional tour in September. Perfromed by The National Theatre, in association with Out of Joint, 'The Overwhelming'...
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PCT relents decision to deny toddler second implant
The parents of a toddler who became deaf in both ears were told by NHS bosses that he could have a cochlear implant fitted on one side, but not on both. However, after The Times asked North Dorset Primary Care...
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