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November 2006 Award for Belfast journalist
Belfast Telegraph columnist Bob McCullough has won a special award for his journalistic contribution to the deaf community over the past 25 years. Bob received the Centenary Award for his column 'Deaf Talkabout' during an event to celebrate 100 years...
Untold histories of Ireland's deaf children
The Avenue, a history of Ireland's first school for deaf children - The Claremont Institution - has been written by Rachel Pollard. Inspired by the many courageous and intelligent Irish deaf people from the 19th and 20th centuries, Pollard describes...
My Baha diary
My name’s Karen, though my mates call me Kazz or Kazzy. I’m 44 years old and I live near Folkestone in Kent. I was about 24 when I first started having hearing problems - the occasional ear infection with...
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Any advice for Judy?
Judy is a lady of 46 who has just had a cochlear implant and will be switched on next Tuesday. If anyone can give her information about what to expect, for example what the sounds are like, how long it...
Online petition to Tony Blair
If you would like to sign an online petition requesting full and appropriate specialist rehabilitation services to be made available for people who are affected by acquired profound hearing loss, please click here....
By Kate, mum to 14-year-old James
STAGETEXT - have you seen a captioned theatre performance yet? I have always loved going to the theatre. As a child it was a wonderful treat and a thoroughly enjoyable experience. I wished to share this feeling with my...
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Call centre staff suffer acoustic shock
Two thirds of UK call centres fail to protect their workers against hearing damage from acoustic shocks. Acoustic shocks are defined as, "any temporary or permanent disturbance of the functioning of the ear, or of the nervous system, which may...
My work experience at the Cochlear Technology Centre
Hello everyone, I’m Michael Batt, a cochlear implant user of 17 years. I am in my final year of studying Design and Technology for Industry at Manchester Metropolitan University in Cheshire and I felt I had to do some...
Deaf boy receives Child of Courage award
Nine-year-old Adam Churchman from Durham has been named as one of the bravest chidlren in Britain. He was born profoundly deaf and has struggled with painful and frequent ear infections all his life. The Woman's Own Children of Courage is...
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Labyrinthine Failure
Do you suffer from Sensorineural Hearing Impairment (otherwise known as Labyrinthine Failure)? Do you know of any support groups or sources of more information on this condition? If so, I'd love to hear from you. Please e-mail me at: hello@thedeafblog.co.uk...
Improvements at School for the Deaf
15 months ago, Ofsted inspectors judged Doncaster School for the Deaf as 'failing' but their latest monitoring visit found improvements, which meant the school is now 'satisfactory' overall and 'good' in some areas. The report has delighted headteacher David Muir,...
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My work experience at the Cochlear Technology Centre
Hello everyone, I’m Michael Batt, a cochlear implant user of 17 years. I am in my final year of studying Design and Technology for Industry at Manchester Metropolitan University in Cheshire and I felt I had to do some...
One in three deaf people unemployed
A report published by the RNID claims that deaf and hard of hearing people are still facing "huge barriers" to employment despite Government pledges to help them back to work. Research among almost 900 deaf and hard of hearing jobseekers...
My work experience at the Cochlear Technology Centre
Hello everyone, I’m Michael Batt, a cochlear implant user of 17 years. I am in my final year of studying Design and Technology for Industry at Manchester Metropolitan University in Cheshire and I felt I had to do some...
By Kate, mum to 14-year-old James
Is choosing state education too ambitious? James was deafened by meningitis at 16 months and received a cochlear implant at 25 months. When I told my local Teacher of the Deaf that my husband and I were considering sending...
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Gallaudet presidency revoked
The trustees of Washington's Gallaudet University - the institution prided as the centre of deaf culture in America - have bowed to weeks of protests by students and academic staff and revoked the appointment of a controversial new president, Jane...
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