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December 2006 Deaf twins first hearing Christmas
Three-year-old identical twins Curtis and Reece Flanagan from Northern Ireland were born deaf but in August they both had cochlear implants fitted. The boys' implants were switched on three months ago and they have already started speaking - 'Santa' and...
Support service receives Churchill award
EaST 17, the Early Support Service for deaf children and their families in Redbridge and Waltham Forest is celebrating an award of £1,500 from the Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, despite fears over the group's future due to a lack...
Songs of praise for Yorkshire CI Appeal
The staff and students of St John The Evangelist RC Primary School in Yorkshire have produced a Christmas CD to raise funds for their local cochlear implant programme. The CD, featuring songs from the Reception, Year 1 & Year 2...
Take care with noisy toys
Deafness Research UK has found that 14 out of 15 noisy toys produced noise levels above the recommended safety limit when held close to the ear. Half had levels above or very near recommended safety limits even when held nine...
GLA wins award for Deaf services
The Greater London Authority has won the Innovation and Progress: Diversity and Equality award for the 'Challenging Disablism' project in the Guardian Public Services Awards. Mayor Ken Livingstone said: "Challenging Disablism aims to promote equality and inclusion for Deaf and...
Saturday night fundraiser for RNID
Classical music lovers in and around Berwick-upon-Tweed are invited to attend a concert by Berwick Arts Choir on Saturday, December 9 and help raise money for RNID, the national charity representing the nine million deaf and hard of hearing people...
Christmas cheers for deaf toddler
Two-year-old Oliver from Surrey is looking forward to Christmas with bilateral cochlear implants, having been deafened by meningitis on Christmas day last year. With his deafness diagnosed at the end of January, Oliver's family went to Great Ormond Street Hospital...
Deaf Role Model Project
A new and exciting project is being set up by the National Deaf Children's Society which will see deaf adults visiting families of deaf children aged 7 to 11. The idea is that they will discuss their experiences of growing...
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A guide for dads with deaf children
Some dads with deaf children feel overlooked and excluded by support groups and service providers, so in response, The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has produced a guide to help them. The guide is free and includes real life experiences...
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