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March 2007 New website for UK deaf community
www.deafok.com is an excellent new news and community site for the deaf. The site was created by Oliver Westbury, who, being deaf himself, has personal experience of the isolation and loneliness felt by many deaf people and their families. Oliver...
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Big Lottery funds deaf youth theatre
Glasgow-based theatre company Solar Bear LIMITED has received £106,799 from the Big Lottery Fund to establish Scotland’s first Deaf Youth Theatre. Having set out to create exciting, innovative theatre with a strong social commitment, Solar Bear has delivered various education...
Hearing dog writes blog!
One of the Hearing Dogs for Deaf People's new recruits, a rescue dog named Liffey, has been keeping a ‘dog blog’ throughout her socialisation with a volunteer family and her training at the Hearing Dogs’ headquarters. Click here to read...
BSL video provides emergency information for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Council is preparing its deaf residents for major emergencies, using EqualSign, a sign language translation service from EyeGaze. The 15-minute video, designed for the Council's website and DVD, tells deaf British Sign Language users how they can be...
Deaf footballers to represent Great Britain
Six deaf footballers from Doncaster are hoping for international success after being called up to represent Great Britain. Doncaster College for the Deaf's Taljinder Singh, John Atkinson, Chris Naylor, Daniel Hogan, Peter Wood and Alistair Dalziel are set to play...
Government response to APHL petition
Thank you to all those who took part in the petition asking the Prime Minister to provide adequate resources to allow for full and appropriate specialist rehabilitation services to be made available on demand for people who are affected by...
Deaf comedian to perform in Peterborough
On Friday, deaf comedian John Smith will perform at Peterborough Central Library, in Broadway. John will be using material he has developed from his experiences of being deaf in a hearing world and the use of British Sign Language will...
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Exeter Baha users support group
On Wednesday, the Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust held the first meeting of its Baha users support group. The group is run by and for Baha users, or potential users, to discuss any problems or concerns they may have...
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Status Quo drummer speaks out about hearing loss
Jeff Rich, the drummer with the 1980s rock band Status Quo, is interviewed in today's Independent. Talking about his hearing loss and praising the digital hearing aid that he had aid fitted 18 months ago, he says: "It's incredible. As...
Hearing what we take for granted
An international conference, organised by The Ear Foundation was held in Nottingham this week to ask the question “Why are cochlear implants only provided in one ear?” Would it be acceptable for an optician to fit one lens to a...
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Hearing loss increases risk of meningitis
According to a new study published in the March 2007 edition of 'Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery', children who suffer severe hearing loss are five times more likely to contract meninigitis than other children. The study, conducted over a...
Hearing protection for motorcyclists
A team from the University of Bath and Bath Spa University are in the process of designing a helmet to stop motorbike riders damaging their hearing. Research has shown that up to 40% of professional motorcyclists - such as police...
80% of hotels fail to meet basic needs of deaf people
Fireco Ltd, manufacturers of Deafguard, the wire-free solution for communicating the sound of the fire alarm to deaf and hard of hearing people, claim in a new survey that thousands of hotel guests with hearing difficulties are being treated like...
Deaf pianist auditions for talent show
A severely deaf schoolboy is aiming to prove he's got talent as a pianist after auditioning for Simon Cowell's latest X-Factor style TV show. 15-year-old Greg Braim from Doncaster took part in the Manchester auditions of 'Britain's got talent', having...
Active futures for deaf youngsters
The Deaf Active Futures Project, launched at Glasgow's Gorbals Leisure Centre on 27 February, aims to release the sporting potential of young hearing-impaired people. The aim is to attract deaf 17-24 year-olds into regular sport and recreation. It's the fruit...
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