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May 2007 Farmyard fun for bilaterally implanted toddler
Three-year-old Grace Weightman contracted pneumococcal meningitis last February, which left her with mobility issues and deafness. She was fast tracked on a cochlear implant programme and was extremely fortunate to receive bilateral cochlear implants. Grace's parents Catherine and William had...
Learning to be deaf
On Monday, Radio 4 broadcast a programme about deaf people who find themselves stuck in a limbo between the hearing world and the Deaf world. The half hour programme touched on the conflicting views surrounding the education of deaf children...
The BCIG conference Hello, my name is Margaret and I have been a cochlear implant user since August 2004. On 12th and 13th April I was fortunate to attend the British Cochlear Implant Group’s Annual Conference at the Royal College...
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West of England's first recipient celebrates 200th CI
Vivian Green from Shepton Mallet in Somerset made history when she was the first patient to receive a cochlear implant at the West of England Cochlear Implant Programme in Bristol. 11 years on, Vivian recently helped the programme celebrate another...
By James, a 14-year-old cochlear implant recipient Hi, I’m James King, I’m 14 years old and I’m Cochlear implanted – having been so from the age of two; and I’ve just enjoyed an awesome week in the French Alps skiing...
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First deaf president of Belfast bowling club
For the first time in the 165 year history of the Belfast Bowling Club, a man who was born deaf has been appointed President. 57-year-old Derek Graham has been in the club for 13 years and describes the the fellowship...
RNID opens new office in Aylesbury
At 12 noon today, RNID Trustee Caroline Cousin and RNID Chief Executive John Low will open a new Community Services office in Aylesbury. RNID, the national charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK,...
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Seven simple steps
To coincide with Deaf Awareness Week this week, the RNID is encouraging everyone to take part in their seven simple steps to improve life for deaf and hard of hearing people. Every day a new step will be published on...
By David, father to ten-year-old Hamish
Hamish scores at the coolest game on earth! Shortly after his birth in January 1997, we quickly became concerned that Hamish was not hearing very well. His older sister, Fenella, had always been a very noisy baby and Hamish...
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Macclesfield dad reaps benefits of Baha
Gwyn Pritchard-Williams from Macclesfield has been given a new lease of life thanks to a Baha operation, which lasted just 40 minutes and has rectified his single-sided deafness. A Baha is a bone conduction hearing implant consisting of a sound...
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