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July 2007 108-year-old woman faces 18 month hearing aid wait
Olive Beal from Kent, who has failing eyesight and uses a wheelchair, finds it difficult to hear with her five-year-old analogue hearing aid and needs a digital version that cuts out background noise and makes conversation easier. However, the 108-year-old...
Deaf tennis teams take fourth place
The Great Britain Women's Deaf Tennis Team has finished fourth in the 2007 Maere Cup and the Great Britain Men's Deaf Tennis Team finished fourth in the 2007 Dresse Cup. The men lost 2-1 to Germany in their final play-off...
Baby sign language
Check out www.talkfirst.net, a website dedicated to baby signing for both hearing and hearing impaired infants. Talkfirst is about opening up communication between parents and their babies, reducing the frustration of those early years and bringing on speech. Throughout August,...
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Young joker raises funds for Shropshire Deaf Children's Society
Sunil Bhakar, a Year 5 pupil from Telford in Shropshire, has written and produced a joke book which he is selling at 10p a copy, with all proceeds going to the Shropshire Deaf Children’s Society. The youngster, who lives in...
SignWales launches videophone
SignWales, a Cardiff-based social enterprise set up by the Deaf Association of Wales and Deaf Studies Trust, has developed a 'videophone' to help deaf people communicate with people in the hearing community. Jim Kyle, project director at SignWales said, “In...
England deaf rugby trials
The England Deaf rugby team are on the lookout for new players for their programme of international matches in the forthcoming season. Potential new players are invited to attend trials at the following venues: Rossington Hornets RFC near Doncaster on...
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Strathclyde needs you!
The Strathclyde Police are looking for a deaf or hearing impaired individual to assist their work as a Community Advisor. Community Advisors are public volunteers who periodically advise the police on issues such as religion, faith, culture, gypsy and travellers,...
Life with Usher's Syndrome
Pauline Brown from Cambridge has Usher's Syndrome, a rare genetic condition which causes both blindness and hearing loss. Now 57, Pauline has been registered blind for more than 20 years and her hearing has been impaired since birth. Sporty and...
Scots hope for success in European Deaf Athletics
On Saturday, the European Deaf Athletics Championships started in Sofia, Bulgaria. The 10-strong British squad that will compete in the week long championships includes two young Scots, 18-year-old Lauren Peffers and 16-year-old John Ruddy, who are both hoping for success....
Clothes for cochlear implanted children
In their quest to make everyday life with a cochlear implanted child simpler, the parents of an American recipient have set up a small home-based business making clothes for cochlear implanted children with a unique 'hearing pocket' sewn on the...
Somerset fundraiser for hearing dogs
If you are in or around Monkton Heathfield in Somerset this Saturday (7th July), why not come along to a coffee morning and garden party in aid of Hearing Dogs for the Deaf? The event, which includes refreshments and stalls,...
RNID warns of hearing loss 'time bomb'
The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) is warning that loud music in pubs and clubs is leading to a hearing loss "time bomb". According to the charity's Like It Loud report, published as part of its Don't Lose...
Cochlear Implants 2007
The Ear Foundation has produced a four page leaflet about cochlear implants, giving up to date information on the technology, outcomes and referral / implant process. As well as peer reviewed references and useful website addresses, the document 'Cochlear Implants:...
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