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April 2008 Coming to her senses
Cochlear implants have brought a complete transformation to the life of Martine Laverty, 22, who has had to live without her hearing for 20 years. Martine had her operation in August 2005. A month later, the electronic device that had...
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Legal help for The Ear Trust
Bradford based law firm Gordons has chosen to support The Ear Trust, making an initial donation of £1,000 to launch a series of fundraising events throughout the year. The firm will be supporting local paper The Telegraph & Argus-backed Listening...
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Mum Annabel talks about how Freddie’s Bahas have really improved his quality of life
Freddie is nine yrs old and has Downs Syndrome. People with Downs Syndrome have an extra chromosome, which in Freddie's case has caused a number of problems including poor hearing. For six years we unsuccessfully tried a number of hearing...
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New DVD launched to help Asian families
The views of Asian children, young people and their families have been made into a DVD called ‘Communication Matters’. It’s been launched by the Specialist Support Service, Directorate of Children, Young People and Families in Birmingham and the National Deaf...
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The Ear Foundation is in the Top Ten
In the recent Royal Bank of Scotland and the Daily Mail Charities Award, The Ear Foundation has been awarded £10,000, after being voted in the top 10 of children's charities. The two organisations were giving away £1 million to a...
Better phone access for the deaf
Politicians in the UK are being lobbied to provide greater access to technology which can help the deaf make phone calls. A consortium, known as TAG, which is made up of organisations including RNID, the British Deaf Association, Hearing Concern...
Climb every mountain
A 34 year old deafblind man from Scotland has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. Stephen Joyce, who has been deaf since birth, is also losing his sight, but still managed to trek for four days in some...
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