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August 2008 Keeping you in the loop
Nokia has announced the release of a new mobile phone accessory designed for users with hearing aids. The Nokia Wireless Loopset works with cochlear implants and slips around the user's neck. The Loopset is compatible with Bluetooth-ready handsets, essentially...
BBC's Lifeline appeal
Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby yesterday presented an appeal on behalf of the Cued Speech Association UK, a charity helping deaf children and adults to overcome the difficulties of learning to lipread by teaching them to recognise visual cues within the...
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My Cochlear Implant, by Alison Patuck PART FOUR – life with a cochlear implant
Alison, 26, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the last of a four-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Read part three here. I had my cochlear implant annual review on 16th November 2004. The CI is now part...
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The World of Sound
The World of Sound, a website sponsored by Cochlear UK, aims to raise awareness of Baha, with a new campaign. The site contains information about cochlear implants and Baha and how they can literally open up ‘a world of...
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Schools take on Fingerspellathon to raise money for deaf children
The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) is inviting schools to take part in a nationwide Fingerspellathon to raise vital funds for deaf children in the UK. During the sponsored spellathon, school children will take on the challenge of learning...
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The Graeme Clark Scholarship opens for applications
The Graeme Clark Scholarship 2008, a unique award open to Nucleus cochlear implant recipients around the world, is now open for applications. The award, set up to support implant recipients financially when they continue further education at an accredited...
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