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October 2008 My cochlear implant, by Laura Jakubowski
Laura Jakubowski, 23, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the third part of a five-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Read part one and two here. Part three After passing ten GCSEs at school, I went on to...
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Cochlear Sounding Board
The Ear Foundation has developed a new website which provides information on all aspects of cochlear implants. Sounding Board is a service for busy professionals working to help young people with cochlear implants. The site enables visitors to ask questions,...
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Bond Girl Gemma Arterton went deaf
Bond Girl Gemma Arterton discovered what it would be like to be deaf, on the set of new flick Quantum of Solace. The actress, 22, claimed that part of her 007 venture left her deaf, dumb and blind, after...
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Baha transforms Victoria's life
It's hard to believe a device small enough to perch on the end of your finger could transform a young girl’s life forever, or so swiftly – but it has. Victoria Jones is a far more confident and happy...
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Deaf people feel silenced by telecoms
Deaf organisations have come together to launch a campaign to improve telecoms services for deaf people by demanding better services at affordable prices. TAG, an advocacy group which represents all the main UK deaf organisations, is taking its case...
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My cochlear implant, by Laura Jakubowski
Laura Jakubowski, 23, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the second of a five-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Read part one here. Part two After a few weeks, we got an appointment to go and see my...
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How cochlear implants are changing the landscape for deaf people
...that was the message in the Guardian's recent article about cochlear implants. Every year, about 800 children are born with different degrees of deafness in the UK; a much smaller number lose their hearing through other causes such as...
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Deaf centre celebrates anniversary
Oxford's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre is opening its doors to mark its 50th anniversary. Since it opened in December 1957, thousands of deaf and hard of hearing people have been helped by the charity, and this weekend, there...
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Text service for the deaf rolled out across the UK
As reported on BBC News yesterday, a service which has allowed deaf people in Hampshire to alert emergency services by text message is to be rolled out across more counties. Deaf and speech impaired people across Hampshire and the...
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Val Blakely launches 'I'm All Ears'
Here 2 Hear Publications has announced its release of I'm All Ears, a new book written for parents of children with special needs, especially hearing loss, and for those who teach them on their journey to say "I'm All...
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Laura meets MPs to demand better deal for deaf children
Laura Bolter from Bournemouth, who is currently featured in our guest column, has met with key decision makers at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference to speak out about the underachievement of deaf children at school. The deaf 16-year-old is backing...
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