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May 2009 Doncaster Deaf School's insight into construction work
Students at Doncaster Deaf School have had an insight into the world of construction work from deaf employees at a housing organisation. St Leger Homes' staff visited the school to discuss careers in the construction industry and used sign...
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New booklet for professionals working with deaf children with eye problems
Forty percent of children who are born deaf also have eye problems, so a new set of guidelines has been produced to help professionals who work in vision and hearing, to ensure that deaf children receive good vision care....
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Deaf racer defies odds
Kris Martin, 22, a cochlear implant recipient, has fulfilled his dream of driving a racing car. "If I can't hear, I can't race," Martin had said, as safety is number one at the track and that only comes through...
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Coronation Street deaf star Ali Briggs set for return
Deaf actress Ali Briggs is returning to Corrie, the Mirror has reported. The ITV1 soap won a top disability award for portraying her character in 2005, and producers are hoping for more plaudits when she returns. Ali first starred...
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Nucleus Freedom information evening
Cochlear held a Nucleus Freedom information evening last night at the Birmingham NEC's Crowne Plaza. Cochlear implant candidates, those about to start their implant journey and their parents came to learn more about the system and how it can...
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Is the NHS listening to deaf people?
Dealing with hearing loss is hard enough for Coll Metcalfe, but the one place she thought she would be treated fairly was in hospital. But the special needs school clerk tells in the Daily Mail today, that she found...
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My time as a princess at Disney, by Laura Bolter
Winning Ferndown Carnival Queen had been so much fun, as had representing my town at lots of different events, but the special prize was an all-expenses paid trip to Euro Disney, Paris, where I would get to compete for...
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School for auditory impaired boosted by new technology
Jordanstown School for the Auditory and Visually Impaired in Belfast has been able to purchase a new FM radio system to be used by all of the school’s pupils who are deaf. This latest technology cost £14,000 and was...
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Have you heard 'the hum'?
Hundreds of people worldwide say they have been plagued by a buzzing noise known as 'the hum' which featured in an episode of The X-Files, sparking a string of conspiracy theories. Some believe the noise comes from gas pipes,...
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Next Nucleus Freedom information evening, Thursday 21 May
Cochlear is holding its next Nucleus Freedom information evening this Thursday, on the 21 May at Crowne Plaza, Birmingham NEC. Cochlear is inviting CI candidates and those about to start their implant journey and/or their parents to the evening,...
My cochlear implant, by Katie-Louise Bailey
I was born deaf due to B.O.R (Branchio-oto-Renal syndrome). It was genetics from my dad's side of the family....
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Sign Now and ScotRail join forces to assist deaf community
ScotRail has commissioned Sign Now to create video clips in British Sign Language (BSL) for its website. The clips are designed to inform the deaf community about ScotRail’s policies on disability and its approach to promoting equality of access...
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Better communication for deaf people at London hospitals
People who are hearing impaired will now find communicating with staff at Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals easier. The Disability Information Centre Epsom (DICE), a service based at Epsom Hospital, has bought three portable hearing loops for patients to...
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Noise Action Week
Next week is Noise Action Week (18 - 22 May), an annual initiative coordinated by Environmental Protection UK (formerly NSCA), that aims to raise awareness of the noises you are exposed to at work, at home and when out...
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Top award for deaf teenager
A profoundly deaf teenager has received an award at the House of Commons for her ideas about hearing research. Helen Thomas, from Plymouth, scooped a top prize in the 'It's My Future' competition organised by Deafness Research UK....
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Waterstone's heralds My Brother John deaf awareness event great success
YESTERDAY's Waterstone’s event at the Trafford Centre in Manchester was a landmark event for My Brother John and coincided with the end of Deaf Awareness Week. The hour-long event was a great success, with author Joanne Zellweger reading the...
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Marlee Matlin receives Walk of Fame Star
Oscar winner Marlee Matlin, who has been deaf since she was 18 months old, wiped away tears as her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled. Marlee Matlin received the 2,383rd star on Hollywood Boulevard and Vine...
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Suffolk businesses neglect people with hearing loss
Businesses in Suffolk are being asked to improve their communication with people who are hearing impaired, as part of this week's Deaf Awareness Week. The Hearing Care Centre in Ipswich is urging high street shops and service providers to...
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Deaf dog gets new leash of life
Lonely, deaf dog Snowball is being taught sign language to encourage someone to give her a home. The white Jack Russell-Collie cross was trapped in a world of her own when she was born at an animal shelter, but staff...
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Nucleus Freedom information evening, 21 May
Cochlear is holding its next Nucleus Freedom information evening on Thursday 21 May at Crowne Plaza, Birmingham NEC. Cochlear is inviting CI candidates and those about to start their implant journey and/or their parents to the evening, to learn...
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Maddison's world of sound
A little girl who was born profoundly deaf has been given the gift of hearing courtesy of a cochlear implant. Four-year-old Maddison Magee's world was transformed from a wall of silence into an explosion of sound after she underwent cochlear...
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Swine Flu advice in BSL
Sign Now has created a British Sign Language video clip to help inform the Deaf community of the current status of the potential pandemic. See the video at Sign Tube....
It's Deaf Awareness Week!
This week is Deaf Awareness Week, when organisations working with deaf people across the country are inviting everyone to 'Look At Me'! The theme aims to improve understanding of the different types of deafness by highlighting the many different...
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Gerard Featherstone to read My Brother John at Waterstone's in Manchester
Joanne Zellweger and Gerard Featherstone will be reading and signing copies of their fantastic book ‘My Brother John’ on Sunday May 10th, from 2-3pm at Waterstone’s, The Trafford Centre, Manchester. 'My Brother John' tells the story of a little...
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