Category Archives: Deaf & Hard of Hearing

Architects need to understand how magnetic fields operate

Posted on September 19, 2019 by ianchisnall

Over the last few days I have been working on two separate tender documents produced for completion by electrical contractors that required the involvement of a specialist design company as part of the process. The specialism is in the design … Continue reading →

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Deaf Awareness Week 2019

Posted on May 10, 2019 by ianchisnall

The focus today on deaf awareness week is related to youth and families. My own family is one that has had an extensive exposure to deafness. My sister was diagnosed with deafness when she was relatively young, before she left … Continue reading →

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Bus information must include hearing loops

Posted on October 12, 2018 by ianchisnall

A few weeks ago a Labour MP, Grahame Morris asked a question of the Department of Transport regarding the provision of signage and sound systems on buses. Although his question was specific to his North East constituency it was a … Continue reading →

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Today is the first day of …..

Posted on August 23, 2017 by ianchisnall

The idea that each day begins the rest of our lives is always easier to say than to apply to our behaviour. If that is the case on a personal level, imagine how hard it must be on a national … Continue reading →

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Check where you are digging/cutting

Posted on July 7, 2017 by ianchisnall

The idea that digging a few holes in a piece of land to erect a fence could lead to thousands of homes and businesses and hundreds of thousands of people becoming disconnected from their phones, TV and internet sounds like … Continue reading →

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A shameful Government

Posted on January 15, 2017 by ianchisnall

Before Christmas I wrote about the case of a profoundly deaf Iraqui boy who fled from his home country with his family because he was under threat of death due to his disability. The Hamadamin family along with six year old … Continue reading →

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The need for a major breakthrough

Posted on January 6, 2017 by ianchisnall

The idea that our railway services are in chaos is hardly a radical statement. Anyone who lives in the Southern Rail area would not need to be persuaded of that argument, and this morning the Argus newspaper carries the story … Continue reading →

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Make 2017 better for at least 2M people

Posted on January 3, 2017 by ianchisnall

It is estimated that around 7M people in the UK would benefit from the use of hearing aids. Of these just over a quarter already have a device that has been fitted, ensuring that the technology involved gives them the … Continue reading →

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We need to show compassion

Posted on December 16, 2016 by ianchisnall

Lawand Hamadamin is a deaf six year old Iraqui boy who with his family was admitted to the UK from a refugee camp in Dunkirk. Lawand was born profoundly deaf, and due to problems with his cochlear implant following his … Continue reading →

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Technology that needs champions

Posted on September 30, 2016 by ianchisnall

There is a form of well established science that has the potential to change the life experiences of over 2m people in society. Sadly many of these people are poorly served by the way this proven piece of technology is … Continue reading →

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