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Category Archives: Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Amazing sounds and sights
A few days ago the on-line Telegraph published a video of a 3 month old baby hearing the voice of her mother for the first time. Idaho resident Annabelle Lawrence was born profoundly deaf, but doctors discovered that her auditory nerve … Continue reading
Posted in Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Education
Tagged AFILS, Assistive Listening, Deafness, Hearing Aids, Idaho, New Zealand
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Will Network Rail come good?
This morning there is an article in the Guardian which suggests that Network rail will come good on many years of unmet challenges for their disabled passengers, whilst their budget is being cut in the areas concerned. So assuming that … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Network Rail
Tagged Disability, Guardian, Gwyn Topham, Network Rail
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Justice must be heard as well as seen
Yesterdays news contained a piece about a man, aged 101 accused of sexual offences. Both the papers and the broadcasters mentioned that due to his age he was allowed to remain seated outside of the dock. The number of occasions … Continue reading
Posted in Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Justice Issues
Tagged Birmingham Crown Court, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loops
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A week to spur some action
The good thing about ramps, is that you can see them if they are there and most of us are capabable of working out if a ramp is steeper than what we have seen elsewhere and also if its design … Continue reading
An important sign
-That we need to see more often! The sign is a symbol for a toilet that is fully accessible. It is the symbol used by the Changing Places Consortium who launched a campaign in 2006 on behalf of the 1/4 … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Charities, Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Tagged Amex Stadium, Brighton & Hove, Changing Places
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The importance of hearing aids
It is widely reported that about 11M people in the UK suffer from hearing loss and of these around one fifth, have sought professional help and been prescribed hearing aid(s). It is estimated that from the point at which the … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Education
Tagged Hearing Aids, Hearing Loops
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Lets make things better!
As I wrote in the weekend edition of The Argus, I recently read the news that the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust have signed up to a Charter pledging to improve access to health services for deaf, hard of hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Community Safety, Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Tagged Blind, Deaf Blind, Deafness, Stoke on Trent
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The Government needs a complete doctrine
Earlier this month, Matthew Hancock MP and Minister at the Cabinet Office announced that he plans to introduce a clause into all funding arrangements for charities which will prevent the charities from using funds they receive to lobby the Government. I wrote … Continue reading
A hidden disability
The story of Shari Eberts as told in her blog on Friday is a vital reminder of how many people within our nation respond to their hearing needs, trying to ignore their deafness. Writing a blog or having a tattoo like … Continue reading
Posted in Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Apple, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loops, Telecoil
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Transport for nearly everyone
In 2010 the Labour Government introduced the Equality Act, drawing together various strands of equalities legislation, some dating back to 1970. One of the ironies of these various laws was that in removing obstacles for discriminated groups, in some cases … Continue reading
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