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Deaf Awareness Week 2023

Today (May 1) marks the start of Deaf Awareness Week 2023. The them of this year's event, run by the UK Council on Deafness, is Access to Communication. Find out more about how you can get involved!

Thank you…

Let’s end 2021 with a massive Thank You to our volunteers who have helped to keep us going during the year. Your time, enthusiasm and sharing of your hearing loss experiences is much appreciated, whether on our Helpdesk or helping us to run LinkUps or other services. We couldn’t do what we do, without you. […]

Last chance to share views on future of benefits system

Disabled people up and down the country are being urged to make their voices heard to shape the future of the benefits system, by responding to the Health and Disability Green Paper consultation. The 12-week online survey will close on Monday 11th October 2021 and Chloe Smith MP, Minister for Disabled People, has issued a […]

Why don’t Brits get their hearing tested enough?

The British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) is calling for the annual mandatory hearing tests from the age of 55. Recent research, published by The Lancet, has shown that the prevalence of hearing loss more than doubles between the ages of 49 and 59. Hearing loss is a risk factor which can contribute […]

RAD research reveals significant barriers to employment for deaf people

New research by the Royal Association for Deaf People (RAD) has highlighted the challenges faced by deaf people when securing and progressing in work. The survey, which polled the experiences of deaf people in relation to employment and career progression, was carried out at the end of 2020. Amongst the issues raised by respondents were […]

Five questions with… Rosie Wolf, Helpdesk Responder

Rosie Wolf became profoundly deaf in her left ear very suddenly in her early 50s. This had quite an impact on her life because she was teaching music to children at the time. After an MRI scan, it was discovered that she had a brain tumour (about the size of a grapefruit). She was in […]

Read my lips

By Kate Bohdanowicz When I tell people I’m a lipspeaker, they invariably assume I mean lipreader, and go on to ask if I’m working for the police on an undercover operation. The truth is possibly less eyebrow raising, but highly essential – my job is to provide support for deaf people who communicate through lipreading. […]

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