Families need to learn to sign for the sake of their deaf children – yet they are often denied the chance In the last few weeks, a video of a deaf mother and her two year-old daughter Ava having a dinner conversation in British Sign Language (BSL) has gone viral.
My friend Tom Keogan, who has died of heart failure aged 68, went into social work with a passion for the empowerment of deaf and hearing-impaired people. As principal social worker with Leeds city council from 1974 until 1984, he forged close links with Doncaster and Beverley schools for the deaf, and was hugely supportive of the work of the Leeds Deaf & Blind Society. In 1986 he was appointed head of service for Cleveland county council’s Sensory Loss Services, and while there conceived a scheme to establish a “home for life” for deaf people with additional disabilities.
A quarter of shops and businesses in Scotland are falsely claiming to have hearing loops, according to the Royal National Institute for the Deaf.
This November marks the 10th anniversary of STAGETEXT, which pioneered theatre captioning in the UK back in 2000. The charity’s Lynn Jackson explains how they’ve helped make theatre more accessible. “Computers, iPods, BlackBerrys – STAGETEXT captioning is right up there with all the modern miracles of invention!” So says a 69 year old retired school [...]
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is looking for disabled people to join a new independent advisory group that will help explain how disabled people are affected by policing in London and advise on how ‘the Met’ can better serve disabled Londoners. Existing advisory groups act as ‘critical friends’ and help form an important link between [...]
A Yorkshire nurse has been crowned the UK’s Learner of the Year for her efforts to improve deaf awareness in the NHS. Volunteer and Occupational Therapy Support Worker Kelly Palmer, from Garforth, completed her Level 3 NVQ in British Sign Language (BSL) this year with charity coHearentVision, where she also volunteers, with the full support [...]
Like Liz Carr, I’ve recently started cycling around our capital, hoping to get fit while cutting commuting time. I was cycling like a slower, heavier, darker-haired version of Chris Hoy … until the moment one of my pedals came loose and flew off into the middle of the road. As I began to realise that [...]
Deaf, blind and deafblind people from all faiths and backgrounds across Yorkshire are invited to attend a Faith Access Day organised by the charity coHearentVision. The multicultural event, on Tuesday 19 October, will offer deaf and blind people in Yorkshire the opportunity to access information and spiritual guidance from a variety of faiths, including senior [...]
A free catalogue showcasing products that can help solve everyday problems for people who are deaf or hard of hearing has been launched by RNID, the UK charity taking action on hearing loss. RNID Products provides quality products at affordable prices to help make the lives of deaf and hard of hearing people easier. With [...]
Yorkshire’s leading charity for Deaf and Blind people teamed up with Caffe Nero in Leeds last week to give away free tea and coffee to people who ordered their drink using British Sign Language (BSL). coHearentVision provided basic lessons in BSL to customers in Caffe Nero on the Headrow, who supported the charity’s efforts in [...]
