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Welcome to this month's new Affiliate Organisations
Full contact details can be found in the Directory of Affiliated Organisations at www.deafcouncil.org.uk/affila.htm
Affiliation is open to Voluntary Organisations, Public Sector Bodies and Companies that work with or want to be accessible to deaf people. Please contact us if your organisation would like to affiliate.
Access to the NHS Seminar 4th March 2004
The Launch of A Simple Cure - A UK report into deaf and hard of hearing people's experiences of the National Health Service. RNID and deaf organisations across the country have worked in collaboration to conduct a survey of deaf and hard of hearing people's experiences when visiting their GP surgeries and hospitals. The resulting Report reveals that the service received falls well short of what is reasonable, including shocking statistics about the risk deaf and hard of hearing people face when accessing healthcare. Plus Bob McDonald, Policy Advisor at the Department of Health will present the findings from the recent government consultation document "A Sign of the Times - Modernising Mental Health Services for People who are Deaf" and announce the initiatives that will follow from the report. An update on Sign's Reaching Deaf Minds Campaign from Matthew James. And Frances Chinemana will report on the latest initiatives at NHS Direct aimed at making their services accessible to deaf people and Sign Language Users. To book your place contact Sylvie Say s.say@deafcouncil.org.uk
The Criminal Records Bureau has announced another increase in fees to take effect from 1st April 2004. The fees will rise to £28.00 for a Standard Disclosure and £33 for an Enhanced Disclosure. Volunteers continue to be free of charge. The Home Office is also considering a number of changes to the way that applications for Disclosure are made. Some of the proposed changes may mean that we will no longer be able to administer applications for members free of charge because of the extra costs of being a Registered Body. Details of how to comment on the proposed changes can be found at www.crb.gov.uk/news/news.asp
Fundraising Seminar 10th February 2004
Our annual Fundraising Seminar gives you a further opportunity to improve your Income Generation skills and meet fundraisers from other organisations working with deaf people. The programme will cover Events to raise money for your organisation during Deaf Awareness Week; Gift Aid, Payroll Giving and Share Giving; Corporate Fundraising; running a Legacy Campaign; organising a Capital Appeal and guidance on Monitoring and Evaluation of projects. To book your place contact Sylvie Say s.say@deafcouncil.org.uk
Access to Communication in English
Thank you to all of you who took part in the survey into the use of Lipspeakers, Cued Speech Transliterators, Speech to Text Reporters, Manual Notetakers, Electronic Notetakers, Deafblind Interpreter (Manual) and Deafblind Communicator Guides. The deadline for returning completed questionnaires has now passed and the results are being collated. The full Report from the survey will be launched at a conference on 30th March. Full details of the programme will be announced shortly.
Open i is a video magazine programme for deaf people. The programme aims to deliver up to date, accessible information about the latest government initiatives so everyone can understand the issues and make the most of public services. Each issue is around 30 minutes long and is made up of 5 or 6 short items, presented in British Sign Language with subtitles and speech. The video is produced by COI Communications in partnership with BBC Broadcast and is available free of charge to societies, groups and organisations. To find out how to order a copy visit the Open i website at www.open-i.gov.uk
We have been invited by Ofcom to submit comments on the draft Code on Providing Television Access Services. Our submission is being prepared jointly with RNID and will be circulated to members for their comments later this week.
Protection of Vulnerable Adults
The Department of Health have issued guidance on the implementation of the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) list and as part of the consultation process are holding two stakeholder events in London on 4th March and in Leeds on 9th March. For details of how you can attend these events please contact the event organiser on mohammed.sayad@doh.bsi.gov.uk
Deafblind Awareness Week this year is 21st - 25th June.
Draft Disability Discrimination Bill
A Houses of Parliament Joint Committee has been established to consider the Draft Disability Discrimination Bill which was published on 3rd December 2003. The Committee will be presenting their recommendations by 30th April 2004. Organisations wishing to submit written evidence must do so by 27th February. We will be working with a number of member organisations to prepare a joint submission and will be circulating the first draft to members for their comments very soon.
Hearing Concern are holding a Conference on Telecommunications for hard of hearing people on 3rd March 2004. For details visit www.hearingconcern.org.uk. Email al@hearingconcern.org.uk
Thanksgiving service at Westminster Chapel
It is a year since Ian Stillman was freed from prison in India. Ian and his family remain deeply thankful for the support from so many people, and now having readjusted to family life in England, Ian wants to meet his faithful supporters. The family hope that many will be able to join them on 28th February 2004, to celebrate Ian's freedom together, to meet fellow campaigners: old and young, deaf and hearing, from north and south. There will be refreshments before and after the service (which will be from 2.30pm - 3.30pm) and a chance to learn more about the deaf community in UK and India. For more details and to confirm your attendance (entrance free, but knowing number of people will help with catering), please contact Jo Pestell at CDL UK, The Olive Tree Centre, 69 High St, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7EJ Voice/fax: 01268 743261. Minicom: 01268 743180. Email: general@cdluk.org
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