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Welcome to our 100th member organisation
The Association of British Sign Language Tutors and Assessors became the 100th member of UK Council on Deafness this month.
ABSLTA provides training and support for BSL Tutors and Assessors.
66 Castle Drive, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9DE.
Text 07814 706 444
Fax 01293 772 358
Email enquiry@abslt.org.uk
Web: www.abslt.org.uk
Welcome also to other organisations that became members this month:
Talking with Hands provides deaf children and adults with access to the cinema, and in the case of adult deaf people, we give the access to work. We also access cinema for people/children with other disabilities, because Talking with Hands uses "total communication", which is sign language, subtitles, sound and audio description.
18 St Leornards Court, Far-Cotton, Northampton, NN4 8BL
Tel: 01604 702422
Text: 07742 146326
Fax: 01604 702422
Email: talkinghands_cinema@hotmail.com
Web: www.talkingwithhands.org.uk
Hull & East Yorkshire Institute for the Deaf provides social amenities and recreational facilities for deaf and hard of hearing.
Essex House, Manor Street, Kingston Upon Hull, HU1 1YD
Tel 01482 613759
Text 01482 613031
Email jan.stallard@hullcc.gov.uk
Wales Council for the Deaf is an umbrella association of organisations both voluntary and statutory working in the field of hearing loss and representing people who are deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deaf/blind.
Glenview House, Courthouse Street, Pontypridd, CF37 1JY.
Contact Norman Moore
Tel 01443 485687
Text 01443 485686
Fax 01443 408555
Email wcdeaf@freenet.co.uk
Web: www.wcdeaf.org.uk
Full contact details of all members can be found at www.deafcouncil.org.uk/memdir
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness
The meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness on 22 May 2007 was an opportunity to hear from Ivan Lewis, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Care Services on Improving Access to Audiology Services in England, the Department of Health’s action plan to reduce hearing aid waiting times.
Unfortunately the Minister was only able to attend part of the meeting but follow up questions have been sent to the Minister for a written response. Full details of the meeting will be available on the Group’s website once the response has been received: www.appg-deafness.org.uk
On 7 June 2007 Malcolm Bruce MP, the Chair of the Group, led a delegation of stakeholders at a meeting with Lord Andrew Adonis, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, to begin a dialogue on educational achievement of deaf children. The meeting secured a commitment from DfES to; make available statistics held by the Department; promote access to information for parents; and continue to meet with stakeholders to monitor progress and address inequalities.
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2007 Annual Deafness Conference
Tuesday 6 November 2007 at Britannia Street Conference Centre, Kings Cross, London.
There are a few places left to exhibit at the conference. At last year’s conference the exhibition space sold out very quickly so any organisation wishing to exhibit this year please contact us to book your space.
Those wishing to present at the conference please email an outline of the presentation to j.isaac@deafcouncil.org.uk by 31st August 2007.
For further details or to book your place at the conference please contact Clare Long c.long@deafcouncil.org.uk
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Opportunities for Volunteering Grants
The next application round for projects starting in April 2008 will open in September 2007. Funding will be available for up to three years.
To register your interest please contact Roger Hewitt r.hewitt@deafcouncil.org.uk
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LINK National Convention 2007 'APHL: How aware is your community?'
Saturday 22 September 2007
Imperial College, London
This year the LINK National Convention will be focusing on APHL (Acquired Profound Hearing Loss) awareness in our communities. How aware are people, of APHL and the impact it has on someone’s life? What do our communities – our families, and friends, and wider social circles know about APHL? What about awareness in the workplace, and amongst the healthcare professionals we encounter? What about in colleges, Universities and organisations providing training and further education? Our Convention this year will explore these areas so we can formulate plans and take action where necessary.
For further information about getting involved or attending the Convention please contact convention@linkdp.org
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An Introduction to Driving for Deaf People
The Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation Mobility Centre has recently updated their information pack for deaf people wanting to learn to drive. The Centre also holds a register of DSA approved driving instructors who have loop systems fitted or use BSL. For further details www.qef.org.uk
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New Fact Sheets from Deafness Research UK
Deafness Research UK, the medical charity for deaf and heard of hearing people, has just released three new fact sheets, available now free of charge.
'Noise and the Younger Generation’ gives handy hints on protecting your child’s hearing, while ‘Noise at Work’ is designed for people who fear they may risk damage to their hearing because of the nature of their job or workplace. 'Noise in Everyday Life' advises how to minimise potential hearing loss caused by leisure activities such as listening to MP3 players.
For a free copy of the leaflets or to ask a member of our Information Service for advice, please call the Deafness Research UK Information Service on 0808 808 2222 or email info@deafnessresearch.org.uk
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NDCS Annual Conference
27 June 2007
"Creating resilient deaf children and resilient families - the role of family support"
The conference will examine resilience as a lifelong attribute that families, peers, professionals and society have a vital role to play in enhancing and nurturing. Resilience grows as result of successfully handling difficulties assisted by the development of a repertoire of skills, abilities and resources that support self belief and inoculate against future stress and adversity. The conference will explore resilience not as an inherent characteristic a child is born with, but as a product of the vital responsibilities all professionals have in ensuring that deaf children and their families have the opportunities, resources and experiences to thrive and acquire the means to go from strength to strength regardless of what life may throw at them.
Deaf children face particular challenges in developing effective language to express their emotions, to negotiate, to reason and to resolve conflict, all of which are important ingredients for the development of resilience. We know that deaf children are at a greater risk of developing mental ill health than their hearing peers but by working together we can promote the concept of resilience and emotional well being, thereby helping deaf children fulfil their potential.
The conference will be chaired by Sir Roger Singleton, formerly Chief Executive of Barnado's, who will be joined by resilience specialists outlining the crucial role of family support in building resilient children and families. Research into this area will be examined and delegates will receive an overview to the strategies that work in building resilience.
For further details go to www.ndcs.org.uk
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Deafblind Awareness Week
25 June–1 July
To celebrate Deafblind Awareness Week Sense has produced a downloadable video of the deafblind manual alphabet called Finger Lingo. This manual alphabet is one of the forms of communication used by people who are both deaf and blind. It’s so easy to learn you could pick it up and be communicating fluently in your lunch break!
Director of Community Support and Information at Sense, Malcolm Matthews said; ‘We wanted to demystify communication with deafblind people and thought the best way was to show people how easy it is to have a conversation with someone who is both deaf and blind. This short clip is easy to learn and will have you chatting in no time.’
Further details at www.sense.org.uk
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IPTV for Deaf People
A new web-based television service, or IPTV, for BSL users has recently launched in the UK. VeeSee TV airs news and other programmes in BSL and is available 24 hours a day.
The channel can be viewed on a computer or via a set-top box and is part of ViewTV - a portal of 900 streaming channels.
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