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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.
3rd - 9th May 2004
Continuing with the successful LOOK AT ME theme from last year the Deaf Awareness Week campaign will raise awareness of the many different methods of communication used by deaf people. Organisations will be holding events around the country and there will be a co-ordinated national media campaign. Posters and Leaflets will be available from Sylvie Say s.say@deafcouncil.org.uk
The website www.look-at-me.org.uk will feature a Diary of Events, Examples of Good Practice, Quick Facts and ideas for making your event successful. So start planning your Deaf Awareness Week Event now and, to have it featured on the website, send the details to r.deluca@deafcouncil.org.uk
Access to Communication in English Conference
30th March 2004 at Britannia Street Conference Centre, London
Launching the Access to Communication in English Campaign,
which aims to increase the provision of Language and Communication Access Services
for deaf people whose preferred language is English.
A recent survey reveals the dire shortage of provision and lack of awareness
of the services that are available. Chris Underwood, Head of
Campaigns at RNID will present the findings of the survey.
What are LACAPs? Miranda Pickersgill, Chief Executive of CACDP, will give an introduction to the new model, approach and terminology 'Language Service Professional'.
The Registration System. Roz Chalmers and Jane Andrews, CACDP Standards Officers will give an overview of the standards required for registration, the Codes of Practice and Complaints Procedure.
The Users' Views. Presenting deaf peoples' experiences of using LACAPs will be Janet Brown who uses Deafblind Communicators; Ross Trotter who uses both Lipspeakers and Speech to Text Reporters; Jill Hipson whose preferred communication is Signed English; and Paul Cable, a user of Cued Speech.
Sign Language and English. Professor Bencie Woll, Chair of Sign Language & Deaf Studies at City University, using a linguistic perspective, will discuss how deaf and deafened people mix English with BSL to develop a means of communication.
Making the Choice. Dr Loraine Gailey, Chief Executive of the LINK Centre for Deafened People will talk about their work with deafened people and what the influences are that lead a deafened person to adopt communication tactics that suit their lifestyle.
To book your place contact Sylvie Say on s.say@deafcouncil.org.uk
5th European Seminar of the Acquired Deafblindness Network
"Expectations, Opportunities and Possibilities" Exploring the relationships between people within the World of Acquired Deafblindness. Last call for papers to be presented at this conference to be held on 6th - 10th October 2004 in London. For further details contact tracey.cook@sense.org.uk
The Department of Health is consulting to decide what should be the 24 new core standards for health care. These core standards will become the foundation for health service quality. These standards will cover all services provided and commissioned by the NHS. The consultation process will be over three months, including public workshops, these workshops will end on 4 May 2004. You can respond with your view directly to standards.consultation@doh.gsi.gov.uk
Sign's health promotion, Reaching Deaf Minds, will be submitting a joint response. If you would like to give your view, please visit www.reachingdeafminds.org.uk or email to mjames@signcharity.org.uk or Gerda Loosemore-Reppen at g.loosemore@ntlworld.com
Practice and Research Conference
Striving for Quality and Understanding Change: Social Services with Deaf And Hard of Hearing People is a conference being held by RNID in Manchester on 15th June and will present the practice developments and research findings from the Department of Health funded project "The Edge of Change". Tickets cost £20. For further details please contact angela.connor@man.ac.uk
The Phase 2 Report on the future of self-regulation of charity fundraising has been produced by the Buse Commission. Comments on the report are welcome and can be made by visiting the website at www.busecommission.org.uk
The BDA are holding a conference on the 18th March, the 1st Anniversary of the official recognition of British Sign Language, at the Institute of Marine Engineers in London. Tickets cost £90. For further details please contact nathans@bda.org.uk
Making multi-agency work happen: working with young deaf children and their families. This is a free conference held by the Ear Foundation on 2nd April at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. If you would like to book a place contact Brian Archbold on brian@earfoundation.org.uk
Draft Disability Discrimination Bill
Future evidence meetings, which are open to the public, to be held at Portcullis House, Westminster:
For further details go to www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/dddb.cfm or telephone Richard Dawson on 020 7219 8363
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