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In this Bulletin
The successful candidates in the election to the UK Council on Deafness Board were: Susan Daniels, Steve Matthews, Bert Smale and Paul Tomlinson. Also announced at the AGM was the appointment to the Board of John Adams. The Board for 2007/8 is:
John Adams, Director of the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group
Susan Daniels, Chief Executive of the National Deaf Children's Society
Damian Barry, Chief Executive of Hearing Concern
Tom Fenton, Chief Executive of the Royal Association for Deaf People
Steve Matthews, Operations Manager at DELTA Deaf Education through Listening and Talking
Steve Powell, Chief Executive of SIGN
Bryan Sheppard, Chief Executive of BID Services with Deaf People
Paul Simpson, Secretary of the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
Bert Smale, Chair of the Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults
Paul Tomlinson, Vice Chairman of the National Cochlear Implant Users' Association
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Opportunities for Volunteering Scheme Grants
The Opportunities for Volunteering Scheme is funded by the Department of Health, the scheme annually funds approximately 300 local projects across England.
OfV is a partnership between the voluntary sector and central government. The scheme is managed on behalf of the DoH by sixteen National Agents, each of them major voluntary sector organisations, of which UK Council on Deafness is one. The agents assess applications, award grants from a Department of Health fund and then monitor the funded projects. The aims of the scheme are to effect real, good-value health outcomes in local communities; to improve and increase opportunities for volunteering in health and social care areas, with a focus on involving unemployed people; and to foster links between voluntary projects and statutory and mainstream services.
The next application round for projects starting in April 2008 is now open. Funding will be available for up to three years. To register your interest please contact Roger Hewitt on r.hewitt@deafcouncil.org.uk
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BSMHD Interpreting in Mental Health Settings Workshop – A Practice Profession Approach
4 December 2007, Britannia Street Conference Centre, Kings Cross.
Presented by: Robyn Dean, MA, C.I./C.T., of the faculty of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Robert Pollard, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and director of the Deaf Wellness Center. In this workshop, we reconstruct the interpreting event by reformulating and adding to the language and culture factors present in the work. We pay careful attention to the impact of our decisions and ourselves on the communication event. Last, we will use a very different language around decisions and ethics that creates a best practice process by which professionals can evaluate the myriad decisions available to them in their work. Participants will leave this workshop with new insights about their work, their decisions, their consumers, their colleagues, and the interpreting profession through a new, structured, and holistic paradigm.
For details of how to attend this event please contact c.long@deafcouncil.org.uk
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness
The Officers of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness met on 17 October to set the agenda for the Group for the coming parliamentary sessions. The Officers agreed that the following items would be included in the Group’s activities:
Working in partnership with the All-Party Disability Group to push for ratification of the UN Convention on Human Rights
A Sign Language class in Westminster for members of the Group
Monitoring progress in promoting achievement of deaf pupils
Monitoring the effectiveness of the Disability Equality Duty in achieving accessible services for deaf people
Inviting the Office for Disability Issues to speak to the Group on their strategy to increase the number of BSL Interpreters and to implement the ACE Report recommendations
A meeting looking at the issues relating to Cochlear Implants
A meeting to raise the Group’s awareness of Tinnitus
Dates for the events will be announced as they are arranged.
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Lead NDCS and Change Your World!
Are you one of the 17,000 amazing young deaf or hearing impaired people aged 9 to 18 in the UK today? Do you want an opportunity to shape the future? Do you want to get involved and tell us what you think?
Visit www.changeyourworld.info.
We would like you to join us in the first ever national discussion with young deaf and hearing impaired people. We want to spend more time and money on services for young deaf people across the UK and we want you to tell us what we should spend it on. We want you to take the lead and shape our future. Do you want to get involved in helping us deliver those services? You could gain leadership and team working skills and act as role models for younger children. We know that young deaf people will have different experiences - some of you will be using BSL as your language and others will speak. Some of you will have one hearing aid, some will have two hearing aids and some of you will have cochlear implants. Some of you will be in a school with all your hearing friends and some will be in schools where all your friends are deaf.
We are also asking your parents and those professionals who support you what their views are so let them know about the website and the survey and get them involved too.
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Fill in the Gaps: supporting older people with hearing and sight loss
Too many older people who are deafblind miss out on the support they need. The Fill in the Gaps campaign aims to change this. We are all living longer, but this means that more and more of us will lose hearing and sight towards the end of our lives. Too often people see this as simply a natural part of the ageing process and don’t look at what can be done to support the person. But good support is vital if the person is to carry on living an independent and active life. The campaign aims to help all those who work with older people ensure they support those with hearing and sight loss, and to help those with older relatives who don’t see and hear too well know how to help and where to find support.
Living the Good Life: helping family members recognise the signs of deafblindness. Information for people with relatives who don't see and hear too well. Includes practical advice and support.
Seeing me: recognising dual sensory loss in residential or domiciliary care. Information to help people working in domiciliary or residential care home recognise the signs of dual sensory impairment. Includes practical advice and support.
Information for social services older people's teams. Practical information and support, including toolkits, checklists and posters in English and Welsh. For further information go to www.sense.org.uk
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ABSLTA Workshop –
17 November 2007
The Association of British Sign Language Tutors and Assessors will hold a workshop at The Deaf Cultural Centre, Ladywood Road Birmingham, B16 8SZ on Saturday 17th November 2007 10am-4pm [tea/coffee at 9.30am]. Entry is free for ABSLTA members and £17 for non-members. This workshop will cover the latest specifications and assessment procedures for
CACDP BSL Level 1 and parts of BSL Level 2 and is a follow up to the original training given by the CACDP as there have been a number of changes since then. The workshop will include ‘Hands on’ training and mock assessments and will improve your knowledge and assessing skills.
You can just turn up on the day but it would help if you could inform us by: Post: ABSLTA Secretary, 66 Castle Drive, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9DE Fax: 01293 772 358 Email: enquiry@abslt.org.uk
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British Academy Of Audiology Conference And Expo
Telford, 21st to 23rd November 2007
This years’ conference has an exciting and varied academic programme with invited UK and international speakers. The programme has 4 main topic areas: Paediatric Audiology; Adult rehabilitation; Diagnostic Audiology and balance; Professional affairs. In addition to the main sessions centred on these themes, the meeting will include parallel sessions on: Tinnitus; VEMPs; Research; Endoscopic Dewaxing; Implantable Devices; Auditory Verbal Therapy; 'How we do it’ workshop; Students Session.
For further details go to www.baaudiology.org
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National Tinnitus Week 2008
This event will take place 11-17 February 2008 and planning is now underway. Why don't you get involved? Enquiries are welcomed from both individuals, support groups and other organisations. An opportunity for individuals, Self-help groups and Audiology clinics to make a difference in public.
The BTA is keen to promote and assist anyone interested in helping us to raise awareness of tinnitus in this week devoted to pushing for ‘Better Tinnitus Awareness’. We can supply funding, organisational assistance, leaflets and posters as well as speakers and support staff. Ideas you might want to consider are display stands in clinics, local awareness events for GPs, Study Days for patients, sponsored events (tea mornings, running, etc.), information days (how many affected by tinnitus know about the range of devices available to help?) or you may have ideas of your own. If you are interested in being part of this week contact the British Tinnitus Association at www.tinnitus.org.uk
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