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Welcome to our new Affiliate Organisations joining this month:
· London Borough of Havering, Sensory Team
· Stoke-on-Trent Social Services and Disability Team
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. The benefits of affiliation include: Regular mailings and emails on current issues affecting the sector; Access to the UK Council on Deafness website; Free subscription (10 issues) to the Bulletin; Discount on distribution of leaflets with the Bulletin; Free entry in the Affiliated Organisations Directory; Discounts on all UK Council on Deafness publications; Discounts on delegate fees at events; Discounts on Advertising Space in publications and at Conferences & Events; Information about Conferences, Training Days & Events; The opportunity to comment on future government policy and legislation.
Promoting Achievement for Deaf Young People Conference
Being held on 22nd November at the Britannia Street Conference Centre, King's Cross, London.
This Conference will examine the work being done in schools and community groups to develop the educationl, social and emmotional attainment in young deaf people, and will feature examples of how performance of deaf children is assessed in schools.
Introductory presentation entitled "The achievements of young deaf people: past, present and future" by Anne Marie Hall, NDCS Deputy Director UK Services (Education, Health and Social Care).
2nd Annual Deafness Conference and AGM
Being held on 1st November 2005 at the Britannia Street Conference Centre, Kings Cross, London.
The second Annual Deafness Conference is an opportunity for all professionals working with deaf people to meet and network with colleagues and to gain a greater understanding of developments taking place across the country and across the spectrum of deafness.
Richard Gutch, Chief Executive of Futurebuilders England. Futurebuilders is a £125M Home Office backed investment fund for developing the capacity of the Voluntary and Community Sector to deliver public services. Futurebuilders aims to improve public service delivery through long-term investment in the community and voluntary sector by providing a combination of loan and grant finance together with support to help organisations build their capacity and increase their effectiveness. The Conference Debate will be The Deaf Centre in the 21st Century. Chaired by Bryan Sheppard, Chief Executive of BID Services with Deaf People. Bryan will present the plans BID have to build a new Deaf Cultural Centre in Birmingham made possible by a £2.5m investment from Futurebuilders. Supporting presentations include: Lucy Drescher, Campaigns Officer at Sense. Sense has done a survey of deafblind people and their families to find out about their experiences of using technology in their everyday lives. Maria Priestley, Research Project Manager at The LINK Centre for Deafened People. Presenting the findings of a three-year study on the psychosocial impact of becoming totally deaf as an adult carried out by the LINK Centre for Deafened People and Greenwich University. Anne Marie Hall, Deputy Director of UK Services at National Deaf Children's Society. The Informed Choice project is being undertaken by the NDCS and University of Manchester. The aim of the project, which is funded by DfES Early Support, is to develop policy and practice guidelines for professionals working with families of deaf children as well as resources for parents.
The UK Council on Deafness AGM will take place during the lunch-break.
Defeating Deafness, the UK's medical research charity for deaf and hard of hearing people, has unveiled a brand new name and a new look, becoming Deafness Research UK. Vivienne Michael, Chief Executive, said: "Our new name reflects our national status and the unique role we play in pioneering high quality research focussed on bringing practical benefits to millions of deaf and hard of hearing people."
The launch of the new identity is timed to mark the release of a study aimed at raising awareness of the poor treatment of those that experience tinnitus in the UK. The study reveals that the vast majority of patients with tinnitus are being badly let down by the NHS. For further details go to www.deafnessresearch.org.uk
Return to SENDA Conference - 3 November 2005
Following on from the successful conference held last year, CACDP are planning another conference, Access to Examinations and Assessments for Deaf Students - What is Reasonable Adjustment in Schools and Further Education?, to be held at the British Library which will provide an opportunity for awarding bodies and education institutions to develop their understanding of the assessment issues which arise from the particular needs of deaf students. For further details and a booking form go to www.cacdp.org.uk or phone 0191 383 7911 or email leannec@cacdp.org.uk .
RNID, RNIB and the British Red Cross have launched an online store to help deliver major improvements in the provision of equipment. The website acts as a hub for equipment managers and health professionals, allowing them to buy and sell surplus items of adult and children's equipment, thereby improving access to high quality community equipment. The recycling of goods will reduce costs, free up resources and limit waiting times for much-needed items of equipment. Community equipment providers across the country are being encouraged to make use of the web-based service - which is free to use.
Towards Equity and Access Implementation Panel
The Department of Health's panel overseeing the implementation of recommendations to improve deaf people's access to health services held their second meeting on 8 September to review progress. UK Council on Deafness is on the Panel to ensure that all deaf organisations are able to be kept informed of their work and to contribute whenever possible. The Department of Health may have some funding available to commission national initiatives that support the implementation of the recommendations in the report. No amount of funding is guaranteed to be available but there is about £1m of the money attached to the report that has not yet been distributed. Proposals must be submitted by 14 October, for further details contact Roger Hewitt on r.hewitt@deafcouncil.org.uk . Details about the work of the panel are available on the British Society for Mental Health and Deafness website at www.bsmhd.org.uk/teaimp.htm
Communication Tactics Training Pack
CACDP and Sign have produced an Accredited Communication Tactics training pack. This is specifically for Health Care Workers and those completing the days training can receive a Level 1 certificate from CACDP. The training includes all the normal Deaf Awareness but additionally covers other subjects specific to the health care sector. This is the only such accredited training and was developed in conjunction with the NHS in Scotland who originally lead on this initiative. CACDP accredited trainers to deliver the package are available around the country. Contact Sign for details www.signcharity.org.uk
Opportunities for Volunteering Grants
UK Council on Deafness has Department of Health funding available to support volunteering in new three-year projects to start in April 2006. 1st Step application forms are now available and the deadline for returning the completed 1st Step application forms is 23 December 2005. Full details of the criteria for Opportunities for Volunteering Projects at www.deafcouncil.org.uk/grants.htm or contact Roger Hewitt r.hewitt@deafcouncil.org.uk to request an application form.
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