Ofcom Consultation – Approval of a Text Relay Service
BT has submitted an application to Ofcom for the approval of a Next Generation Text Relay service. The document below is a consultation on Ofcom’s proposal to approve BT’s proposed service under Condition 15 of the General Conditions of Entitlement. UKCoD have submitted a respose to this consultation UKCoD Response Ofcom Consultation
Read MoreAccess to Work
UK Council on Deafness and the British Deaf Association (BDA) held a seminar on the Department for Work and Pensions’ Access to Work scheme on Tuesday 14 January in London and were joined by National Association of Deafened People (NADP) who provided supplemented information for the Report. The seminar on Access to Work covered the following areas: Campaign […]
Read MoreMaking health and social care information accessible
NHS England has begun a programme of work to develop and implement an Information Standard for accessible information and they want to know what people think about their plans for making health and social care information accessible via three surveys:
Read MoreUKCoD conference Ageing and Deafness
Our latest conference Ageing and Deafness took place at The Resource for London on 16th October. The primary concern for the UKCoD conference Ageing and Deafness – implications for health and social care, was to put hearing loss firmly on the agenda.
Read MoreNDCS Stolen Futures Campaign Update
MPs debate deaf children’s services in Parliament. Following pressure from the NDCS Stolen Futures campaign, Sir Malcolm Bruce brought a motion before the Backbench Business Committee. The committee then granted the request for a debate, which was held on Thursday 17 October. Watch the debate The full transcript from the debate can be found below: […]
Read MoreHMRC New Pilot Scheme
HMRC are running a pilot to introduce a new service for customers who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech impediment. The pilot will run from 2 September 2013 until 31 October 2013 and a new online form is available to request a face to face appointment. HMRC Online Appointment Form Read More>>
Read MoreUKCoD AGM and Ageing with Deafness Conference
Notice has been given to Members of our Annual General Meeting which will be held at 12.30pm on Wednesday 16th October 2013, at The Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA. Our AGM will be part of our Ageing with Deafness Conference this year and will take place during the lunch break. This conference […]
Read MoreDisability Action Alliance
The Disability Action Alliance was set up by the Office for Disability Issues (ODI) and brings together disabled people’s organisations with organisations from the public, voluntary and private sectors, to work in partnership to deliver actions at a national and local level that make a real difference to the lives of disabled people. The Alliance […]
Read MoreProfessor Sue Hill OBE Officially Opens Action for Deafness Head Office
Professor Sue Hill OBE officially opened the new Action for Deafness Head Office on Sussex Road Haywards Heath on Wednesday the 31 July 2013. The new Head Office of Action for Deafness boasts large audiology rooms with state of the art equipment, a Resource Centre for advice and […]
Read MoreSir Malcolm's Bill
Sir Malcolm Bruce is the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Deafness and yesterday submitted a Bill to Parliament to secure the communication rights of deaf and hard of hearing people. It is set to be debated in Parliament in October Short title Communication Support (Deafness) Bill 2:50 pm All Commons debates […]
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