UKCoD Annual Conference
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Read MoreAction on Hearing Loss appoints Mark Atkinson as Chief Executive
National charity Action on Hearing Loss has appointed Mark Atkinson as its new Chief Executive following Paul Breckell’s departure. Mark, currently Chief Executive at Scope will join the UK’s largest charity for people living with deafness, tinnitus and hearing loss later in 2018, taking over from the Interim Chief Executive Mike O’Connor. Further details are […]
Read MorePress Release
We are pleased to see that the Department of Work and Pensions has decided to significantly raise the Access to Work cap. This will help deaf people whose first language is British Sign Language (BSL) to access the communication support so vital to enabling them to thrive and succeed in the workplace. The increase in […]
Read More3 March 2018: World Hearing Day
On World Hearing Day 2018, WHO will draw attention towards the anticipated rise in the number of people with hearing loss across the world with the theme “Hear the future”. The key messages for this event will highlight the: expected rise in prevalence of hearing loss globally over the coming years (based on statistical projections); […]
Read MoreDebate at Westminster Hall, 30 November 2017
Urgent Update Briefing for MPs [pdf] As many of you will be aware; the Chair of the APPG, Jim Fitzpatrick MP, has secured a three hour debate on deafness and hearing loss which will take place in Westminster Hall between 1:30-4:30 on Thursday 30th November. This is a general debate and MPs will be free to […]
Read More2017 UKCoD Trustee Election
The UK Council on Deafness invites you to nominate yourself or a senior representative from your organisation for a position on its Board. This year we have four vacancies. Long standing trustees, Bencie Woll and Michael Quinlan are standing down after serving two terms and Gary Cottrell, who stood down last December. Jason Barnett has […]
Read MoreAction on Hearing Loss GP Survey
Do you find it difficult to book GP appointments? Do you need a BSL interpreter to get all the information you need about your health and care? If so, Action on Hearing Loss want to hear from you! Over the past three years, NHS guidance and quality standards have been introduced across the UK […]
Read MoreAN EXCITING NEW ERA FOR ACTION DEAFNESS!
WE ARE MOVING! Action Deafness (AD) is moving to a new office base in Loughborough! Deaf-led Action Deafness (one of the top 10 Deaf organisations in the UK) is now fit and ready to capitalise on facilities provided at the Advanced Technology & Innovation Centre (ATIC) at Loughborough University to support the next phase of […]
Read MoreAPPG on Deafness
The APPG on Deafness held its AGM last Tuesday, 5th September and re-register as an APPG following the general election. We are delighted to announce that at this meeting, Jim Fitzpatrick MP (Labour, Polar and Limehouse) was reappointed unopposed as Chair of the Group. Full details of appointed officers can be found at https://ukckod.org/about-us/party-parliamentary-group-deafness/ During the AGM […]
Read MoreTHIS SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED
A SURVEY ON THE ATW (Access to Work) CAP IMPORTANT NOTE: The ATW CAP survey has been created to provide more information about the effects of capped ATW budgets on the working and professional lives of Deaf people. The survey is definitely for you if:- You have an ATW award and Your allocation has already been capped, […]
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