Minister pledges to promote Deaf-Aware Care
Norman Lamb, Minister for Care and Support, has pledged to support and promote a new Deaf-Aware Care quality mark for residential care homes launched by RAD and [sonus]. At a packed meeting at the House of Commons yesterday, Mr Lamb said, “I give you a complete assurance that I will do anything I can to […]
Read MoreAccess to TV and the Web
Ofcom is reviewing of the quality of subtitling provision in the UK, and have asked Action on Hearing Loss to gather the experiences of people who rely on subtitles for watching television. They have recently launched a major survey, open until 31 August. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Qualitysubtitlessurvey See here for further details.
Read MoreDeaf with Dementia
New DCAL Briefing Sheet available on dementia: Deaf people in the British Sign Language (BSL) community have had a long struggle to access dementia diagnosis and support, with serious implications for quality of life and treatment. Now, for the first time,
Read More“Don’t Leave Me Out!”
A new international media campaign has just been launched to raise awareness of captioning/STT in theatres and elsewhere, led by an American organisation called Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning (CCAC)
Read MoreEuropean News
Many of you will hear good and bad things about European Union, especially with economic crisis in Greece and Eurozone problems. In the UK
Read MoreLord Ashley of Stoke
It is with great sadness that UKCoD reports the recent death of Lord Jack Ashley. Lord Ashley was a great champion of causes relating to Deafness and hearing loss and played an active and leading role in advancing Deaf equality and the recognition of BSL and in December 2003 Lord Ashley was given a lifetime achievement […]
Read MoreAdult Hearing Services AQP Info Day……
If you are a Member of UK Council on Deafness and would like to attend the Adult Hearing Services AQP Information Day, please email Clare Long at c.long@deafcouncil.org.uk to register your interest. Places will be on a first come first serve basis and are limited! NB – The session is about adult audiology services and will not […]
Read MoreStephen Lloyd MP for Eastbourne, a Patron of UKCoD
The UK Council on Deafness provides a vital link between the deaf sector and Parliament. Their work coordinating the All Parliamentary Group on Deafness, talking with MPs and Lords and providing important policy briefings is so important for keeping Parliament well informed about the issues facing deaf people.
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