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Penny Mordaunt
Penny Mordaunt becomes first Minister to use Sign Language in Parliament to highlight the UK’s first ever global #DisabilitySummit #NowIsTheTime
Read MoreNADP Annual Conference
NADP Conference ‘Working Better with your Hearing’ Saturday 16th June 2018 9am – 5pm at the NCVO Please see our poster promoting one of our member organisations forthcoming conferences which is likely to be of interest to your members. Please can you support by placing this poster on your noticeboard or somewhere prominent for your colleagues […]
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 Briefin#g 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 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, […]
Read MoreUNCRPD – UK Gov Sessions to be Live Streamed
Over Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th August, the committee will review the UK Government and create a list of recommendations based on the evidence provided by the British Deaf Association and other key UK Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations. Read More>>
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