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Survey about BSL / English Interpreter
Please help the BDA by completing the survey for its research. The DEADLINE is 25th FEBRUARY 2015 Further information is available at: http://bit.ly/BSL-Interp-Survey A copy of the report will be available upon request at the end of the survey.
Read MoreUK Council on Deafness welcomes Work and Pensions Committee focus on impact of Access to Work changes on deaf people
The UK Council on Deafness has welcomed the Work and Pensions Committee’s focus on the problems deaf people have faced due to the way Access to Work has been operating. The report of the Committee’s inquiry into the scheme, published this morning, specifically mentions how the application of the ’30 hour rule’ has threatened the […]
Read MoreOne step closer to a common purpose for the deaf sector
The UK Council on Deafness is one step closer to defining a common purpose for the deaf sector following a stakeholder seminar on 1 December. Representatives from businesses, local authorities, communication and language professional associations, charities and health services met to refine the draft statement of common purpose. They also considered what the priorities for […]
Read MoreVision for Access to Work
This statement sets out our vision for the Access to Work scheme. It is the basis for continued discussions with the Minister for Disabled People and the Department for Work and Pensions. Our vision Over one third of deaf (deaf, Deaf, deafblind, deafened or hard of hearing) people are of working age (16-64)[1]. They can […]
Read MoreThe Future of Subtitling
The Future of Subtitling – TV and Broadcasting Conference Monday, 10 November 2014, 10:00 to 16:30 Venue: Amnesty International UK, Human Rights Action Centre, 25 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EA Action on Hearing Loss, Sense and UKCoD are organising a one day conference to discuss the challenges and solutions for the future of television subtitles. Subtitles were […]
Read MoreA common purpose for the deaf sector
We are asking for help to find a common purpose for individuals and organisations concerned with deafness and deafblindness. We have designed a short survey that anyone working in the sector can respond to. The initiative came about after Council members said a statement summing up what they are all working towards would be useful. […]
Read MoreAccess to Work inquiry receives almost 300 responses – and mainly from deaf people and organisations
The Work and Pensions Committee has received almost 300 written submissions to its inquiry into Access to Work. According to the Committee, a large majority of those submissions came from deaf people and the organisations that work with and for them. And that’s before the extended deadlines for submissions in British Sign Language (BSL) and […]
Read MoreStop the cuts to NHS hearing aid services
Action on Hearing Loss are taking action in response to the proposed decommissioning by North Staffordshire CCG of hearing aid provision for people with mild or moderate age-related hearing loss, which many of you will have heard about. How can you help? There are three ways you can get involved right now to help us […]
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 MoreThe Health Reforms
Health reforms are with us and today we look to explore the impact those changes might have on the lives of deaf people and people with a hearing loss. UKCoD in working in partnership with the Alliance on Hearing Loss and Deafness, ran a major conference with more than 100 delegates from across the public, […]
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