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Hearing Loop Awareness Week
National Trust pledges its support The National Trust is backing ‘Hearing Loop Awareness Week’ a UK-wide campaign by charity Hearing Link which is taking place this week (2-8 November). ‘Hearing Loop Awareness Week’ aims to raise greater awareness and understanding of hearing loops – a vital piece of technology for two million hearing aid users […]
Read MoreEar Foundation
UKCoD and The Ear Foundation jointly ran a successful conference in London yesterday, and the wide range of speakers covered all aspects of the latest hearing technologies. The first contributor was Dr Sue Archbold, Chief Executive of The Ear Foundation. Sue was the teacher of the deaf of the first child in the UK to […]
Read MoreUKCoD Conference & AGM 4th November
Fair exchange: developments in telecommunication for people who are deaf or have a hearing loss UK Council on Deafness are holding a conference that will celebrate the advances that have been made in advanced telephony services and help us learn more about what needs to be done next. The morning session will be opened by […]
Read MoreGrowing support for statement of common purpose
The number of signatories to the statement of common purpose on deafness and hearing loss has increased to 75. The list now includes a local authority, Manchester City Council, and organisations from all parts of the UK. The steering group that will oversee work to achieve the mission of the statement met for the first time […]
Read MoreSector celebrates passing of BSL (Scotland) Bill
British Sign Language (BSL) has been recognised as a language in law for the first time with the passing of the BSL (Scotland) Bill. The Bill requires the Scottish Ministers to “promote, and facilitate the promotion of, the use and understanding of the language known as British Sign Language”. The Bill, introduced by Mark Griffin […]
Read MoreCross sector support for statement of common purpose
Almost 60 organisations are already supporting the statement of common purpose on deafness and hearing loss. The list already represents the breadth of the sector. It includes organisations that work with or represent people of all ages who are Deaf, deaf, deafened, deafblind or have a hearing loss; the myriad of responses to deafness and […]
Read MoreAnnual conference
Fair exchange: developments in telecommunication We are holding a conference that will celebrate the advances that have been made in advanced telephony services and help us learn more about what needs to be done next. The morning session will be opened by the Minister for Disabled People, Justin Tomlinson MP. Deaf and deafblind people, Ofcom and […]
Read MoreSubtitle it! campaign
The Government responds to our Subtitle it! campaign In June 2015 Action on Hearing Loss launched the Subtitle it! campaign calling on the Government to take action to improve subtitles on ‘video-on-demand’ services – such as catch up TV and on-demand box sets. Over 3000 people – including many supporters from UKCOD membership organisations – […]
Read MoreLilian Greenwood MP to lead Parliamentary group on deafness
Lilian Greenwood, the Labour Member of Parliament for Nottingham South, has been elected chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness. Lilian said: “I’m delighted to have been elected to this role and look forward to leading the group in an ambitious programme of work. “Many government policies are having an impact on people […]
Read MoreUK Council on Deafness welcomes Access to Work research but remains concerned about cap on awards
The UK Council on Deafness welcomes the Department for Work and Pensions’ desire to establish the return on investment delivered by Access to Work. The need for research was identified in the equality analysis for the future of Access to Work. It said, “establishing the return on investment delivered by Access to Work will build […]
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