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Improving Experiences for d/ Deaf Patients
Why do we need to improve the quality of interpretation and translation services? We know that people who have difficulty in communicating their health issues and needs to primary care providers because of language barriers, including because they are d/Deaf, have worse health outcomes. Providing high quality interpretation and translation services is an important part […]
Read MoreDeafness and Hearing Impairment
Refusing people hearing aids – a parable for Britain’s short-term health policy ‘Austerity economics across the NHS may save money now, but it causes real hardship and the costs will be felt for years to come……….’ A recent article in The Guardian by Jackie Ashley (the Guardian’s columnist and political interviewer) on NHS reforms and […]
Read MoreA DeafHealth Champions Conference
Covering Issues with Accessibility to the Health Service for Deaf People Wednesday, 11th March 2015 at the Manchester Conference Centre Delegate Fee £95 (includes lunch and refreshments) (£35 for students, unwaged & others) BSL Interpreters and Speech to Text transcript will be provided In Summer 2015 all health and social care organisations will be required to adhere to […]
Read MoreHelp protect your local hearing loss services – Take Action Today!
Action on Hearing Loss have launched their new research report: Under Pressure: NHS audiology across the UK Based on the findings from a survey of 140 NHS adult audiology providers, the research shows that NHS audiology services across the UK are under significant pressure, with two in every five (41%) offering patients a reduced service […]
Read MoreDo you run residential activities for deaf children and young people?
Do you run residential activities or are you hoping to run them in the future? If your organisation runs overnight trips or activities (or is hoping to) for deaf children and young people, where the parents of the child/children are not present, then there is a new regulation that will affect you. In 2013 the […]
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 MoreA vision, mission and values for the deaf sector
A vision, mission and values for the deaf sector have been defined as part of UK Council on Deafness work to find a common purpose for the sector. They are the first parts of a statement that will be the basis for collective work by organisations concerned with deafness. The next step is to decide […]
Read MoreUK Council on Deafness welcomes changes to Access to Work
The UK Council on Deafness has welcomed the Minister for Disabled People’s announcement of immediate changes to Access to Work. David Buxton, chair of the UK Council on Deafness Access to Work group and chief executive of the British Deaf Association, said: “In particular, we are glad people will soon be able to contact Access […]
Read MoreUKCoD AGM 2014
At our Future of Subtitling Conference held in November, we held our AGM. We were delighted to welcome our two new members of the Board – Gary Cottrell of SignHealth and Jason Barnett of deafPLUS. During the AGM it gave us the opportunity to express our thanks to retiring trustees:- Brian Archbold, who as Treasurer gave […]
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