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Professor 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 MoreSir Malcolm's Bill
Sir Malcolm Bruce is the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Deafness and yesterday submitted a Bill to Parliament to secure the communication rights of deaf and hard of hearing people. It is set to be debated in Parliament in October Short title Communication Support (Deafness) Bill2:50 pm All Commons debates on 19 […]
Read MorePrivate Member's Bill on deafness, hearing loss and BSL issues
Sir Malcolm Bruce MP gained 14th place in the Private Member’s Bill Ballot on 16 May. He intends to table a Private Member’s Bill on deafness, hearing loss and BSL issues. Further information – Update from Jim Edwards, Chair, UK Council on Deafness (pdf)
Read MoreCalling on hearing screening to be introduced at 65
PRESS RELEASE Over 10m people in the UK have a hearing loss–this isolates, leads to other conditions and reduces access to care. A new website is being launched soon but the report is available online at this address https://www.dropbox.com/s/tllhmdelbr6gxn7/Hearing%20Screening%20for%20Life%20report%20FINAL.pdf?m
Read MoreFair access to care services
Sense is carrying out some research into how decisions about eligibility are made. They need people who carry out assessments and decide what FACS band people fall into to complete their questionnaire. The results will be fed into the Department of Health work on a new eligibility framework. They will also publish the findings for […]
Read MoreNew Telephone Service For Hearing Impaired – New Zealand
Hundreds of hearing impaired people are set to benefit from a new Government-funded telephone service – from tomorrow, for the first time in New Zealand, a hearing impaired person will be able to use a captioned telephone service. Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams says “This fantastic service puts New Zealand ahead of most other […]
Read MoreLloyds TSB Launches Online BSL Service to customers…
Lloyds TSB is the UK’s first financial services provider to offer Deaf customers an online sign language service which will enable Deaf customers to have direct access to the Lloyds TSB customer service team….. Read more >>
Read MoreDecember News
Ofcom DAC remains in regular contact with Ofcom, both formal meetings and informal conversations. They remain committed to the issues we are raising and are being supportive in a number of ways. Sandra met with Chris Taylor, Director of Consumer Policy, last week. As a result Ofcom are
Read MoreNews from our Chair, Sandra Verkuyten
Hello Colleagues, Thank you so much to all of you that have offered such a warm welcome to me. My first week has certainly been a steep learning curve. Attending the workshop last Monday, immersed me in new terminology, new faces and names and a wealth of new information. I have met with Alan Blunt, […]
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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