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Sheffield Hallam University has a number of staff networks of which Spark! Staff Disability Network is one of. We aim to run a number of events each year, to raise awareness of and acceptance of various impairments. This year one of our focuses is Deaf Awareness Week but unfortunately, this year it has fallen at […]
Read MoreMary Sorene, BIVR and acquired deafness
Acquiring deafness may be age-related as is the case with our Secretary of over 20 years, baby boomer, Mary Sorene. Mary never had any problem with her hearing, working in courtroom settings from 1971 until 2012 when arthritis in her hands caused her to retire from active notetaking and concentrate fully on training Speech-to-Text Reporters […]
Read MoreDeaf Awareness Week is here!
Many people across the country will be celebrating Deaf Awareness Week from today. Share your stories and events ensuring your event # is displayed for others to see together with the #DAW2020! With events mostly on-line using social media, there is a huge opportunity for many to see what people are doing. So do join […]
Read MoreDeaf Awareness Week 2020
#DAW2020 Our Deaf Awareness Week 2020 focus was around recognising and celebrating those with ‘acquired deafness’ but we know in light of everything going on that we will, through an online campaign, engage with our members and encourage them to celebrate Deafness, raise awareness of best practice and use the week for demonstrating change and positivity. Our publicity materials […]
Read MoreBSLHealthAccess for the UK’s Deaf community
SignHealth and online interpreting company InterpreterNow, have together launched ‘BSLHealthAccess’ which enables the provision of immediate, on demand access to British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters for communication with Deaf people in health settings free of charge during the current Coronavirus situation. James Watson-O’Neill, SignHealth Chief Executive, says: [quote] I am proud that SignHealth has agreed to […]
Read MoreOfcom – Telecoms
How broadband and mobile firms are protecting vulnerable customers during coronavirus pandemic Keeping the UK’s communications networks going is more important than ever. So we welcome the efforts of the UK’s main broadband and mobile companies who have committed to helping their customers deal with issues they might face as a result of the coronavirus […]
Read MoreAccess to Relay UK for regular calls
Ofcom is working closely with the UK’s telecoms providers (in particular with BT) to make sure all consumers have access to essential communications services during the current situation. BT is maintaining the Relay UK services and is making sure its staff are able to deal with calls to its 18000 service (the equivalent of 999). […]
Read MoreCoronavirus Daily Updates
Coronavirus Daily Updates from the Prime Minister will include the provision of an interpreter on BBC 107 or 231. SignHealth are providing updates in BSL and can be viewed on their website at here. Coronavirus update – 22nd March 2020 from Deaf Health Charity SignHealth on Vimeo.
Read MoreBBC – Government briefings in BSL on Coronavirus
The BBC have announced that they will be providing Sign Language Interpretation on all weekday Coronavirus government briefings and that the BBC is doing everything it can to ensure these important briefings are accessible. Please note: Due to limited resources there will be some changes to live signing on the BBC News from Monday 23rd March […]
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