Swim England and UK Deaf Sport begin to make swimming more accessible
Swim England and UK Deaf Sport have teamed up to make swimming more accessible for deaf participants. The start of a swimming race can be challenging for deaf athletes: particularly those who are unable to wear hearing aids or cochlear implants in the water.
How concentration fatigue can affect deaf people
Concentration fatigue, or tiredness is a thing! Simply, it’s when you have to concentrate hard on listening, lipreading or signing for a long period of time, and it tires you out. It’s most common in deaf people as we use our eyes more than our other senses, as they’re also our ears.
BDA expresses concern over lack of dementia support for deaf community
Extracted from Evening Times - Glasgow - 12/07/2017
CHARITY leaders have expressed concern about a lack of support services for people with dementia who are...
Family of Deaf man had to tell him he was dying as hospital did...
The South-Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has apologised to the family of Thomas Carson who had to tell him he was dying because...
Keeping deaf children safe from sexual abuse
The NSPCC launched a video version of its successful Underwear Rule guidance this month to help keep deaf children safe from sexual abuse.
The new...
Why we need more sign language interpreters in our hospitals
Imran Najafi says a lack of adequate provisions for deaf people in hospitals leads to an unacceptable lack of communication.
When any of us go...
