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| Anne’s cochlear implant story |
| 2008-06-25 13:17:54 |
Amidst all my partying (my social life has gone stratospheric recently) I bumped into Anne, it was a couple of weeks before she was to go in for her cochlear implant operation. I asked her to update me on her progress.
At the beginning of June, Anne went into Southmead Hospital, Bristol, for the operation and [...]...
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| A new low for deaf ignorance? |
| 2008-06-09 16:37:31 |
Bill Cresswell kindly transcribed this video clip from the BBC website. Jump to HERE for the transcription and video.
Bryan Adams held a photographic exhibition to raise awareness about hearing loss, showcasing photos of celebrities. I thought it (almost) funny that he was keen to raise awareness, as is the BBC, but I couldn’t even [...]...
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| Lipreading is an essential life skill therefore why should classes be so expensive? |
| 2008-06-09 14:27:22 |
As you become deaf, you become isolated in a world of silence where you are ignored by the hearing majority and unable to communicate with them. Without alternative life skills including lip-reading, you eventually withdraw from society. A thirty week lip-reading course in Essex now costs £186. This has caused most courses to close, remaining [...]...
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| Disability To Let |
| 2008-06-04 16:38:43 |
A friend Jackie wants to move house and rent in another part of London. Straightforward, right?
Wrong.
Jackie is deaf and has a Hearing Dog. The problems she has had trying to find somewhere just defy belief. A Hearing Dog is a well trained assistance dog, it’s not a dirty thing that’s going to wreck [...]...
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| International Federation of Hard of Hearing People |
| 2008-06-03 07:06:37 |
Theme: A Global Community of Communication
Date: 2 - 6 July 2008
Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Organiser: Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
Contact: Congress Secretariat
Address: 205 - 2415 Holly Lane
Ottawa, Ontario
K1V 7P2
CANADA
Telephone: + 800 263 8068 (in Canada)
+ 1 613 526 1584 (outside Canada)
Fax: +1 613 526 4718
Email: congress2008@chha.ca
Website...
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| 4th Deaf Academics Conference |
| 2008-06-03 07:04:14 |
Theme: The Role of Deaf Academics in the Pursuit of Social Justice
Date: 25 - 27 June 2008
Place: Dublin, Ireland
Organiser: John Bosco Conama, Coordinator
Address: Deaf Academics 2008
C/O Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College
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| Deaf and Hard of Hearing badges |
| 2008-06-01 09:53:51 |
Do you find that other people don’t always look at you when they’re talking, and you miss what they’ve said? It’s very frustrating and it’s not nice to have to constantly ask them to repeat themselves.
One solution is to wear a badge that says you are a lipreader or deaf. Simply pin it to [...]...
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| International Symposium : Instructional Technology & Deaf Education |
| 2008-06-01 07:02:13 |
Date: 23 - 26 June 2008
Place: Rochester, New York, USA
Contact:
E. William Clymer, Symposium Chair NTID/RIT
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
PEN- International
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
USA
Telephone (Voice) & TTY: +1 585 475 6894
Fax: +1 585 475 6544
Email: techsym@rit.edu
Website...
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| Sprint Relay WebCapTel |
| 2008-05-29 13:40:33 |
Finally, a demo. Of sorts. Here’s a cartoon clip showing how the WebCapTel captioned phone works.
Click HERE to play.
Click HERE to see all the different ways a deaf person can make a phone call in the USA. I wish we had such choice. Check out the Captioned Telephone Campaign page on this blog [...]...
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| Let’s be deaf for 5 minutes |
| 2008-05-26 08:18:53 |
Last week, someone asked me ‘What’s it like to be deaf’? I find this a very difficult question to answer. I said it’s like permanently having a very bad cold, and hearing constant noises in the ears after spending too much time in a noisy nightclub. It’s very difficult to explain to hearing people what [...]...
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| Would you like to be a communicator? |
| 2008-05-16 04:59:27 |
Open Day for people who want to work as communicators
The City Lit in London are having an Open Day for people who want to find out more about working as a communicator. They are offering a limited number of interview slots on the day but more will be made available on other dates in the [...]...
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| Lipreading tutor required |
| 2008-05-12 17:53:49 |
To teach lipreading to BSL students in the centre of London.
City Lit are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced lipreading teacher with sign language skills to teach lipreading to BSL users on Friday mornings for 33 weeks starting in September 2008.
Are you interested?
Contact the Deaf Education Administration Team, City Lit, 1-10 Keeley Street, London, WC2B [...]...
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| Adult Education fights for its life |
| 2008-05-07 19:02:02 |
Calling all lipreading teachers and students!
The Government’s consultation on the future of non-skills based adult education ‘Informal Adult Learning - Shaping the Way Ahead’ can be accessed at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills website.
Please respond to this consultation - the deadline is 12 June. You have a chance to stop the government [...]...
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| SprintIP Relay for Facebook - phone on the go! |
| 2008-05-07 15:17:25 |
Sprint IP Relay makes communicating on-the-go easier than ever. You can now express yourself using SprintIP Relay through Facebook. Place your relay calls on any computer with internet access using SprintIP.
Take traditional relay technology up a notch. Communicate comfortably and dependably using SprintIP to type your conversation to a Relay Operator. The Relay Operator then [...]...
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| New emergency text services |
| 2008-05-05 16:56:44 |
A new emergency text service has been launched by police in Sussex. You can read about it here. To call an emergency service, send a text to 65999, starting with the word POLICE, FIRE, AMBULANCE, or COASTGUARD.
A similar service has started in Kent, send a text beginning with POLICE, MEDIC or RESCUE to 60066. [...]...
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| Film : In Bruges |
| 2008-05-05 07:27:09 |
(Sorry - no subtitles on trailer)
This subtitled film promised to have a red hot dialogue and the two main characters were great Irish actors so I was looking forward to it, I knew it would probably be worth a few laughs. In Bruges is written and directed by Martin McDonagh, who has won numerous awards [...]...
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| Deaf Awareness Week 2008 : Look at Me |
| 2008-05-01 17:24:39 |
May 5th - 11th is Deaf Awareness Week. The theme is LOOK AT ME which happens to tie in nicely with my blog The aim is to raise awareness of the different methods of communication which deaf people use to communicate and therefore highlight the different types of deafness. ‘Deafness’ doesn’t just [...]...
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| And the winner is… |
| 2008-04-29 14:57:46 |
There is a company providing Speech-to-Text-Reporter [STTR] support (among other services), they’ll remain nameless here but I’ll call them Dunce Services. I’ve used Dunce Services on a number of occasions, and they invariably mess up the bookings. Now, this surprises me as my regular STTR provider (STTRs Direct) provides a stellar service, the people who [...]...
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| Summer in the park ~ Romeo & Juliet |
| 2008-04-28 07:47:46 |
If you would like to enjoy a summer evening at the Open Air Theatre in London’s Regent’s Park, grab this opportunity with Stagetext captioning. The first captioned production will be shown on 21 July. Romeo and Juliet fall in love then try and conceal this from their families under the cloak of night - share [...]...
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| Dirty Dancing |
| 2008-04-27 07:35:05 |
Spending the summer in the Kellerman’s holiday camp with her family, Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman falls in love with the camp’s dancing teacher. The original soundtrack sold over 41 million copies. Great dance routines and music with 1960s nostalgia…
If you liked the film, you’ll enjoy the theatrical production. I went to see it yesterday at [...]...
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| BSL Level 2 |
| 2008-04-24 06:01:35 |
I researched BSL Level 2 courses available in London. I thought, there must be loads. Boy, was I in for a surprise. No wonder ‘Deaf culture’ is in decline!
I found the following organisations advertising BSL courses - either on their websites or externally - and followed up the leads. The costs below are exclusive [...]...
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| Tag - you’re it! |
| 2008-04-18 13:11:23 |
Sarah at Speakuplibrarian has tagged me. This is a fun way to get to know other bloggers better. So here are the RULES.
1) Each player must post the rules at the top.
2) Answer the questions in bold
3) Tag five people you would like to know better, go to their blogs, let them know they’ve been [...]...
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| Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (Baha) |
| 2008-04-15 14:44:09 |
I asked Lyn, Chair of Baha Users Support and Honorary member of The Baha Professionals Group, about her Baha hearing aids. Here she very helpfully explains what a Baha is and how it differs from an air conduction aid - which I’m guessing most of us wear as the BTE (Behind the ear) is what [...]...
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| Cool hearing aid designs |
| 2008-04-10 19:04:31 |
I didn’t know Bernafon make hearing aids, and how cool are these?!
©RPAT
For mild to severe ski-slope hearing loss. The SwissEar reminds me of a Swiss penknife. VERY trendy!
For mild/moderate hearing loss. When developing the Brite hearing aid system, the designers placed emphasis on a redefinition of how hearing aids are perceived in the general public. [...]...
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| Are you a new parent? |
| 2008-04-09 11:02:14 |
Lots of my friends have become new parents and so a lot of conversations revolve around coping strategies and communication. I came across Deaf Parenting UK which offers workshops and also has a forum/noticeboard. Perfect!
Of course, meeting others regularly and face-to-face provides a life-line for some, and companionship and new friends for others. Deaf Parenting [...]...
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| Arrghhh |
| 2008-04-08 18:41:54 |
I guess there’s gotta be a first time for everything.
I was in the wee room and heard this noise, just before I pressed the button on the wall. It sounded like I’d dropped something. I looked and saw this funny shaped thing in the water. It looked like a brown crescent moon, with a bit [...]...
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| Just plain tired ….. YAWN! |
| 2008-04-05 18:04:00 |
I wonder how many people realise how tiring it is to not be able to hear properly? Most days I am so totally zonked when I get home from work that I’m quite happy to shut the door on my social life and veg out in front of the TV laptop. Plus, I’m blitzed all [...]...
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| RNID = |
| 2008-04-03 18:31:06 |
= Really Not Interested in Deaf
Why?
Here’s one reason. A friend received her copy of RNID’s magazine ‘One in Seven’ today and she says -
Just opened up my One in Seven mag. Amongst all the junk mail/leaflets they put in there is a “welcome gift” catalogue offering a free radio if I purchase something.
She’s annoyed.
Annoyed? [...]...
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| Deaf people calling for better telephone access |
| 2008-04-03 07:00:35 |
Today, the BBC filmed the Video Relay Service (for BSL deaf) and the WebCapTel Captioned Relay Service (for deaf with speech) in action. This will go on BBC Online News, hopefully today. An article has been written about it, you can see the link HERE on BBC News Online. This is in aid [...]...
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| Online captioned telephone calls |
| 2008-04-02 18:29:01 |
Attempting to use telephony for business purposes is very frustrating. I’ve used Typetalk for a number of years and wasn’t happy with the service, it was good but not quite appropriate in the fast moving corporate world. Don’t get me wrong, Typetalk is fantastic and the operators are usually helpful. What I don’t like about [...]...
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| Access to Work |
| 2008-03-31 11:37:56 |
Wednesday 2nd April, BBC TWO 1.00pm
In a special investigation that goes to the heart of government, Memnos Costi uncovers the shocking truth behind a company claiming thousands of pounds intended for their deaf and disabled staff.
It’s a story of lies, deception, unpaid bills, taxes and wages - and it raises huge questions about the way [...]...
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| Healthy Deaf Minds London Group |
| 2008-03-31 06:05:53 |
The next meeting of the London Healthy Deaf Minds Forum will be on Wednesday 2nd April 2008 from 6.30 till 9pm.
The venue is the Small Meeting Room at Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, opposite Euston station. Tea & coffee and BSL communication support will be provided. The evening is sponsored by BBC “See Hear” so [...]...
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| Chin chin |
| 2008-03-29 18:56:26 |
We went to the British Museum today to see The First Emperor exhibition. We had booked online about a month ago, and it wasn’t too crowded when we arrived - only 500 tickets are allocated for each day and they had been sold out hours earlier. I brought my Hearing Dog and not a single [...]...
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| Apology |
| 2008-03-25 16:37:56 |
My post on 15 March inadvertently insulted hearing people and for that, I sincerely apologise.
I’m now wondering, what gives hearing people the idea that they have a right to be condescending and arrogant towards deaf people?
What I SHOULD’VE said was ‘What gives people the idea that they have a right to be condescending and [...]...
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| Wasabi fire alarms |
| 2008-03-21 10:45:23 |
Have you ever tried wasabi, that hot green Japanese stuff? The Japanese have invented a smoke alarm that releases a horseradish scent which is strong enough to waken people … without making a sound at all. Prototypes of this smoke alarm that sprayed canned wasabi extract into a room succeeded in waking 13 out of [...]...
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| Fire alert systems |
| 2008-03-21 10:17:37 |
There is a petition to try and make sure businesses and public places fit the right fire alarm systems for deaf and hard of hearing people. The petition is to create legislation by statute to include deaf people in the general regulations concerning the fire and emergency alarm systems in all public, commercial and industrial [...]...
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| Freedom Pass update |
| 2008-03-20 07:53:21 |
Transport for London have informed me that the expiry date for using Freedom Passes will be extended until May 30th 2008. They have today sent out new forms to disabled Freedom Pass holders for them to take to their GP for renewal. I asked why. Apparently these new forms mean the Freedom Pass will now [...]...
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| Bite me |
| 2008-03-18 19:18:01 |
I tried to contact my hearing aid centre today, to find out whether they had sent a letter that had been promised to be sent to me last Friday, as it’s been four working days and no sign of a letter. Using Typetalk, I called the different numbers on the letters I had received from [...]...
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| Audiology’s freedom pass to be rude and inefficient |
| 2008-03-14 19:06:04 |
My Freedom Pass expires on 31 March and my local council kindly sent me a renewal form in January. A Freedom Pass means I can travel around London for free, subject to some restrictions. I went to my local hospital on 30 January and my audiologist Mirza took my renewal forms and accompanying evidence (copy [...]...
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