Tinnitus Awareness Week 5th-11th February Today marks the start of Tinnitus Awareness Week. Organised by the British Tinnitus Association, the 5th-11th, it is an opportunity to raise awareness of a condition that affects 1 in 10 people in the UK. To find out more about the week visit: https://www.tinnitusweek.com/ There are also a number of events taking place across the UK. To find […]
European study on accessible television An international survey on accessible television in Europe is being carried out at the University of Seville (Spain). The brief survey aims to find out the opinion of the users of the subtitling, audio description and sign language services on the BBC. All answers will remain totally anonymous. If you have any questions about the survey, […]
London Tube travel could be damaging passenger hearing The BBC is reporting that travelling regularly via London Underground may be damaging to your hearing. Parts of the underground are said to be so loud that they are equivalent to “being at a rock concert”. Certain sections of journeys reached as loud as 109 decibels; louder than a helicopter take off close by. The […]
deafPLUS workshops on identifying & responding to hate crime DeafPLUS, a charity supporting Deaf and hard of hearing people, have developed workshops to help raise understanding of D/deaf targeted hate crimes. The workshops are part of a project aimed at increasing awareness of Deaf Hate Crime amongst Hard of Hearing people and will work to gather evidence via questionnaires of peoples’ understanding and experiences of […]
Patient views sought on local NHS services in Cardiff Patients with hearing loss in Cardiff and the Vales of Glamorgan are being asked to share their experiences of using local NHS Services. The public meeting will take place on Saturday 27th January in the board room of St David’s Hospital between 10.30 and 12noon. (St David’s Hospital Cowbridge Rd E, Cardiff CF11 9XB) Lip-speakers […]
Rotherham lipreading classes beginning this month We have received information on another new lipreading class beginning this week in Rotherham. The class is being taught by lipreading teacher and ATLA member, Mandy Rodgers, and will be taking place from Monday 8th January onwards from 12:00 – 2:00 with another class same day from 2:30 – 4:30 pm at Rotherham Sight & Sound, 8 […]
short films for d/Deaf audiences at LSFF, Jan 16th The London Short Film Festival has released the list of short films screening at their event for Deaf and hard of hearing audiences. There will be 7 short films shown, including the well received ‘The Silent Child’, with the whole programme running to around 90 minutes screening time. All movies will include BSL dialogue and/or […]
