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UK Council on Deafness
Notice has been given to Members of our Annual General Meeting which will be held at 12.30pm on Wednesday 16th October 2013, at The Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA.
Our AGM will be part of our Ageing with Deafness Conference this year and will take place during the lunch break.
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UK Council on Deafness Board Update
Please see below for our latest news from the Board of Trustees
September 2013 (pdf)
UK Council on Deafness Confernce
Ageing with Deafness
Implications for Health and Social Care
16th October 2013
9am Registration
9.45am until 4.30pm
at the Resource for London, Holloway Road, London
What currently happens when deaf people need care services? Research shows that often the care needs of deaf people remain unmet as there is a lack of services that are accessible, appropriate and relevant. This conference will aim to identify what is currently happening, present models of best practice, and explore priorities for future developments both in the Deaf community and for those with hearing loss.
Click here for draft programme (pdf)
The UKCoD AGM will take place during the lunch break.
To book your place or for further details please visit: http://ageinganddeafness-rss.eventbrite.co.uk/#
Deaf Awareness Week will take place on 19th - 25th May 2014.
Further details will be announced shortly.
MEMBERS News
Hearing Link: Connecting people living with hearing loss
Hearing Link will host its UK Conference 2013 this weekend in Eastbourne on Saturday 5th October, ahead of the 3rd International Hearing Loop Conference.
Discussing the theme of ‘Travel, Leisure and Accessible Tourism’ this is an excellent opportunity for people living with hearing loss to find out more about ...
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Hearing Link will also host the 3rd International Hearing Loop Conference on Sunday 6th and Monday 7th October in Eastbourne. ‘Hearing Loops for All’ promises to be a lively, friendly and enormously helpful event. The programme is now available to view at www.hearinglink.org/loopconference.
Hearing Link Media Doc
The Ear Foundation
Adult Deafness Conference: October 15th
News Release
October 15th 2013 at Central Hall Westminster in London Why is deafness low down the list of priorities in the NHS? Why does it take ten years for people to access audiology services? How can we improve health outcomes for older people with hearing loss? What is t...
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Other News
Work & Pensions - Access to Work
See Esther McVey's written statement
HMRC are running a pilot to introduce a new service for customers who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech impediment. The pilot will run from 2 September 2013 until..
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The Disability Action Alliance was set up by the Office for Disability Issues (ODI) and brings together disabled people’s organisations with organisations from the public, voluntary and private sectors, to work in partnership to....
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Research Survey
Hameeda Raj is currently doing an MBA Dissertation on Deaf people in/out of work and as part of the research she will be surveying a target population of deaf people.The purpose of this research is to highlight barriers deaf people face when in/looking for employment, and to look at and hopefully alleviate some of the reservations employers may have in employing this target population.
Follow the link if you would like to take part in the survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5TVRL8F
