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Welsh Bac pupils challenged to learn basic sign language Byddar - Cymru I'd prefer they organize a communication awareness week, as hardly any HoH use sign language, the curriculum would NOT assist hearing to communicate to most, is it not time we had an inclusive approach to communication support and awareness, as averse to promoting the minority usage of sign language, leaving 300,000 NON-signers in wales, without any inclusion at all ?... Mon, Mar 13 2017 Local authorities have no idea how much they spend to... Byddar - Cymru Freedom of information requests by an National UK in Wales have revealed that councils in Gwent have no idea how much they’re spending on equipment to help deaf people. Despite the overwhelming majority of councils in Wales being able to provide these figures the local authorities of Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport and Torfaen were unable to d... Tue, Feb 07 2017 Deaf lobby to reinstate support services for Deaf Byddar - Cymru A CAMPAIGN group fighting to reinstate services to the deaf community have handed in a petition with over 600 signatures to Conwy councillors. The group wants the reinstatement of sign language interpreters and help to make phone calls, read letters and help with difficulties deaf people experience with communication - services which were axed last August. Rep... Wed, Jan 18 2017 Llandrindod Deaf School: Systematically abused deaf boys.. Byddar - Cymru An AM has used her legal privilege on the floor of the Senedd to claim that young boys aged 10-11 were sexually abused at a now-closed school for deaf children. Cardiff North AM Julie Morgan called for “justice to be served” over the allegations in relation to Llandrindod Wells School for the Deaf, which shut in 1973. The allegations surfaced when a Cardiff m... Wed, Jan 18 2017 Support for deaf people in Abergavenny after club loses... Byddar - Cymru People with hearing loss in Abergavenny have taken action to save their club from closure after funding came to an end. The Hear to Meet group, run by the charity Action on Hearing Loss Cymru, was a three-year project funded by the Big Lottery and was facing closure as the funding comes to an end in December 2016. Luckily, a team of local volunteers have now s... Thu, Dec 22 2016 Welsh sign expert picks up national award nomination Byddar - Cymru A leading Welsh sign language expert has been nominated for a national award for her dedication to education, after teaching thousands of people to sign. Gaye Hampton, who runs the Newport Sign Language Studies Centre along with her husband Charles, has been revealed as a finalist in the Leadership in Education Award at the national Signature Annual Awards. The ... Tue, Dec 20 2016 Deaf people left without interpreters for PIP meetings Byddar - Cymru Some deaf people in Wales are being left without interpreters for crucial benefit assessments. ITV Cymru Wales has been told how it's left people feeling stressed and depressed as the process is drawn out. The issue has arisen as people apply for Personal Independence Payments. This is the benefit that is replacing Disability Living Allowance. Sally Saunders an... Mon, Dec 19 2016 S Wales Ambulance access... Byddar - Cymru This section has important information for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. Find out how you can contact the Welsh Ambulance Service if there is an emergency. You can also read about a Medical Information card which can help share important information with ambulance service staff. Pre Hospital Communication Guide - App We have developed an App versi... Tue, Dec 13 2016 20 reasons why (It is bad for deaf in Wales). Byddar - Cymru 1 Why urgent action is needed on deafness, tinnitus and hearing loss across Wales Hearing Matters. 2 575,500 people have hearing loss in Wales That s more than the populations of Cardiff and Swansea combined 3 575,500 people in Wales have hearing loss that is more than the populations of Cardiff and Swansea combined. In Wales some progress is being made to mak... Mon, Dec 12 2016 Police award for helping the Deaf. Byddar - Cymru A police officer has been recognised for her outstanding work with the deaf community across north Wales. Wrexham-based Sgt Laura Salisbury-Jones has received North Wales Police's diversity champion award. Ms Salisbury-Jones can use sign language and is able to engage with the deaf community and identify those in need of police support. She will now teach officers ... Tue, Nov 29 2016 Deaf pupils give rugby a try in the Dragons’ lair Byddar - Cymru Thirteen youngsters from a Gwent school were put through their paces at a rugby taster day held at the home of Newport Gwent Dragons. The pupils all attend the Hearing Impaired Base at Cwmbran High School and have varying degrees of hearing loss. And at Rodney Parade they got a chance to try their hands at the sport through a community project run by the Wales De... Wed, Nov 16 2016 The Cwmbran Deaf Choir Byddar - Cymru An almost star struck schoolgirl asked "are they performing today?" as a group dressed all in black with white ties and gloves trooped past. This degree of celebrity among fellow Cwmbran High School pupils is a world away from the isolation and loneliness many choir members felt before joining. Last Saturday they performed in front of 56,000 people at the Princi... Sat, Nov 12 2016 An open letter to my MP.. Byddar - Cymru (On hate crime, by a welsh deaf elector).Dear Sir, I read today of your worthy issue raising problems of disability hate crime and extend my thanks to you for raising this very serious issue of hate crime.... It's been an issue for some time, but when figures are quoted for hate crimes they tend to generalise and to focus on 'sound bite' and other 'populist' are... Fri, Nov 11 2016 It makes Sense ? Byddar - Cymru Fine words, totally unmatched by any deeds.... No access advances in 20 years... But here is what they said ! People with sensory loss have the right to equality of access and treatment and to be treated with dignity whenever they need healthcare. The All Wales Standards are about keeping patients with sight and/or hearing loss safe and well cared for. Health Bo... Mon, Oct 17 2016 Dear Diary (Confessions of the lone campaigner) Byddar - Cymru A response from one campaigner to another on the state of access. "The difficulty especially in Wales as I suspect elsewhere is gathering any viable statistics regarding issues of HI/HoH access requirements. This can only be identified via demand at the 'coal face' and then noted. In debating issues with AOHL Cymru they have the same issues getting stats as... Sun, Oct 16 2016 Don't sign this BSL petition. Byddar - Cymru This petition recently put up for BSL access to Health in Wales is one Byddar Cymru has refused to sign. We are not against signed access, but are against poorly thought out petitions of bias. As Mervyn James posted below, it contains no inclusion of the 300,000 HoH and other deaf in Wales, who don't have anywhere near the access BSL using deaf have now.... and ... Sat, Oct 15 2016 Sensory Loss Awareness Month Byddar - Cymru Except the all party committee folded 14 months ago for the deaf. The guidelines issued by Mark Drakeford were never implemented, because the Assembly failed to provide the funds for it. Currently two of the charities mentioned are surveying all Welsh health trusts to expose the fact they not only ignored access laws for deaf and HoH people, but bullied... Sat, Oct 08 2016 It's like this see.... Byddar - Cymru A fair attempt at finger-spelling Wales' largest town title, albeit in BSL not welsh sign :) Mon, Oct 03 2016 Who wants a Deaf TV Programme ? Byddar - Cymru You have to admire the Scots for banging the cultural drum, but reality costs money, and of course support. Current output is ye olde SEE HEAR, long abandoned by Scottish and Deaf viewers nation wide, and shunted out of sight by mainstream BBC for the last 9 years, and there is the BSL Zone Which is online mostly. The Scottish cry for 'Freedom !' wanting lik... Sun, Oct 02 2016 All-Party Deaf issue group abandoned. Byddar - Cymru Depressing News from Wales, who puts our points to the Welsh Assembly now ? "Dear Byddar Cymru, thank you for your email to the National Assembly for Wales. The Cross Party Group – Deaf Issues was deregistered during the Fourth Assembly (2011-2016). Best wishes Gwenda Thu, Sep 29 2016 Assembly gets an Award Byddar - Cymru Byddar Cymru COMMENT: "Yes we complained about it ! Because we found no improved access to the Assembly itself. It seems to be a PR exercise by AOHL and others in the hope increased influence and funding goes their way. They claimed Assembly staff were more 'aware' but we couldn't identify one of them. There is also huge concern with the state of the Assembly websi... Sat, May 28 2016 Gearing Up... Byddar - Cymru National Deaf Children's Society from ernest on Vimeo. Fri, May 20 2016 Clarinetist hopes to inspire hearing-impaired children Byddar - Cymru A CLARINETIST from Cwmbran is hoping to inspire hearing-impaired children to pursue their dreams after winning a national competition by the National Deaf Children’s Society. Fifteen-year-old Poppy Clough lost her hearing following a degenerative condition, but that has not deterred her from continuing with her passion for music. The Cwmbran High School stud... Mon, May 16 2016 Deaf Week (Wales/Cymru) Byddar - Cymru This week marks National Deaf Awareness Week, where communities in Gwent are getting together to mark the occasion. There are many groups, communities and courses within South Wales that teach British Sign Language (BSL), but also come together to show that those who are deaf, or deaf-blind, are capable of everything a sound-hearing person is. One of these groups... Sun, May 08 2016 Bangor Uni: Sign language a hit... Byddar - Cymru Sign language courses are proving to be a massive hit for staff and students at Bangor University . The training in deaf awareness and a ten-week introduction to sign language courses were offered through the university’s Widening Access Centre. Delyth Murphy, head of the Widening Access Centre, said removing barriers is important. She said: “One way of co... Tue, Apr 26 2016 Hard of Hearing ? Byddar - Cymru Can you who live in Wales let me know where the Hard of Hearing CLUBS are in Wales ? (NOT deaf clubs).. If you want them listed please let me know HERE. Thank You Byddar Cymru. Welsh/Cymraeg Allwch chi sy'n byw yng Nghymru roi gwybod i mi ble y Trwm eu Clyw CLYBIAU yng Nghymru. Os ydych chi eisiau rhestru nhw rhowch wybod i mi Sat, Apr 16 2016 Ground-Breaking DVD for welsh deaf... Byddar - Cymru British Sign Language is used to guide viewers through relaxation techniques and visualisation exercises. Self help is a booming industry with literally hundreds of DVDs on the market designed to reduce stress and aid relaxation. But what if you are deaf and use British Sign Language? “We researched and researched on the internet and there was absolutely not... Fri, Apr 01 2016 Jem and Ella.... Byddar - Cymru At Newport (Gwent, Riverside Theatre), 2:30pm...31st March. Jem is 50. Ella is becoming a teenager. They are father and daughter. ipads supplied at the performance for HoH people (Text access). Ella is ballet mad. Jem is a professional contemporary dancer. They have always danced together on the kitchen rug, and now, together they have created this show that ... Thu, Mar 24 2016 International Women's Day: Bridgend. Byddar - Cymru Welsh Assembly candidate Ruth Williams made this video at an International Women's Day event organised by British Deaf Association Cymru, held at the Bridgend Deaf Club. Those in attendance saw 6 presentations from Deaf women who have not let their deafness stop them from achieving great things. Welsh/Cymraeg Mae ein ymgeisydd Cynulliad Cymru Ruth Williams gwneu... Thu, Mar 17 2016 Wales Deaf beat England Byddar - Cymru WALES Deaf retained the Broadstreet Cup in the sunshine at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday with a convincing 34-10 victory against their English counterparts.The hosts outscored the visitors by five tries to one in an entertaining encounter that saw both teams seeking to play an expansive game and in which Wales stretched their unbeaten run against England to six games.... Mon, Mar 14 2016 Deaf man in hit and run, Could lose a leg. Byddar - Cymru A DEAF man could lose his leg after he was left lying in the road following a hit-and-run in Newport on Friday night. Dean Cohen, 51, is in a serious but stable condition at hospital after undergoing a 12-hour skin graft operation in a bid to save his leg. Mr Cohen, of Oliphant Circle, Newport, had only popped to the shop on Malpas Road when he was hit by a car wh... Mon, Mar 14 2016 Louder, isn't clearer.. Byddar - Cymru WalesLab - Louder Is Not Always Clearer from Jonny Cotsen on Vimeo. Imagine you are in a small room with a hundred people talking all at once. You can’t make sense of the sound. You can’t hear one sound over another. It all sounds like one distorted track, with no words. Imagine living every single moment of your life with that sound. This is what is has been l... Fri, Mar 04 2016 Ground-breaking DVD created by deaf people Byddar - Cymru Andrea Temblett, Paul Redfern, Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething and Christine Morgan at the launch. A GROUND-BREAKING DVD made by deaf people, for deaf people, is set to take its success across Britain. The DVD, called Take Time for Yourself, was created by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) Health Board's Education Programme for Patients (EPP), which i... Fri, Mar 04 2016 BSL for who ? Byddar - Cymru Learners won't follow this, so where are the captions ? #withcaptions, #withsubtiling please. Sun, Feb 14 2016 Pupils raise money for the Deaf Byddar - Cymru Pupils in Penarth have held an event to raise money and awareness for deaf children and adults. The children at Cogan Primary School took part in the sign2sing event along with other young people from across Wales. Organised by the deaf health charity SignHealth, the event involved children signing and singing a song called "Reach out a Hand" which was specially ... Fri, Feb 12 2016 Power in their hands at Penarth Pier... Byddar - Cymru #withcaptions, and #withsubtitles please Director: Angela Spielsinger Rating: PG Length: 75min Starring: N/A Exploring the secret history and heritage of the Deaf community in the UK, in the year of the 125th anniversary of the British Deaf Association, through a combination of social history and archive films with contemporary interviews. Welsh/Cymraeg ... Thu, Feb 11 2016 Talking Hands... Byddar - Cymru Talking Hands Deaf Children and Young People Service in Swansea was awarded £4,940 through our Awards for All programme. Parent, Louise Rigdon, tells us more about why she and her five year old son, Jack, started attending the group and what has happened since. “I really don’t know where we would be if we had not been directed to the Talking Hands group. They ... Wed, Feb 10 2016 Welsh Assembly Hustings Byddar - Cymru Welsh Assembly Hustings Event starts on 17/02/2016 Hustings to be held in Cardiff Date: Wednesday 17th February Time: 6-8pm Location: Marriott Hotel, Cardiff Action on Hearing Loss Cymru want to give you the chance to ask the questions that matter to you ahead of the Welsh Assembly Election in May 2016. We've organised a Hustings, which means some of Wal... Tue, Feb 09 2016 Be there or be Square.... Byddar - Cymru Hustings to be held in Cardiff Date: Wednesday 17th February Time: 6-8pm Location: Marriott Hotel, Cardiff Action on Hearing Loss Cymru want to give you the chance to ask the questions that matter to you ahead of the Welsh Assembly Election in May 2016. We've organised a Hustings, which means some of Wales' leading politicians will be ready to answer your que... Wed, Feb 03 2016 Love and St Dwynwen... Byddar - Cymru The Welsh St 'Valentine'. The story of princess Dwynwen goes back to the fifth century. She was one of 24 daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog, the King of Brycheiniog (Brecon.) But Dwynwen was forbidden to marry Maelon Dafodrill, the son of a neighbouring king, who she fell in love with. Her father refused the marriage as he had already arranged a match for her. ... Mon, Jan 25 2016 Zero Hours equals zero care ? Byddar - Cymru A recent statement on zero hours in regards to supporting people in care omitted a number of realities and examples where even basic wages have not meant better or even adequate care ensues. Mr James a deaf man in Gwent responded. I'd be more concerned not just at the wages, but actual qualifications of e.g. care home staff which barely exist in real terms, and t... Tue, Jan 19 2016 The Third Sector..
Byddar - Cymru From this blog. There is something that smells about the omnipresent "third sector" in Wales, they seem to be consulted on every issue, receive huge amounts of public money, but who they actually represent is clouded in mystery! I have lived with Epilepsy since 1982, epilepsy is a familial condition so lots of my cousins also live with epilepsy, but as far as ... Mon, Jan 18 2016 |
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