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Deaf Connections: News At The Rim Deaf Connections News with Gillain from Deaf Connections on Vimeo. Thu, May 25 2017 · 10 hours ago Deaf Girl signs her thanks... At The Rim A schoolgirl born with a variety of health complications has starred in a touching new video to thank hospice staff for their care. Amelia Morgan, who is profoundly deaf, used her sign language skills to pay tribute to the incredible staff at Ty Hafan in Sully, Vale of Glamorgan. The 12-year-old needs regular visits to the children’s hospice which offers care ... Thu, May 25 2017 · 10 hours ago ATR's City in Lockdown At The Rim After suspicious packages and a car are left unattended. Maybe the USA will begin to understand freedom of speech in the US can lead to dangers here Stop aiding IS ! SOURCE Thu, May 25 2017 · 10 hours ago USA assisting Terrorists ? At The Rim "Police hunting the terror network behind the Manchester Arena bombing have stopped passing information to the US on the investigation as a major transatlantic row erupted over leaks of key evidence in the US, according to a report." This is after a USA newspaper published data designed to assist anti-terror agencies worldwide, were then published in an USA newspaper... Thu, May 25 2017 · 21 hours ago 10 Tips for serving cultural deaf people.. At The Rim Another guide to assisting deaf people, but sadly ot assisting deaf who do not sign or rely on cued speech, text, or lip-reading. We all yearn for a more inclusive approach to improve access for us all, we are still not seeing this. The image is NOT of a deaf person, but a Deaf signing person. Others sidelined by default. Marilyn Weber’s path to being the presi... Wed, May 24 2017 Deaf Diabetes UK... At The Rim A huge thank you to the Derby Deaf Diabetes UK Fundraising Community for raising £4,061 for Diabetes UK during 2016! You’re helping us work towards a world where diabetes can do no harm. Wed, May 24 2017 Oh dear.... At The Rim There are so many totally misleading and one-sided statements here it is difficult to find truth. Please quit with the divisive rhetoric and division by background, decibel or mode. 50 years of emancipation sold down the river by a minority identity gig. 'WE are this, THEY are that..' it defines segregationist aspiration. So they have redefined US too ? By wha... Wed, May 24 2017 Hospitals lack sign language interpreters in ER At The Rim A review by STAT of court records and inspection reports of hospitals around the nation found dozens of instances in which deaf patients said they were not given adequate interpreter services. In one instance, a man who thought he was suffering a heart attack was forced to wait anxiously while a nurse struggled to set up a video screen to connect him to a remote ... Tue, May 23 2017 Deaf woman appeal allowed over interpreter... At The Rim A severely deaf woman who claims her repeated requests to police for an interpreter went unheeded has won an appeal to have her discrimination case reconsidered in Queensland. Veronica Woodforth, who wears hearing aids in both ears to limited effect and has minimal lip reading ability, first took her complaint to the Anti-Discrimination Commission after she was a... Tue, May 23 2017 Deaf Charity closure threat.. At The Rim Deaf charity at risk of closure after Enfield council cuts funding from Simon Whitlock on Vimeo. What many do not understand about funding for the deaf, whether it is culture, charity or their clubs, local authorities are picking up the bill. Hardly any can self-sustain. The irony that hearing are underpinning deaf culture and clubs has been missed too. A sup... Mon, May 22 2017 Guillotine disabled kids.. At The Rim A Tory deputy mayor has sparked outrage by calling for disabled kids to be guillotined to avoid wasting cash on their care. Retired GP Owen Lister made his sick suggestion to fellow councillors as they discussed sending the youngsters to a £3,000-a-week care home. Mr Lister, 79, told them: "I would guillotine them." He has now quit as deputy mayor but yesterday ... Mon, May 22 2017 BSL User limited to 3 days access a week At The Rim The newly-appointed Deaf chief executive of a leading disabled people’s organisation has been told the government will only provide him with enough support to pay for interpreters three days every week. David Buxton, a British Sign Language-user, began his full-time job as chief executive of Action on Disability in London last week, but has immediately been hit b... Sun, May 21 2017 Flip-Writer... At The Rim The article about Cecile, a near deaf former nurse, now 95 years old, triggered many reader responses. The majority suggested “voice to text” communication. I was greatly helped by the suggestion by Liz of Londonderry. I quote her email in its entirety: “My husband and I are hard of hearing and utilize all sorts of technology to hear better, including hearing... Sun, May 21 2017 Incompetent Interpreters... At The Rim According to the General Authority for Statistics, 700,000 people with hearing disabilities in the Kingdom lack services and support to integrate them into society. Among their urgent needs is sign language interpreters who can support them navigate many government and private sector institutions to conduct their affairs. This gap forces some of them to make notes ... Sun, May 21 2017 Deaf ? and choosing a career ? At The Rim The word between the lines, 'Would you like to work in a Charity ?' no doubt a deaf one.... What advice deaf need is to ensure they can cope in hearing environments with little signed access, we don't see that advice... They have spent years telling deaf they are entitled to access the mainstream, and an equal amount of time insisting only if mainstream signs to ... Sat, May 20 2017 There is more than the sign community... At The Rim A moot point during 'Deaf week', there are more deaf outside the community than in it... Sat, May 20 2017 The deaf-blind can now 'watch' television without... At The Rim PervasiveSUB compiles all the subtitles of television channels and sends them to a central server which forwards them to smartphones or tablets. From there, they are sent to the Braille line of the deaf-blind person thanks to the GoAll app, which integrates the software, is compatible with different Braille lines and makes it possible to control the speed of the subti... Sat, May 20 2017 Set to fail... At The Rim An ATR response to THIS lip-reading promotion. Please accept as constructive criticism not an attack. "I think a lot of inspired guesswork is involved in lip-reading, I know it is in my case ! Unfortunately with no base line at lip-reading classes or aims to achieve, it is difficult to suggest lip-reading effectiveness, especially as huge variations of loss exist, ... Fri, May 19 2017 Promises... At The Rim The UK is awash today with yet more outrageous political promises we all know aint going to happen, but it did prompt me to suggest a few promises myself. We can bullshit too.... (1) I promise to not let anyone wind me up online this year, I've mined the comment slot, with more Trojans than the ancient Greeks could ever handle..... (2) I Promise to learn... Thu, May 18 2017 Accessibility for deaf/HoH. (captions) At The Rim How the hype works, first suggest a discussion about deaf access other than sign, then fail to provide it ! Wed, May 17 2017 Need funds for deaf heritage projects ? At The Rim Now can we apply for funding for HoH projects ? Wed, May 17 2017 Don't be a Dick to deaf people... At The Rim A woman from Scotland has shared some of the shocking things people have said to her about being deaf. In the video — posted by BBC Social — Bea says she's happy for people to ask questions, but there are some enquiries that are just plain stupid. "How do deaf people have babies?" is one of the more unusual questions shared by Bea. "How do deaf people ha... Wed, May 17 2017 A BSL right to Fake News ? At The Rim The recent campaign for the 'right to sign.' has gone beyond fact to fake news in the push for BSL. Read this: "97% of young people think British Sign Language should be taught in school. " The current statistic is 17.3m UK young people. Will the 'right to BSL" area now provide ATR with the number of people THEY surveyed ? There is considerable doubt ANY Pr... Wed, May 17 2017 Is your GP discriminating against you ? At The Rim It would seem despite 4 equality and disability access laws, the UK NHS and their General Practitioners are still determined to make things as difficult as possible for the deaf or hearing impaired patient. One anomaly we came across was that the NHS in the UK does NOT have to comply automatically with access for all its patients, it is not written in the NHS remit.... Tue, May 16 2017 No more Deaf and HI thank you. At The Rim ATR's plea to UK's major hearing loss charity, to cut links and cooperation with cultural deaf and BSL using areas, and reject the 'Deaf and HoH' remit as both nonviable and misleading.. "Can AOHL launch OWN hearing loss awareness 'week' and concentrate on those with it ? This years' 'Deaf Awareness Week' (like last year and the years before), prioritises sign ... Mon, May 15 2017 12 tips on hearing Loss.. At The Rim Probably the only area giving tips on hearing loss during 'Deaf Week', that DOESN'T include sign language. Albeit doesn't full explain that even lip-reading is far from being anything like 36% effective. These tips actually rely on your proficiency to lip-read and you have done the class and course-work.. and NOT just relying on what your aid picks up. 1... Mon, May 15 2017 Welsh Deaf Children struggling in Education. At The Rim The latest Welsh Government figures suggest the attainment gap widened again at GCSE level. National Deaf Children's Society Cymru is calling for more support and awareness in classrooms. Ministers said they were raising educational standards and investing in pupils with additional learning needs. The attainment results for deaf children in the last three years ... Mon, May 15 2017 HoH not being listened to in Education... At The Rim High school senior Jordan Hollahan has mild, sloping to severe, sensorineural hearing loss. That means he has a hard time hearing higher-pitched sounds than lower-pitched tones. "I was actually born with crushed lungs," Hollahan said. "I was dead. The machine that they put me in is what caused my hearing loss." With hearing aids in both ears, he's learned t... Mon, May 15 2017 FFS ! Not Eurovision again... At The Rim 26 good reasons why the UK voted to Brexit (And the music was just one aspect !). The annual freak-fest of Eurovision is over for yet another year, why ? we ask, is the UK Media still showing this farce on our TV screens ? Is it not enough Theresa May is PM ? None of the voting is concerned with the music it is all political, (you face the Siberian salt mines if... Sun, May 14 2017 The MARKED Symposium. At The Rim THE MARKED SYMPOSIUM AND PERFORMANCE BSL Interpreted by Love Language from Love Language on Vimeo. Sun, May 14 2017 Health Access: HoH need not apply... At The Rim Although complaints continue to go in regarding poor access and support, it appears access that already was installed is now being removed again due to 'Lack of demand' from Deaf and HoH people. Quote: "My doctor's surgery has no systems to help the deaf/hearing impaired. At the moment the doctor or nurse comes out into the waiting room, there is also a 'squawk b... Fri, May 12 2017 BSL user to stand for election... At The Rim Iain Scott-Burdon from Lincoln has announced he will be standing as an Independent candidate in the upcoming general election for the Lincoln constituency. Iain, who announced his application in the eleventh hour, is deaf and uses British Sign Language. He works at Lincolnshire County Council and sits on a number of disabled committees and groups. He told The... Fri, May 12 2017 Scotland: Deaf Health/BSL support a 'Farce'... At The Rim NHS Tayside has been accused of presiding over a “farce” by frustrated members of Dundee’s deaf community. The health board arranged a recent consultation process to determine the next provider of interpreting services in the region. Deaf people and interpreters were critical of the previous booking system used to order British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter... Fri, May 12 2017 Growing up CODA... At The Rim Jack and Oliver Leach switch between two languages, one uses gestures, the other, voice. Their parents Monica and Stephen Leach are both deaf. "It's awesome because we can be really loud," Oliver said. Oliver 10, and Jack 8, Leach are growing up CODA (Children of Deaf Adults). The brothers who can hear, had grown up as CODA - or Children of Deaf Adults. The 10-ye... Fri, May 12 2017 Dad gets CI tattoos.. At The Rim A DAD got hearing aids tattooed on his head to look like his deaf son so he doesn’t feel different. Kenny Rapson, 36, says he wanted his son, also called Kenny, seven, to “feel like everyone else”. Little Kenny was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis in 2012 which left him unable to hear. He was fitted with cochlear implants – small electronic devices... Thu, May 11 2017 Deaf man cured by Political Candidate... At The Rim Seems as if voting conservative is the cure for deafness after all... A Conservative party candidate has reportedly claimed she healed a deaf man with her bare hands by channelling the power of prayer. Kristy Adams, who is standing to be MP for Hove and Portslade, said she healed the man by placing her hands over his ears and saying: “Be healed in Jesus' name.” ... Wed, May 10 2017 Social Services: Who ? At The Rim Current charity debates regarding Social Services and the deaf are bogus arguments at present. Vast areas of the UK do not have any specialised services dedicated to deaf people, neither is such a service fully supported by most with a hearing loss because it focuses support to one area with hearing loss. It's would be a service dedicated to a division, by mode used. ... Wed, May 10 2017 Taxi driver fined over Assistance dog At The Rim A deaf woman was late to a wedding reception after a minicab driver refused to take her hearing dog into his car unless she paid an extra £45. Sophie Biebuyck, from Essex, was left “upset and embarrassed” after the minicab driver refused to take her with her assistance dog Rusty. Driver Ali Ates, 65, of Clapton, demanded she paid an £45 fare to take the dog... Tue, May 09 2017 Welfare assessments killing 80 disabled people a week. At The Rim Thanks to the Freedom of Information act, Iain Duncan Smith has been forced to release figures showing how many people declared fit for work by his department dropped dead. More than 4,000 people died within six weeks of being found “fit for work”, the Department for Work and Pensions has admitted. The figures cover the period between December 2011 to Febru... Tue, May 09 2017 CI's bring deaf back to normal... At The Rim Targets for surgery to reduce hearing loss in adults are to be reduced, Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething. The waiting time targets for adult cochlear implant surgery will be reduced to 26 weeks for standard cases and 36 weeks for complex cases. The Welsh Health Specialist Services Committee (WHSSC) will work with health boards to introduce the new referral to ... Tue, May 09 2017 Kent State students speaks out... At The Rim Kent State student speaks out about being deaf from Reeanna Houser on Vimeo. Mon, May 08 2017 Nun aided priests to abuse deaf children.. At The Rim A Roman Catholic nun stands accused of helping five priests sexually abuse deaf children. Kosaka Kumiko, 42, allegedly helped the priests cover up anal and vaginal rapes, fondling and oral sex at the institution for deaf students in Argentina. The abuse allegedly took place in the bathrooms, dorms, garden and a basement at the school in Lujan de Cuyo, a city about ... Mon, May 08 2017 Fake Deaf News At The Rim It isn't just Russia, the UK and the USA undermining reality and facts, look at our own areas.... Top 5 porkies Deaf insist are true.... (1) All deaf people can understand or use sign language. (2) All HoH can hear with hearing aids, and Lip read. (3) (UK) There are 11 million deaf and HoH. (4) Deaf people all belong to a culture and own Community. ... Mon, May 08 2017 Sorry, you got it wrong... At The Rim Responding to the myths with the realities. Cochlear implants do not replace normal hearing. There are no guarantees that your child will attain spoken language acquisition. No matter how much time and effort you invest. [There are no claims CI's replaces normal hearing, and if you are born deaf you, don't even start from that premise.] There is a critical ... Fri, May 05 2017 Deaf is being stupid or Old... At The Rim If you had to choose, would you keep your hearing or your sight? In answering this perennial question, most people choose sight, says Bella Bathurst in her fascinating book, which documents her own voyage into deafness. But “if sight gives you the world, hearing gives you other people”, and other people are as essential to our existence as air or light. To l... Thu, May 04 2017 Scots 'awa ?
At The Rim Read recently online. "The Scottish Deaf community is crying out for a regular TV sign language programme focusing on Scotland." Apart from being unable to justify that request via any survey of viability, it's an interesting view! Should devolved areas have own TV programs for the deaf? It was a response to the BDA access... E.G. SEE HEAR has been going si... Thu, May 04 2017 |
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