Deaf news in BSL from Remark: iPhone hearing aid | Award for President of Asian Deaf organisation

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Northern Ireland politician says deaf students are being failed by government
the number of deaf students attending university in Northern Ireland has decreased by over 50% in the last five years.

Deaf patient in Scottish hospital left without interpreter for 12 days
the woman repeatedly pointed at a poster on the wall about interpreters, and gave staff a card for a BSL interpreter twice. However, no interpreter was provided.

Mobile app turns iPhone into a hearing aid
BioAid, has given deaf people the ability to turn their iPhones into a hearing aid, using nothing more than the phone’s microphone and a set of headphones.

Award for President of Asian Deaf organisation
Iqbal won in the community development category at the Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2013. He was given his award at a glitzy event in Park Lane in London’s Mayfair.

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