The DWP have launched a market review of communications provision for deaf people and those with hearing loss, which can be read in English and also watched via BSL translation.
Their for evidence “seeks to assess the communication provision for people who are deaf, deafblind or have hearing loss in the UK.”
Extract:
DWP is leading a review of the market for British Sign Language (BSL) and communication support for people who are deaf, deafblind or have a hearing loss. We are working in collaboration with other government departments, support organisations and the communications and language profession.
This call for evidence supports the review by:
seeking to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the market
identifying factors that may affect future provision of these services
Read and watch the review here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/communications-for-people-who-are-deaf-or-have-hearing-loss-market-review
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queby
January 5, 2016
Perhaps they will encourage theatres to allow us to book access seats online! Won’t hold my breath though.
pennybsl
January 5, 2016
“We are working in collaboration with other government departments, support organisations and the communications and language profession”
Who, we dare to ask?
We battered Deaf, deafened, DeafBlind, etc. etc. people are tired of consultations which are expensive with minimum outcome/impact – even run by people with nil-awareness of Deaf issues ……….in 2016, we deserve to be properly informed as citizens barely tolerating bureaucratic / non-Deaf friendly approaches by the Government who seems to ignore cost-effective, good practise process directly involving key Deaf professionals and Deaf users of services.
Stop re-inventing the ‘Deaf Wheel’, changing goalposts of Deaf-accepted good practice!
We aren’t zoo creatures, we are active participants of society and our expertise deserves top-level inclusive processes. It is all because bureaucrats seem to have lost the ability to be on our level in developing good practice.
We aren’t like the Walking Dead – i.e. – to be feared and afraid of being bitten by us!
Hartmut
January 5, 2016
A red flag word is “hearing loss”. Indeed a stupid term. Why keep using the word for those who DID NOT lose hearing or care to find it?! Instead better use “inability to hear” or “hearing inability”. or the time honored “hard-of-hearing”. Preposing a quantitative adjective, like “partial”, “limited”, or “some” for those who still use some hearing for aural communication, is more accurate and pertinent. Anything else is “deaf”. Basta!
The issue here is what affects communication, less the ability to hear noises and music.
Queby
January 6, 2016
I use ‘hearing impaired’ because that’s what mine is! I also refer to it as a disability, because there are too many people put there who assume that ‘disability’ is needing a wheelchair or braille on the lift buttons.