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Deaf News: Action on Hearing Loss confirms change back to RNID

October 12, 2020 by

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Action on Hearing Loss is to revert back to its former name of the Royal National Institute for Deaf people […]

Exclusive: RNID to return? Name change to Action on Hearing Loss’ PR team Twitter account leads to speculation

October 9, 2020 by

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Rumours are spreading that, nine years after changing its name, the deaf charity Action on Hearing Loss may be about […]

Deaf News: One in five adults don’t use their hearing aids, study finds

June 12, 2020 by

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Around 20% of adults who have been given hearing aids don’t use them, according to research led by the University […]

Deaf News: Ofcom launches consultation into BSL-interpreted 999 calls

December 19, 2019 by

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Ofcom has announced that it is looking into allowing deaf people to contact the emergency services in British Sign Language […]

Deaf News: Nine out of ten NHS commissioners don’t hold “bare minimum” information on hearing aid services

June 6, 2019 by

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Around 95% of NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in England do not have the “basic minimum pieces of information” needed […]

Richard Turner: Subtitles need to go back to the future

June 3, 2015 by

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In 2003 Tony Blair was still Prime Minister. ‘Friends’ was running its last series, Facebook had only just been launched […]

The Question: Is the much-used statistic ’10 million deaf people’ helpful?

September 26, 2014 by

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An often quoted statistic about deafness and hearing loss in the UK is that there are ten million people who […]

Laura’s Pregnancy Diary: If deaf charities had a different focus, maybe I could book my antenatal appointments myself

March 7, 2014 by

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Laura Hignett is deaf and pregnant. She is sharing her diary entries with us as she prepares for the birth […]

Deaf News: Action on Hearing Loss CEO posts video urgently asking supporters to bridge £2.5 million shortfall in funds

February 26, 2014 by

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The CEO of Action on Hearing Loss, Paul Breckell, has posted a video urgently asking the charity’s supporters to bridge […]

Deaf News: Seven deaf groups meet at Westminster to discuss Communication Support Bill

November 25, 2013 by

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Seven deaf organisations and groups representing the deaf community (the D7) are meeting in London today to plot the next […]