Some people in England are facing waits of nearly two-and-a-half years for an NHS hearing aid, the RNID charity says. Among 99 primary care trusts, it found 10 were not treating people within a year, with the longest wait of 125 weeks in Kingston-up...
THE Scottish deaf rugby team has issued an appeal for new players to come forward and discover the excitement of playing international rugby. The Scottish Deaf international side has played matches around the world and is preparing for the Deaf Worl...
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has agreed to meet representatives of the deaf community after a survey by a Sheffield group revealed a shortage of sign language interpreters. Regional Language Network Yorkshire and the Humber (RLNYH) commissioned a rep...
FOR more than 150 years, deaf children have been taught at one of the most iconic and eye-catching buildings in Edinburgh. But staff and pupils are today preparing to leave Donaldson's College as it closes its doors to make way for luxury flats....
Scotland's first deaf youth theatre will be launched in January, under the patronage of actress Kate Dickie. The Bafta-winning actress is inviting young people to take part in the new company's forthcoming workshops, which will offer ...
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