Deaf N Able Blog

Deafness Awareness Talk at Madeley Academy
Deafness is a condition that affects the ability of a person to hear sounds. It can happen to anyone irrespective of age or gender. It’s also important that parents and educators teach and raise awareness for children so they can

Former RAF Sealand engineer urges other veterans to recognise their hearing loss
By Matt Warner Digital Reporter A VETERAN aircraft engineer who lost his hearing is calling for others to access new support. Tom Kane, from Deeside, always had aspirations to join the Armed Forces. From as young as he can remember he

DSN DEAF AWARENESS WORKSHOP
VETERANS SENSORY AID! PROJECT DEAF AWARENESS WORKSHOP For Veterans/their families and carers and organisations that support Veterans WOULD YOU LIKE TO : Learn more about deafness? Improve your deaf awareness? Know how to communicate better with someone who is hard

Closure of the 3 peaks challenge
Sometime in the summer of 2000, I decided that I needed to get myself focused on a challenge to keep me motivated whilst the pandemic was affecting my mental state, so I put my name down for “ The 3

WHY RUN A LIPREADING COURSE?
The Course Content, “caters “to people unfortunate enough to suffer from a hearing loss, – whatever that degree may be. Losing your hearing carries with it much psychology; the isolation, exclusion and frustration it brings, along with a feeling of

An audiogram showing the four levels of hearing loss.
This diagram is an audiogram, this shows the four levels of hearing loss. The numbers on the left are the levels of sound that a person can hear unaided The line across the top signifies the frequency of that noise,

Tom’s 3 Peaks Challenge for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
This picture was the last time I was on Ben Nevis with my hearing dog Nevis. When I lost my hearing in 2000, I had to wait till 2004 till Nevis came into my life. He changed my life completely;

WHAT IS LIP READING LIKE FOR THE DEAF
Last Friday saw the end of another ten online sessions of Coping with a Hearing Loss through Lipreading. The sessions are designed to inform, educate, entertain and help people who have lost all or some of their hearing and to

Coping with Deafness Sessions on Zoom
Members of the Stafford group, Tom (TUTOR), Steph, Karen Cythia and Diane learning, laughing and taking part in discussion. We meet for ten two hour sessions each school term, If you want to become more assertive about your deafness, or
