The following ran in The Herald on 11 May 2020 as The Opinion – from Janis McDonald. Covid-19 has had a huge impact on our society, unlike anything most of us have ever experienced. Physical distancing creates barriers beyond the…
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Lip reading outcomes
A lip reading survey was done earlier in the year in the NHS Highland area. The questions were based on the therapy outcome measures for hearing rehabilitation. To look at the results, go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-RJ93Y5CW7/
deafscotland Cycling Survey
deafscotland is producing information on staying safe while cycling for people affected by hearing loss. The following survey will be vital in producing this information and help make the roads safer for everyone. If you could please fill out…
Human Rights Training just announced!
deafscotland is running two new Human Rights training sessions on Thursday 9 May in Glasgow. For more information go to deafscotland.org/what-we-do/training/
2019 Mental Health Programme “Connect Us Too”
On Friday 12 April 2019 deafscotland, Deaf Links and ITV SignPost will be launching a series of related accessible video clips in British Sign Language (BSL) with subtitles and voiceover, introducing some key information from the See Me Campaign about…
“Mental Health and Wellbeing for all people affected by deafness: Past, Present and Future”
It is 10 years since SCoD published the research paper “Making the Case for Specialist Mental Health Services in Scotland”. SCoD has produced a paper that shows the developments that have been put in place for people with a hearing…
2021 Census: Question on Health Conditions
SCoD has been campaigning to get the health question in the Census changed since 2007. We have beein involved in the consultation on the health conditions question for the 2021 Census. As there is still little accurate data on the…