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http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/9430103.__1_500_bridge_for_deaf_generation_gap/
DIFFERENT generations of deaf people will be brought together thanks to a £1,500 grant.
Deafness Support Network (DSN), which has its headquarters in Northwich, has won the cash for its Young Hands, Old Hands project.
This scheme aims to help older and younger deaf people appreciate what each generation has to offer.
Bob Birchall, DSN’s chief executive, said: “We want to break down the misconceptions around age in the deaf community and with this project we hope to demonstrate the mutual benefits that intergenerational activities provide.”
He received the cheque from Cheshire West and Chester’s Youth Parliament Member, Rose Proudfoot, who secured the funding for a range of intergenerational projects from Cheshire West and Chester Council.
DSN’s project works with the charity’s youth group Deaf Active and Vale Royal Deaf Club, an older age range of deaf service users, to encourage all ages of deaf people to interact and enjoy each other’s company.
In partnership with The British Deaf History Society, DSN will be bringing deaf people of all ages together to design a computer mouse mat detailing the history of deaf culture, so this knowledge can be passed on from one generation to the next.
Deaf Active members are also keen to show the older generation how to use new technology, such as iPads, laptops and smart phones, to help create the mouse mat designs.
The project will take place during 2012 in collaboration with the British Sign Language Level 1 courses being taken by youngsters from Deaf Active, at which the oldest member of Vale Royal Deaf Club will award each young person with their BSL course certificate.
DSN is also introducing an award for ‘Vale Royal Young Deaf Person of the Year’.
DIFFERENT generations of deaf people will be brought together thanks to a £1,500 grant.
Deafness Support Network (DSN), which has its headquarters in Northwich, has won the cash for its Young Hands, Old Hands project.
This scheme aims to help older and younger deaf people appreciate what each generation has to offer.
Bob Birchall, DSN’s chief executive, said: “We want to break down the misconceptions around age in the deaf community and with this project we hope to demonstrate the mutual benefits that intergenerational activities provide.”
He received the cheque from Cheshire West and Chester’s Youth Parliament Member, Rose Proudfoot, who secured the funding for a range of intergenerational projects from Cheshire West and Chester Council.
DSN’s project works with the charity’s youth group Deaf Active and Vale Royal Deaf Club, an older age range of deaf service users, to encourage all ages of deaf people to interact and enjoy each other’s company.
In partnership with The British Deaf History Society, DSN will be bringing deaf people of all ages together to design a computer mouse mat detailing the history of deaf culture, so this knowledge can be passed on from one generation to the next.
Deaf Active members are also keen to show the older generation how to use new technology, such as iPads, laptops and smart phones, to help create the mouse mat designs.
The project will take place during 2012 in collaboration with the British Sign Language Level 1 courses being taken by youngsters from Deaf Active, at which the oldest member of Vale Royal Deaf Club will award each young person with their BSL course certificate.
DSN is also introducing an award for ‘Vale Royal Young Deaf Person of the Year’.