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DEAFNESS is not something to dread. It does not happen to everyone. Do be aware and get the facts, then get ready to help yourself and those around you. It is called deaf awareness.
Training in deaf awareness is available to deaf people, their family and friends, business and public sector staff. This is an account of one of them.
It was delivered by a deaf man, William Turner, deafened to be precise, not born deaf but he became deaf at a young age and used British Sign Language and two interpreters.
William outlined the four main groups of deafness: people born deaf, those who become deafened, people who are hard of hearing and those who become deaf in old age.
There were exercises to help understand the importance of sound: warning sounds, background sounds, music, running water, radio, TV, sirens, cries for help, other people’s chatter. William asked people to think about waking up one morning suddenly deaf, so that none of the above could be heard, ever again. How would you communicate? How would you keep your job?
He followed this up with a lip-reading exercise, information on hearing aids, including their difficulties, and hints and tactics helping communication between hearing and deaf people. This included video footage from deaf people who every day encounter bad reactions and poor communication between themselves and hearing people.
He spoke about deaf-blind people and the alphabets available as well as the deprivation sighted people feel when blindfolded and trying to work out where sound is coming from. People do not gesticulate if they cannot see, forgetting that others can.
Testimony was given by a man who had been deaf for five years. He is now at the stage where he finds it difficult to communicate with anyone. He is 54 and lost his job two years ago through his hearing loss. He now finds it difficult to go out on his own as he feels people think he is ignorant or stupid. He wears a hearing aid but this does not give him word clarity.
He says: “I feel a prisoner within myself, and would like the opportunity to perhaps lip-read at least.”
Don’t suffer in silence. Contact William, he can help. 01946 852888 or email:william@cumbriadeaf.co.uk
Cumbria Deaf Association is the local voluntary organisation meeting the needs of some of the 60,000 people in Cumbria who are profoundly deaf, deaf/blind, deafened or hard of hearing. CDA is based in Carlisle with offices in Barrow, Whitehaven and Kendal. For more information see Deaf Vision Cumbria Deaf Association - Welcome to the Cumbria Deaf Association.
DEAFNESS is not something to dread. It does not happen to everyone. Do be aware and get the facts, then get ready to help yourself and those around you. It is called deaf awareness.
Training in deaf awareness is available to deaf people, their family and friends, business and public sector staff. This is an account of one of them.
It was delivered by a deaf man, William Turner, deafened to be precise, not born deaf but he became deaf at a young age and used British Sign Language and two interpreters.
William outlined the four main groups of deafness: people born deaf, those who become deafened, people who are hard of hearing and those who become deaf in old age.
There were exercises to help understand the importance of sound: warning sounds, background sounds, music, running water, radio, TV, sirens, cries for help, other people’s chatter. William asked people to think about waking up one morning suddenly deaf, so that none of the above could be heard, ever again. How would you communicate? How would you keep your job?
He followed this up with a lip-reading exercise, information on hearing aids, including their difficulties, and hints and tactics helping communication between hearing and deaf people. This included video footage from deaf people who every day encounter bad reactions and poor communication between themselves and hearing people.
He spoke about deaf-blind people and the alphabets available as well as the deprivation sighted people feel when blindfolded and trying to work out where sound is coming from. People do not gesticulate if they cannot see, forgetting that others can.
Testimony was given by a man who had been deaf for five years. He is now at the stage where he finds it difficult to communicate with anyone. He is 54 and lost his job two years ago through his hearing loss. He now finds it difficult to go out on his own as he feels people think he is ignorant or stupid. He wears a hearing aid but this does not give him word clarity.
He says: “I feel a prisoner within myself, and would like the opportunity to perhaps lip-read at least.”
Don’t suffer in silence. Contact William, he can help. 01946 852888 or email:william@cumbriadeaf.co.uk
Cumbria Deaf Association is the local voluntary organisation meeting the needs of some of the 60,000 people in Cumbria who are profoundly deaf, deaf/blind, deafened or hard of hearing. CDA is based in Carlisle with offices in Barrow, Whitehaven and Kendal. For more information see Deaf Vision Cumbria Deaf Association - Welcome to the Cumbria Deaf Association.