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CareandHealth
People who use Kent Deaf Services discuss in the DVD how they get support, equipment, help with filling in forms, direct payments from KCC to pay for support they organise for themselves, and assistance from guide communicators who work with deafblind people. Staff who work with them explain their role.
Carly Freeman, 27, from Sittingbourne, who lost her hearing at 18 months because of the after-effects of meningitis, said on the DVD (which has an English voiceover and subtitles):
“The deaf services team is brilliant. It has helped me enormously with the bills, benefits and paperwork. If I hadn’t had that sort of help, I don’t know what I would have done.”
At the launch, Carly added: “I think the DVD is really good. It’s fantastic.”
All the information on the Kent Deaf Services web pages - part of the county council’s website - has also been translated into sign language clips, using a professional interpreter. The aim is to make life easier for people whose first language is sign language.
Both these new services were formally launched on Monday at County Hall, Maidstone by Kevin Lynes, Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Adult Social Services. He said:
“One in seven people experience deafness. Across Kent we have just under 200,000 people with a hearing impairment.
“Until now, most of our services have been advertised in traditional ways, by hard copy leaflets and the website.
Anyone interested in finding out more or getting a copy of the DVD is asked to look at:
Deaf Services
People who use Kent Deaf Services discuss in the DVD how they get support, equipment, help with filling in forms, direct payments from KCC to pay for support they organise for themselves, and assistance from guide communicators who work with deafblind people. Staff who work with them explain their role.
Carly Freeman, 27, from Sittingbourne, who lost her hearing at 18 months because of the after-effects of meningitis, said on the DVD (which has an English voiceover and subtitles):
“The deaf services team is brilliant. It has helped me enormously with the bills, benefits and paperwork. If I hadn’t had that sort of help, I don’t know what I would have done.”
At the launch, Carly added: “I think the DVD is really good. It’s fantastic.”
All the information on the Kent Deaf Services web pages - part of the county council’s website - has also been translated into sign language clips, using a professional interpreter. The aim is to make life easier for people whose first language is sign language.
Both these new services were formally launched on Monday at County Hall, Maidstone by Kevin Lynes, Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Adult Social Services. He said:
“One in seven people experience deafness. Across Kent we have just under 200,000 people with a hearing impairment.
“Until now, most of our services have been advertised in traditional ways, by hard copy leaflets and the website.
Anyone interested in finding out more or getting a copy of the DVD is asked to look at:
Deaf Services