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A REPORT into the needs of deaf and deaf-blind people will enable charities to target their help better.
The report is the result of a six-month investigation by researcher Andy Irvine, who is himself deaf .
Using questionnaires, posters, and one-to-one interviews, he visited local authorities, libraries, voluntary organisations and Dumfries’ deaf club.
The aim was to identify the unmet needs for deaf and deaf-blind people in Dumfries and Galloway, and to recommend how these might be met.
On Monday, Mr Irvine will explain the results at a meeting in the Council Chamber, Buccleuch Street, Dumfries.
The evening starts at 7pm with a welcome and introduction by Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries and Galloway, who has worked for many years with deaf constituents using cross-border co-operation with Cumbria Deaf Association.
The research was funded by The Lottery, The Rotary Club of Dumfries, Shasun, The Hugh Fraser Foundation and Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Cumbria Deaf Association is a voluntary organisation meeting the needs of some of the 75,000 people in Cumbria who are profoundly deaf, deaf-blind, deafened or hard of hearing.
CDA, which is based in Carlisle with offices in Barrow, Whitehaven and Kendal, has 36 staff and a network of around 20 volunteers.
For more information, visit the website at Cumbria Deaf Association - Welcome to the Cumbria Deaf Association.
A REPORT into the needs of deaf and deaf-blind people will enable charities to target their help better.
The report is the result of a six-month investigation by researcher Andy Irvine, who is himself deaf .
Using questionnaires, posters, and one-to-one interviews, he visited local authorities, libraries, voluntary organisations and Dumfries’ deaf club.
The aim was to identify the unmet needs for deaf and deaf-blind people in Dumfries and Galloway, and to recommend how these might be met.
On Monday, Mr Irvine will explain the results at a meeting in the Council Chamber, Buccleuch Street, Dumfries.
The evening starts at 7pm with a welcome and introduction by Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries and Galloway, who has worked for many years with deaf constituents using cross-border co-operation with Cumbria Deaf Association.
The research was funded by The Lottery, The Rotary Club of Dumfries, Shasun, The Hugh Fraser Foundation and Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Cumbria Deaf Association is a voluntary organisation meeting the needs of some of the 75,000 people in Cumbria who are profoundly deaf, deaf-blind, deafened or hard of hearing.
CDA, which is based in Carlisle with offices in Barrow, Whitehaven and Kendal, has 36 staff and a network of around 20 volunteers.
For more information, visit the website at Cumbria Deaf Association - Welcome to the Cumbria Deaf Association.