Unemployment amongst the UK's deaf community is double the national average. During Deaf Awareness Week, Daisy Greenwell investigated a restaurant in Lancashire that is trying to reverse that trend.
Deafinitely Theatre are currently running a competition for budding Deaf playwrights! The contest hopes to find four deaf people for their playwright development programme, Deafinitely Creative.
The prospect of treating deafness has taken an important step forward after scientists used mouse stem cells to grow specialised ear cells that are crucial to hearing...
Join our new membership scheme. Annual membership fee is just £5 and this can be paid by either cheque or cash. Please contact us for an application form and more details.
The latest edition of News & Views is now available from our resource centres in Haywards Heath, Worthing and Steyning and will be available to download from the link here on our website from Monday 21 September.
The Highways Agency have recently launched a new emergency roadside telephone of particular benefit to Deaf and hard of hearing users. The ERT features an innovative text facility for non-verbal communication.
Action for Deafness hosted the inaugural meeting for a newDeaf and Hard of Hearing Forum on Monday 16th March held in Haywards Heath. The forum is open to all Deaf and hard of hearing people in West Sussex.
Action for Deafness in partnership with 4SIGHT (the West Sussex Association for the Blind) are providing comprehensive sensory support clinics throughout the county.
Take a look at our 'Entertainment' section within the 'Information' area of this website for the latest listings of captioned performances and screenings at theatres and cinemas around the county and further afield.
A celebration for the launch of our new identity and status took place on Friday 4th July at 11.30am. The Hon. Nicholas Soames MP, together with invited guests, marked the occasion with a balloon release held at Head Office in Haywards Heath.
We can now offer training in Communication tactics to businesses and voluntary organisations to help them meet their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act.
