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Tara Asher at Glastonbury – BSL INTERPRETER STEALS THE SHOW

Only 4 British Sign Language interpreters in the UK are specialists in Grime. Tara Asher signed Stormzy’s Glasto set for deaf festival goers. She rehearsed each song for a day. This is joyous. She LOVES her job. Have a watch please. @BritishSignBSL @deafzone1 #glastonbury19 pic.twitter.com/OkeW9irIoG — 📻 Colin Paterson 📺 (@ColinGPaterson) June 29, 2019

The Amazing New Livio AI

Livio® AI is the world’s first hearing aid to provide both superior sound quality and the ability to track body and brain health. Featuring integrated sensors and artificial intelligence, Livio AI can detect if you’ve fallen and act as an assistant. The Thrive Hearing Control app lets you easily control listening environments for maximum Hearing Performance, …

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Ken Pidcock, from Channel 4’s “Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds” now hears better with our help.

“Having had one life changing experience as one of the adults in the series OPHF4YO*, I hardly expected another as I walked through Lark Hill Retirement Village.   I noticed representatives from The Nottingham Hearing Practice, and having discarded other brands, I decided to make an appointment to have a test in my own bungalow.                 …

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Goodbye to Kitty (Kitty Linn O’Neil: March 24, 1946 to November 2, 2018)

Kitty O’Neal passed away last week. A truly inspirational figure, left deaf from a childhood illness, she was thwarted in her dream to become a champion diver, and instead became a renowned stunt-woman, and then famously the world land speed record holder. She proved that deafness was no barrier. In 1976 in Oregon, O’Neil set …

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Jo and friends out on Sunday picking litter

Well done Jo. Out on Sunday helping to look after our wonderful country. It’s SO important that we are all seen to have pride in our communities. The more of us that care, and are seen to care, the better we will all be.

Access Card – What is it?

It’s a card which translates your disability/impairment into symbols which highlights the barriers you face and the reasonable adjustments required. The card can be used to gain access to concessionary ticket prices for example; the theatre or to watch a gig. I mostly use mine for gigs. As I have a severe to profound hearing …

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