
This year saw me nominated for three awards, Young Digital Leader for Digital Leaders for the second time (Too old for that one again) Positive Role Model for Disability, National...
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We were truly horrified to hear of Molly's recent expereince at London's Euston Station and it must never happen again:
I travelled from Maidenhead to London Euston to catch a train...
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My name is Helen Colson. I’m 29 years old & live in Southport, Merseyside. I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa and as I am moderate-severely deaf, Ushers Syndrome last year.
It...
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Hello Everyone! Would like to wish you all happy deaf blindness week! I’m so sorry that I haven’t posted in it feels like ages! But I’ve got soooo much to...
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Where does our story begin..... Alice (now 16) was born profoundly deaf. In Oct 17 at a routine eye test (Alice has always worn glasses) they picked up an issue...
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Usher Syndrome is a strange thing, strangely it is evolving even though it hasn’t changed.
It remains a condition without a cure. There are variations in level of deafness, in level of...
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It’s never been easy. Having to scan the floor in front of you when walking down the street. Having to pre-plan the route to the nearest toilet in a restaurant...
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Indeed back in the 19th Century it was Helen Keller who stated “DEAFNESS SEPERATES US FROM PEOPLE AND BLINDNESS SEPERATES US FROM THINGS”. Back then she was right, she lived...
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Today is ‘Rare Disease Day -2019’
So I decided on a blog about hearing aid technology that can and does enhance lives.
This http://www.nciua.org.uk/latest-new/ was brought to my attention several weeks ago. ...
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