Deaf Parenting Newsletter Spring 2011
Welcome to our Deaf Parenting UK Newsletter (Spring 2011) available online from our website http://www.deafparent.org.uk/resources/newsletters/. In this issue you will find:
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Inter Provincial Deaf Sports Championships Results
DSA Inter Provincial Deaf Sports Championship 2011
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IDYA Raise Over €12k for Cystic Fibrosis
Last week, (April 14th 2011) members of the Irish Deaf Youth Association presented the Build4life charity for Cystic Fibrosis with a cheque for €10,000. The cheque was presented at Cork University Hospital last week, and will go towards much needed Isolation Units for paediatric care of CF patients.
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Deaf children not being diagnosed ‘until it’s too late’
Thursday April 14 2011 Up to 10,000 adults and children are on waiting lists for a hearing test
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Census 2011 translated into Irish Sign Language
Census 2011 The Irish Deaf Society and Irish Deaf Youth Association has translated the Census 2011 questionnaire into Irish Sign Language.
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An article on Deaf Education – ‘Asking to be heard’
Please download the article on Deaf Education from ‘Country Living’ (15/01/2011) Hearing 1.pdf Hearing 2.pdf