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'Look At Me!' – Deaf Awareness Week
3rd - 9th May is Deaf Awareness Week and organisations working with deaf people across the country are inviting you to 'Look At Me'. The theme aims to improve understanding of the different types of deafness by highlighting the many different methods of communication used by deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people, such as sign language and lipreading.01/05/2004
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Deaf Awareness Week is a unique awareness campaign bringing together nearly 100 deaf charities and organisations under the umbrella of the UK Council on Deafness. Deaf Awareness Week will involve a UK wide series of national and local events to raise awareness of the needs of the 8.7 million deaf or hard of hearing people in the UK, that is, 1 in 7 of the total population.
A series of posters and an information leaflet have been developed to support the week's activities. The posters encourage people to look at someone who is deaf or hard of hearing when communicating, so that they can see people's lips and facial expression. The leaflet displays interesting facts about deafness and gives examples of ways the public and businesses can become more accessible to deaf people. These materials will be distributed via national and local charities, NHS Audiology departments, libraries and schools.
Deaf Awareness Week will also feature prominently on the Community Channel, available on Sky 684, Telewest 233, ntl 14 and Freeview 46, who are running a variety of signed and subtitled programming during the week.
- For full programme details visit their website www.communitychannel.org
The campaign week will also be celebrating the proactive access policies implemented by major UK companies and organisations to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing people are treated fairly and have equal access. B & Q, Royal Shakespeare Company, Birmingham International Airport, The Greater London Authority, Sadler's Wells, Toyota, Nottingham City Hospital and University of Wolverhampton are just a few participating in the week to offer useful examples for others to follow.
- For further details on local events in your neighbourhood, along with facts and figures about deafness and deaf issues, go to the campaign website www.Look-At-Me.org.uk!
