NADP News
Out and About In the North
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums invites you to join them for free to celebrate National Disabled Access Day on Saturday 16th March. This year they have increased
Reading Between The Lines – latest research project at Uni of Roehampton.
Woul you like to help? Participants are needed for this project at the University of Roehampton.As subtitles have become more common, they have also become
Making Video on Demand (VOD) more accessible.
In December 18, OFCOM issued its guidance to government for making video on demand more accessible.https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/131063/Statement-Making-on-demand-services-accessible.pdf The statement followed a consultation in early 2018 to
Text Relay Users
No bank or other service provider can refuse to take a call via a relay service. Current advice from OFCOM to assist if you are
Disability-themed emojis approved for use and why we need them
Hearing aids and other disability emojis now approved will be arriving on smart phones from June onwards.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47144091 This interesting article discusses why they are important.https://www.google.co.uk/…/25/disability-barbie-dolls-emojis
Margaret du Feu wins the Heather Jackson Award 2018
The Heather Jackson Award is made annually to a deafened person who has made a significant contribution to the improvement of the welfare and opportunity
Cinema Subtitling (a tale of two countries)
“Do you miss out on going to the Cinema because you can’t find a subtitled viewing or even worse have you had the experience of
Lipreading Practice
More material has been added to the Stories for Lipreading website for free lipreading practice. New stories are available in the Story Store Try them
(APOHL) Action Plan on Hearing Loss.
NADP is part of the Hearing Loss and Deafness Alliance. The Alliance worked with the DWP, Department of Education, NHS and other Hearing Charities to
