Friday 9 January 2009

Come on, feel the noise

Mike Barnes investigates the damage rock musicians are suffering as a consequence of playing their music too loudly. He talks to doctors, gig-goes and musicians about their experiences of noise-related hearing damage and explain why bands play at extremely high volumes.

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Thursday 8 January 2009

Donaldson’s Celebrates First Year in New School with Major Funding Boost

Donaldsons, Scotland’s national school for children who are deaf or have speech and language difficulties, are celebrating their first year in their new building and have received a major funding boost. The Scottish Government Equality Unit and the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland have awarded a total of £60,000 to the school. Transition is mentioned as one of the most important parts of the curriculum and much of this work is done in partnership with the RNID.

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Wednesday 7 January 2009

Deaf teenager left 'humiliated' on school sports day

A deaf teenager faced discrimination at a school sports day because she could not hear announcements telling her to stop running.

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