The Dumfries & Galloway Hard of Hearing Group came into existence in March of this year,having been know as the D & G Lip Reading Club for the past 12 years .
 
We are expanding our group by including all people in Dumfries & Galloway with a hearing loss and their families.
We aim to have a website and eventually drop in centres where we can provide information and general advice on hearing loss and maintenance on hearing aids.
 
Lip Reading classes can help a person with a hearing loss to gain confidence when communicating with others and socialising.
The exercises teach you how to lip read the various speech movements and lip patterns with the help of facial expressions and body language.
There are information slots where you learn about hearing aids, equipment available and hearing conditions such as tinnitis.
We aim to help you relax and become more confident in using your hearing aids and communicating. The classes are very friendly.
 
There are 3 Lip Reading Classes in Dumfries & Galloway at the moment : Monday, Dalbeattie Community Centre 2-4pm.  Wednesday, Greyfriars House, St.Cuthbert St, Kirkcudbright 2-4pm and Lochthorn Library, Dumfries 2-4pm.
Unfortunately these classes come to a close for the summer this month (April) but will re-start at the beginning of September this year.
 
Please contact our Tutor, Helen Shannon. Tel: 01387 870601  for further information.

 

Meet at 26, Rae Street on the 1st Tuesday of the month from 7.00pm - 10.00pm

The local branch of the National Deaf Children Society also meet on this night.  Everyone is made most welcome.

 

 

 

 

 

Health Information in British Sign Language

Several statutory agencies have produced accessible information for
Deaf sign language users:
•Health Rights Information Scotland has produced British Sign
    Language versions of their leaflets “
o The NHS and You,
o Making a complaint about the NHS,
o Confidentiality “ Its your right, and
o How to see your health records.

•Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) now has
    BSL versions of the following patient guidelines on DVD:
o Acute coronary syndromes,
o Arrhythmias,
o Chronic heart failure,
o Dementia,
o Epilepsy in children and young people,
o Lung cancer,
o Stable angina, and
o Prevention of cardiovascular disease.
You may also know that the Scottish Consumer Council and NHS
Education for Scotland have put together the website œPolish Information
Plus. This website lets people find information about public services in
Scotland which has been translated into Polish. There are over 200 pieces of information on this website. The Scottish Government provided the financial resources to do this.

SCoD is aware that some National Council member organisations have
produced health information that is available either on their website or on CD/DVD. SCoD is in the process of trying to find out what health information has been produced in Scotland for Deaf sign language users.
We would like to know what your organisation has produced, when it was produced, and what your organisation/service users think are the gaps in the available information. Once this information is gathered, SCoD will write a report which will be submitted to NHS Scotland and the Scottish Consumer Council. The report will also be available on the SCoD website. (See below for direct link)

The April bulletin is available now on the same link. 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Council on Deafness  click here

Deaf Action  click here 

Deaf Connections  click here

Dumfries & Galloway Council   click here