1BILLION people under 35 are at risk of going deaf from listening to headphones too loud
An international team of academics made the estimate after reviewing more than 30 studies in 20 countries involving nearly 20,000 people aged 12 to 34. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Deaf child's mother told to quit her job to teach him sign language after council denies funding
Jack Gurney, two, from Bracknell, Berkshire was born deaf and NHS cochlear implants failed to work. Now Bracknell Forest Council have told his mother Kim, 33, to quit her job to teach him. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hearing aid technology company Yes Hearing raises $10M
The company will expand its team and product offerings, including direct-to-consumer operations, thanks to the FDA ' s approval of over-the-counter sales of hearing aids. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - November 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Tanzania: Public Urged to Learn Sign Language to Facilitatae Communication With the Deaf
[Daily News] Zanzibar Deaf Association (CHAVIZA) and stakeholders have been urged to encourage learning of sign language to ensure effective communication between the people with hearing disability and general public. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
‘ We must be united for battles ahead, ’ says UNISON president
Addressing delegates at UNISON’s national disabled members’ conference in Brighton this morning, the union’s president, Andrea Egan (pictured above), told them: “We face unprecedented times – and we must emerge united for the real battles that lie ahead”.
Congratulating delegates on their work in the Year of Disabled Workers, she noted that activists had trained 100 new disabled officers for the union, which she called “a fantastic achievement.”
And that was not all: “Your work on the Disability Employment Charter has been inspirational”, said Ms Egan, “and an inspiration for the union’s for...
Source: UNISON Health care news - October 31, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News 2022 National Disabled Members Conference Andrea Egan Covid-19 long covid Source Type: news
Why the App Store ’s tone-deaf gambling ads make me worry about Apple
We've seen ads ruin the user experience of nearly every product under the sun. #apple #gamblingads (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Delegates call for help to combat the epidemic of male suicide
A busy afternoon at UNISON’s disabled members’ conference today (Sunday) was dominated by a harrowing debate on men and mental health, which heard testimony from delegates about their personal experiences of male friends or relatives who had taken their own lives.
In 2020, 75% of those who took their own lives in the UK were male, with 4,880 men and boys ending their lives – equating to 12 deaths every day of the year.
While people of all genders experience mental health problems, gender stereotypes mean that men’s mental health problems often go unnoticed.
An incredibly moving speech from one delegate, whose o...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - October 30, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News 2022 National Disabled Members Conference Human Rights Act LGBT mental health Source Type: news
‘ We want workplaces to thrive – the Tories want to curtail unions ’
“We want our workplaces to thrive. A Tory government wants to curtail trade union action even more, claiming that they’re run by trade union ‘barons’ rather than the democratic processes we go through – and this from a government that is on its second unelected prime minister in two months.”
Vicky Foxcroft, Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people, was addressing UNISON’s national disabled members’ conference in Brighton this afternoon, and noted that, disabled people are so important to this latest version of a Tory government that “we don’t know who the new minister [for disabled people] is”.
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Source: UNISON meat hygiene - October 30, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News 2022 National Disabled Members Conference Vicky Foxcroft Source Type: news
Disabled members look to the legacy of 2022
The first plenary sessions of UNISON’s annual disabled members conference took place this morning, with the cost of living and securing a legacy for the unions’ Year of the Disabled Worker dominating proceedings.
But it also saw member Paddy Toner presented with his award as this year’s winner of the union’s Local Service Champions Awards by general secretary Christina McAnea (pictured above).
Mr Toner is a rehabilitation worker for the visually impaired at Halton Borough Council. He himself is registered blind. He was nominated by Helen Illidge, his support worker, who accompanied him to the conference.
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Source: UNISON meat hygiene - October 30, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News 2022 National Disabled Members Conference Local Service Champions Awards Source Type: news
Columbus Colony ’s Seth Ghering on finding a job that makes you feel good
Seth Ghering started as executive director of the Columbus Colony for Elderly Care in the early days of the pandemic, which added an extra layer of challenge in managing a long-term care community for largely deaf and deaf-blind individuals. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - October 28, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Doug Buchanan Source Type: news
Making health decisions: Sarah ’s story
Healthcare decision making can be complex – learn from Sarah’s personal story and make use of Cochrane resources.Evidence-based healthcare is the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. It is often represented with these three elements in a Venn diagram with these three equally important elements. However, decision making in healthcare isn ’t always so neat and uncomplicated. Cochrane systematic reviews contribute to the best available, current, valid, and relevant evidence in this process. Cochrane is also committed to helping others understand evidence-based healthcare...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - October 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Gambia: GADHOH Trained On CHE, Production of Reusable Sanitary Pad
[The Point] Members of The Gambia Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (GADHOH) were recently sensitization and trained by the Association on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) on Comprehensive Health Education (CHE) and the production of reusable sanitary pad program at the NaNA conference hall. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 25, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Consumer Health: Supporting a child who stutters
International Stuttering Awareness Day will be observed on Saturday, Oct. 22, which makes this a good time to learn about supporting a child who stutters. Approximately 5% –10% of all children will stutter for some period in their life, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. And boys are two to three times as likely to stutter as girls. Stuttering, also called stammering or childhood-onset fluency disorder, is a speech dis order that involves… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - October 21, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
These Doctors Admit They Don ’t Want Patients With Disabilities
When granted anonymity in focus groups, physicians let their guards down and shared opinions consistent with experiences of many people with disabilities. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Doctors Disabilities Discrimination Health Insurance and Managed Care Wheelchairs Deafness Americans With Disabilities Act Health Affairs (Journal) Research your-feed-science your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Text to 911 Emergency SMS Communication
Text-to-911 enables emergency call takers to receive text messages if you are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 18, 2022 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Communication Source Type: news
