Peterborough Citizens Advice Bureau are advertising for a Volunteer Information Officer and would welcome applications from members of the BSL community for the role. CAB in Peterborough have been working with CDA to provide free confidential interpreted advice at our drop-ins and now that service is to be provided at CAB offices in Peterborough which
Read MoreBig thanks to UK Members of Head-Fi who donate £1300 to CDA.
UK members of audio enthusiasts forum Head-Fi have donated money the Cambridgeshire Deaf Association for the second time. A spokesperson for the group said: “On Saturday 25th April 2015 a group of audio enthusiasts held their annual meeting in Bar Hill Village Hall. “We are members of an online forum (www.head-fi.org) that concentrates on personal
Read MoreMarch Deaf Club's 2015-16 programme of events is available now!
March and District Deaf Club’s activities for 2015-16 are online now! See them below. For more information on March Deaf Club, see their page here: http://cambsdeaf.org/services/cambridgeshire-deaf-clubs/march-deaf-club/ [scribd id=269664988 key=key-ipOIKblFypAYMlUHnLcl mode=scroll]
Read MoreBBC star comes to Cambridge for deaf tennis and more pics!
BBC Breakfasts’ Mike Bushell was in Cambridge today interviewing players from the Great Britain Deaf Tennis team who are preparing for next month’s world championship. Here he’s talking to Beth Simmons about the sport and the interview should be aired this or next week. UK Deaf Sport arranged the event in conjunction with the Tennis
Read MoreCharlie Swinbourne's new documentary is on TV tonight and he confirms he's coming to Cambridgeshire
Journalist, film maker and editor of the world’s most read deaf blog, Charlie Swinbourne has a new documentary out tonight called Found. It’s on the Community Channel at 7:30pm and tells the stories of three deaf people who ‘found’ the deaf world and it changed their lives for the better. Its a must watch! Charlie
Read MoreSummer edition of Cambridgeshire Deaf News out now
Here’s the latest edition of the Cambridgeshire Deaf New with Terri-Ann Walker and her beautiful dog Billy on the cover plus lots of information inside. It will be emailed to all our subscribers and sent in the post too. If you would like a copy posted to you, please get in touch. Check out our
Read MoreEverybody sign 'Cheese'
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Read MorePeterborough NHS Deaf Health Forum on June 25th. Your views count.
Deaf BSL users in Peterborough are being invited to give their views on the NHS at the first CDA Peterborough NHS Forum. Working in partnership, NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Cambridgeshire Deaf Association have agreed to hold deaf health forum meetings every six-months to ensure that the views of deaf patients
Read MoreDeaf Community Housing Meeting June 27th
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=829133137135736 Are you interested in talking about a housing scheme for deaf people in Cambridgeshire? We’ve been working with Luminus Housing Association on the idea and want the views of members of the deaf community. Come to a meeting in Wisbech to give your views on Saturday 27th June at 10:30am at 10a-14 South Brink,
Read MoreTourette's disability lecture now online with subtitles
Writer, artist and part-time super-hero Jess Thom is ‘changing the world one tic at a time’. She spoke at the 12th Annual Disability Lecture in Cambridge about the often misunderstood neurological condition Tourette’s, which causes her to say ‘biscuit’ up to 16,000 times a day. Performing and writing are transforming her experience of Tourette’s, as
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