ASK TONY: I paid off Vodafone’s debt collectors but they didn’t restore my service – now they’re demanding another £1,123 By Tony Hazell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 1 December 2020 My Vodafone service was cut off after I missed a payment at the beginning of … Read more
Deaf couple are ‘refused service’ and told to ‘move on’ at Supermac’s drive-thru as they try to order by writing on a piece of paper – as the Irish restaurant apologises Couple say they have visited drive-thru many times and ordered without issue The employee made no effort to communicate and spoke through a face … Read more
Former soldier sues the Ministry of Defence for £142,000 after claiming the sound of gunfire left him deaf Iraq veteran Louis Kinsley, aged 34, is seeking damages of more than £142,000 He claims his hearing difficulties are linked to his time in the British Army corps He was regularly exposed to noise of more than 90 decibels … Read more
Josie Gibson got emotional on Thursday’s This Morning as she discussed her brother’s hearing difficulties and the ‘living hell’ he has experienced during the coronavirus crisis. The presenter, 35, said that the deaf community has been ‘forgotten’ about during the global pandemic as people are unable to lip read with the use of face masks. Josie … Read more
A 45-year-old man suddenly lost his hearing because of his Covid-19, doctors have claimed in the first British case of its kind. The unidentified patient, who suffered from asthma but was otherwise ‘fit and well’, needed intensive care treatment after catching the disease. After a long stint in hospital, he complained about losing hearing in … Read more
Google introduces new feature for deaf users that notifies them about fire alarms and dogs barking by vibrating their smartphone or flashing the camera light Sound Notifications alert users to 10 different ‘critical’ sounds Using machine learning, it recognizes door knocks, sirens and microwave bells Users can get a vibration, push notification or flash from … Read more
YouTube has been criticized by members of the deaf community for deactivating a feature that allowed channels to crowdsource captions and subtitles. The ‘Community Contributions’ feature was deactivated September 28, one day after the end of International Week of the Deaf. The Google-owned platform said it was pulling the plug because the feature is ‘rarely … Read more
Heartwarming moment 11-week-old baby who was born deaf hears the voices of his parents for the first time after having hearing aids fitted Tiffany Wroe, 29, shared the video of her 11-week-old son Saul on Facebook She lives with husband John, 44, in Nairobi, Kenya, but is from Manchester Young Saul was born with moderate … Read more
Mother is left furious after deaf daughter, eight, is ‘turned away’ from shop for not wearing a face mask Julie Muller, 41, and daughter Sadie-Grace were stopped at the store entrance She is exempt from wearing a mask as the pair need to lip read to communicate The worker at the Cotswold Outdoor shop in Newcastle said … Read more
The Bachelorette’s Carlin Sterritt is slammed over a tone-deaf Instagram post joking he is on the phone to Centrelink – as thousands lose their jobs during the COVID-19 recession By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:10 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 04:21 BST, 4 August 2020 The Bachelorette‘s Carlin Sterritt was slammed … Read more