A bouncer who punched a promising rugby player to the ground and leaving him deaf in one ear during a vicious nightclub brawl has been jailed for 21 months. Joe Sharratt, 18, was left with permanent hearing loss after being rendered unconscious during a fight outside Factory in Manchester in 2018. Gareth Carr, 21, who … Read more
A woman has sewn 100 transparent face masks to allow deaf people to lip read and feel ‘safe and included’ amid the coronavirus crisis. Claire Cross, 45, from Devon, called her masks — fitted with a clear window over the mouth — ‘vital’ for Britons with hearing issues. Face masks are currently mandatory to wear … Read more
Woman who posed with a ‘Brides Lives Matter’ sign at her wedding is branded ‘tone deaf and ignorant’ A woman shared a picture posing with a sign saying ‘Brides Lives Matter’ It was posted to Facebook and Reddit, where she was branded ignorant The post comes amid protests against racial injustice across the world which … Read more
One in five people with NHS hearing aids do not wear them due to problems using them or lack of perceived benefit, study shows Researchers found 20 per cent of the partially deaf rarely use their hearing aids About 80 per cent of people with hearing aids in the UK get them from the NHS … Read more
‘I will never be able to understand completely’: Sophie Monk deletes ‘tone deaf’ post after fan backlash – before showing her support for the Black Lives Matter movement By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:16 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 08:11 BST, 3 June 2020 Sophie Monk has come under fire by … Read more
A deaf mother has been swamped with hundreds of orders from care homes after designing face masks with a plastic window over the mouth to allow lip reading. Justine Bate, 42, created the masks to help herself and her daughter, Teona, 10, to communicate, as they are both deaf. The graphic designer was worried Teona … Read more