Our latest news and updates...

Hello and welcome to our new look e-bulletin. Action Deafness are working hard to keep providing quality services at both a local and national level. With new events aimed at the local Deaf and hard of hearing community in Leicestershire, including a Police Drop in service, and dance classes for deaf/hard of hearing people, detailed below.
Our business services continue to develop, with Action Deafness Books preparing to publish several titles, Action Deafness Tech providing equipment assessments across Leicester city, and a new venture sees Action Deafness managing Access to Work Assessments across the South of England.
We thank our community, volunteers, and trustees for your on-going support and look forward to working with you in 2012.

Keep on running!

Andrew Darnell, pictured, is one of several marathon runners signed up to fundraise for us this year! Andrew works at the Audiology department in Leicester and is dedicated to finish this years London Marathon while raising money for AD. I had the pleasure of meeting Andrew last week for an update and he's been very busy with cake sales and involving family members! Please share and support Andrew's Just Giving page here.

Mel Holloway, an American student living in London, is also running the London Marathon 2012. Mel has learnt ASL in the past and wants to help educate the hearing community about D/deaf culture. Mel also sells home-made gifts to support her fundraising. Please check out her page here.

Police Drop-in Service

Action Deafness Cultural are working with the Leicester Police to offer FREE drop-in sessions for the local community. This will be available to anyone with a hearing loss (deaf, hard of hearing, deafened, and deafblind), and there will be BSL interpreters present to help with any communication issues. Come along, meet your local police officers and talk about any concerns you may have.

@Action Deafness, The Peepul Centre, 1st Wednesday of every month (next session 7th March), 10am-12pm.
For any advice about the Police events please contact Jaz Mann.

Job Seeker Skills Course

Action Deafness Employment is launching a Jobseekers Skills Course this month to help deaf, hard of hearing, deafened and deafblind people back into work. Our specialist deaf advisor, Jason Keetley, will be running a series of sessions over a 10 week course (to be confirmed).
Covering a range of topics including: CV design, job applications, interview tutorials, job searching and more. To register your interest or find out more please contact Jason Keetley.

To advertise on this bulletin, or for any promotional information please contact contact our designer Euan Carter......