http://www.notetext.co.uk en-gb notetext.co.uk 2011-2-27T00:00:00Z notetext.co.uk http://www.notetext.co.uk/page7.htm#87911 Facts and Figures about Deafness Todays blog post looks at some facts and figures about deafness. Some of these you may find surprising Some definitions There are a myriad of terms used to describe deafness and hearing loss. Many of these you will no doubt already be familiar with. We will look at the most commonly used ones here. deaf this is the general term used to describe people with all degrees of hearing loss. Deaf When you see the word Deaf used with a capital D this refers to people who use British Sign Language as their first or preferred language. The capital D emphasises membership of the Deaf community which regards itself as a cultural and linguistic minority group. deafened People who have been born hearing. They became severely to profoundly deaf after learning to speak usually as a result of illness or accident. hard of hearing This terms describes people with a mild to severe hearing loss. Usually it happens gradually and may be associated with age... 2011-2-27 09:39:21 http://www.notetext.co.uk/page7.htm#87177 NoteText is often contacted by people interested in training to become Electronic Notetakers working with Ddeaf or disabled people. They ask for information and advice on where they can go to train and what skills are required in order to gain acceptance on a training course. In January 2011 Signature the UKs leading awarding body of professional qualifications in the field of deafness withdrew their level 3 awards in Speech to Text Reporting and ElectronicManual Notetaking. Signatures statements on this can be found here and here . What this means is that currently there is no route available to train as a Speech to Text Reporter or Electronic Notetaker which will lead to registration with The National Registers of Communication Professionals Working with Deaf and Deafblind People NRCPD. It is hoped however that this is only a temporary situation pending the introduction of new Electronic Notetaking and Speech to Text Reporting awards. But what can people who want to train ... 2011-2-17 17:06:29 http://www.notetext.co.uk/page7.htm#83639 Hello and welcome to our blog. Over the next few weeks NoteText will be posting articles relating to communication support and the services we provide. Please feel free to contact us with any enquiries or if there is a topic you would like to see covered. 2011-1-1 18:45:09