Top tips for including your deaf friends or colleagues in conversation (Guest post for Scope’s Blog, 19th May 2014)
KidsAudiologist in the media
TV & Radio
Advised on deaf characters and scripts for Eastenders, Emmerdale, Holby City, Hollyoaks, and Rocket’s Island.
ITV’s This Morning, and talking to Paul Murphy-Kasp for BBC London News and BBC Radio London on NHS funding restrictions for children
who are borderline candidates for cochlear implants and don’t meet the 2009 NICE guidance and the need to update this guidance (16th Mar 2018)
Forums
Talk to a community advisor (Ask an Audiologist) (Netbuddy, 2011 – 2014, Scope, 2014 – 2018)
Ask the experts with National Deaf Children’s Society (NetMums, 21st October 2011)
Podcasts
We ask our audiologist Vicki what to do if you suspect your child has a problem hearing (NDCS, January 2012)
We ask our audiologist questions about a common childhood illness called glue ear (NDCS, January 2012)
Video
(NDCS, April 2012)
(NDCS, July 2012)
(NDCS, July 2012)
NDCS blog
New guidance increases cochlear implant eligibility (January 2019)
Grommet surgery not under threat (August 2018)
The impact of mild and moderate deafness in the classroom (May 2015)
Disability Matters – e-Learning to inform and inspire! (February 2015)
10 questions parents ask NDCS about audiology services (June 2014)
11 things you didn’t know about childhood deafness (May 2014)
Online articles
Hundreds more children and adults eligible for cochlear implants on the NHS (NICE, 4th January 2019) also covered in the Independent, iNews, and Nursing Times.
Mail Online talking about NHS funding restrictions for children who are borderline candidates for cochlear implants and don’t meet the 2009 NICE guidance and the need to update this guidance (16th Mar 2018)
Day in the life of… How I support families coming to terms with being told their child is deaf (Guardian Healthcare Network, 22nd May 2015)
A guide to… glue ear (Nursery World, 8th March 2015)
Can banging on a drum SAVE your hearing? Playing any musical instrument can help (Mail Online, 12th January 2015)
Hearing tests and your baby – everything you need to know about your baby’s hearing, from tests at birth to their developing senses and what to do if your baby has a permanent hearing loss (MadeForMums, 19th January 2012)
Choosing the right school for your child with a hearing loss – the National Deaf Children’s Society answers all your worries about finding a school, teachers and educational support if your child is deaf (MadeForMums, 19th January 2012)
‘Glue ear’ treatment could see ‘end to grommet surgery’ (BBC News, 21st October 2011)
Scrap the grommets: Glue ear could soon be treated with drug, avoiding operations for thousands (Mail Online, 21st October 2011)
Heading to a festival with your baby – health and safety advice to make your baby’s first festival experience a happy and safe one (MadeForMums, 1st June 2011)
Audiologist issues misdiagnosis warning (Mediplacements, 18th November 2008)
Glue ear (TheBabyWebsite, November 2006)
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