The 19th – 25th May 2014 is Deaf Awareness Week and organisations working with deaf people across the country are working together for ‘Equality in Communication for All’.

At PatientTalk.Org we have produced a picture to show our support for the week. Please like and share with your family and friends!

There are 1 in 6 people in the UK that are deaf or hard of hearing. Deaf Awareness Week is a unique awareness campaign bringing together over 100 deaf charities and organisations under the umbrella of the UK Council on Deafness.

Announcing this year’s theme to Jim Edwards, Chair of the UK Council on Deafness: “UK Council on Deafness are delighted to be coordinating Deaf Awareness Week. We have a new theme this year Equality in Communication for All! to help promote this year’s campaign. This is a tremendous opportunity to celebrate the positive attitudes to deafness, seek social inclusion and raise awareness of the huge range of organisations both nationally and locally that champion greater deaf awareness and support deaf people and their family and friends.”

The campaign week will also be celebrating the proactive access policies implemented by major UK companies and organisations to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing people are treated fairly and have equal access.

For further details on events, facts and links, please go to:

http://www.deafcouncil.org.uk/deaf-awareness-week.html