Deaf awareness

2. Facts about deafness & hearing loss
•1 in 6 of the UK adult population is affected by
hearing loss.
•8 million of these are aged 60 and over.
•6.7 million could benefit from hearing aids but only
about 2 million people use them.
•About 900,000 people are severely or profoundly
deaf.
•About 12,000 people in the UK use cochlear
implants.

3. What you may see a Deaf/Hearing
impaired person wearing/using to
help them?
Hearing Aids Cochlear implant British sign languageLip Reading

4. How can you be ‘Deaf Aware’?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzVWbCxJpJo
Watch this ….

5. Learn to Sign!
Alphabet -
Colours -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkTeqA4kwUQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWf4d3kIvw