coHearentVision supports local Deaf Sports Star
Posted on: August 13, 2010
CoHearentVision has once again supported a local sports star by matching the money already raised to aid her plight to get to the European Deaf Badminton Championships.
Andrea Hardwick from Leeds is trying to raise enough money towards her trip to Bulgaria for the Championships held later this month. If…
NEW British Sign Language Courses begin THIS WEEK! There are still a few places left.
Posted on: August 11, 2010
Do you want to learn a new language.
Do you want to experience a new community.
Do you want to learn a whole new skill?
Well here’s your chance! Come to coHearentVision and learn British Sign Language!
Our next intake for our popular: beginners, level 1 and level 2 courses will be week beginning…
SAD NEWS. TRUSTEE RESIGNATION – GARY PECK
Posted on: August 9, 2010
TRUSTEE RESIGNATION – GARY PECK
Having been a Trustee for several years and with ever-increasing family and personal commitments, our much-liked colleague Gary Peck has decided to stand down from the coHearentVision Board of Trustee’s. Gary’s work with the Mental Health Trust has also placed a much greater work burden on…
coHearentVision re-brand leads the way for RNID to follow!
Posted on: August 4, 2010
RNID Chief Executive Jackie Ballard announced the news on Twitter, during a live chat with supporters where she said the charity could face financial trouble if it didn’t widen its appeal. The RNID is considering changing its name as it starts a rebranding process set to cost around £260,000.
“Our…
Blind mice can ‘see’ thanks to special retinal cells
Posted on: August 3, 2010
A team led by biologist Samer Hattar at The John Hopkins University found that mice that didn’t have any rods and cones function could still see; and not just light, but also patterns and images, courtesy of special photosensitive cells in the rodents’ retinas. Until now, it was presumed that…