Speech and Hearing and Learning
"My dear, you can touch a rose, you can smell it, you do not have to see or hear it to know; but not to hear a fellow human being's voice is the greatest of deprivations"
HELEN KELLER
On this page there will be some information about the deaf and hard of hearing and what we can do to help.
This guide book was given out across 105sc District, for those of you with this still in your collection, please get it out, it is still relevant today as it was back then.
This is a poster that you could redesign to let people know we also collect Hearing Aids.
Alarms and Alerters
During sleep hearing people are aware of sounds, door bell ringing, radio/alarm, baby crying or the dog barking, as the ears are "switched on". Imagine your ear being "switched off" that means you are unable to hear background noise, like children playing, the telephone ringing or when the TV is on too loud. That is the situation of a deaf person. Alarms and Alerters are therefore of great importance to the deaf or hard of hearing.
Alerters will indicate:
There is someone at the door
The phone is ringing
That baby needs attention
There is an intruder
Alarms will indicate:
Time to get up
Smoke is detected
Portable alarms/alerters can be carried around outside with a range of about 100 metres from the source. There are a number of systems, so please do your research, as prices will vary.
Flashing lights can be used as part of the house lighting which will alert the deaf person to the phone/door bell especially when concentrating on the TV or music system.
