SEE HEAR: Wednesday 13th January 1pm ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two
This weekÌýSee HearÌýmeetsÌýCampbell GillespieÌýwho was struck by a million-volt bolt of lightning and lived to tell his tale.Ìý Statistically you're more likely to be struck by lightning than you are to win the lottery.Ìý In Britain around 30 to 60 people are struck every year, 3 are fatal.Ìý CampbellÌýshares his extraordinary story.Ìý See Hear learns how he has managed the hearing loss he was left with as a result of the accident.
'HearÌýto Help' is an initiative run by the Royal National Institute for Deaf people that uses deaf and hard of hearing volunteers to help others within the community. Hearing loss affects 9 million people in the UK and it's the older generation who are mostly affected.Ìý See Hear visited one of theseÌýsupport projects in Rotherham where deaf volunteer Jim Craig gives help and advice to others on how to use hearing aids.Ìý The RNIDÌýhopes to expand the service across the UK.
We also meet Amelia Macabe who passed a BSL Level 2 exam at just 8 years old, one of the youngest people in the UK to do so.Ìý What inspired her to take up the challenge?Ìý
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