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Episode 28

British Sign Language magazine series. See Hear investigates why half of all deaf babies slip through the NHS net, and meets a 12-year-old deaf ice hockey player.

This week See Hear examines why half of all newborn deaf babies in London are going undiagnosed. A new NHS report has revealed that many London Primary Care Trusts are not providing crucial hearing tests within the first few weeks of a baby's life. We meet some of the parents and children whose lives have been affected by this failure.

We also meet the young mum who has just achieved her lifelong ambition to become a trucker, take a look at how deaf people learn to drive and ask the question do deaf people make better drivers than hearing people?

And we take to the ice with a talented 12-year-old ice hockey player as he impresses his coaches at Streatham Ice Arena in London. In the studio, guest Eva Fielding- Jackson joins us to talk about her new book, which tells the harrowing story of her parents, two deaf holocaust survivors.

29 minutes

Last on

Sat 7 Feb 2009 01:50

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Memnos Costi
Presenter Radha Manjeshwar

Broadcasts

See Hear airs on the first Wednesday of every month at 8am

See Hear airs on the first Wednesday of every month at 8am

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