Campaign for data gathering on deaf children receives support
Thursday 9th October 2008
A campaign to gather data on the number of deaf children in Scotland has gained the backing of a politician, it has been revealed.
In news which may be relevant to newborn hearing screeners, Hamilton South MSP Tom McCabe has announced his support for the initiative.
Although hearing tests for newborn babies were introduced in the country in 2005, there is presently no national register, the Hamilton Advertiser reports.
In support of the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) campaign, Mr McCabe has written to South Lanarkshire council and NHS Lanarkshire to ask how many deaf children are being supported in his local area.
"The advent of newborn hearing screening tests in 2005 was a golden opportunity to start a nationally-agreed register of deaf children which would allow us to accurately track and monitor their progress," stated NDCS Scotland director Christopher Ratcliffe.
Established in 1944, the NDCS aims to remove the barriers confronting deaf children in the UK.
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