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Computer Says No By Rosie Malezer
Rosie Malezer I am a Deaf Australian Aboriginal living in Finland (I am now also a Finnish citizen). On 23.11.2014, I lost my hearing – LITERALLY overnight. I woke up, could hear nothing. My husband...
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The Suffering of Deaf Children In Gaza
There are many untold stories and here is one of them…… “The idea of making cartoons was started after the war, after being inspired to help the many traumatised children within Gaza. They suffered...
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The response to the open letter
You may remember we sent an open letter to the CEO of Sign Health, Steve Powell? You’ll be pleased to know we had a response. Their response is below, and I quote: Dear Sara and the Tree House team...
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We Can Do Everything Except Hear? By Mervyn James
More grist to the ever-growing mill of deaf independence and the myth that it actually exists. Savage cuts to UK deaf and HI support are throwing out of work what jobs deaf people were able to get,...
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Seeing is believing
An article written by a friend of mine who is deaf who is also having an issue with one of her eyes. A very interesting read! “We always seem to learn facts from those amongst us who may be...
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User research with people who are deafblind: it makes Sense by Joanne Schofield
The lovely Simon Hurst has shared yet again another link (on behalf of his colleague) with the Tree House dwellers in the hope that we could all share it, comment on it and help them to perfect PIP...
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Five Myths of Dating a deaf person by Alexandra Broderick
I have spent enough time on dating and have met men from all backgrounds. I remember the good and the awkward moments. I cringe at the thought of some. Some of my dates have gone into the abyss of my...
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What is “Deaf Culture”& The Deaf Community
Here are two of SJ’s previous articles on what is “deaf culture”, and on the back of it, an important message for the deaf community. http://viewsfromthetreehouse.com/2014/08/08/what-is-deaf-culture/...
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The next hurdle
Some of you will remember my friend’s previous post “Seeing is believing“, well, here is another interesting update. “Today I had to pay the eye hospital another visit. This time around was a lot more...
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow…
Hold your horses! ‘Tis not the Wizard of Oz version but this one from an awesome movie called “Face Off”. I still remember the very first time I laid eyes on this film, a particular scene has stayed...
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The Truth Always Prevails
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom” ~ Thomas Jefferson Oftentimes I am reminded of the challenging positions of past that I was subjected to on different occasions by those who let...
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Neighbours, Everybody Needs Good Neighbours
Our elderly neighbour, Hilda, seemed exasperated with her mobile phone and she exclaimed, “My phone keeps on ringing all the time, I don’t know why!” Me being deaf, I couldn’t hear if it was ringing...
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‘How what I eat affects my sinuses… and my hearing’ by Stu Nunnery
Here is extract from a very interesting blog via the awesome ‘HearingLikeMe.com‘ site, sharing here for those who like to watch what they eat, have allergies or intolerances… “In my search for the...
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Common Sense
This blog entry, ‘Dear Deaf People With The Wrong Facts.’ is an interesting read, because it does give the other side of the picture. When I was at university they were big time on taking the “balanced...
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Yes, I Can.
I saw an advert on TV quite some time ago which used the words “I can” and this advert inspired me to put the question to our dwellers to see, what they CAN do…. Here are some of their answers. I sang...
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‘The End.’ by Ted Evans
This thought provoking film was written and directed by Ted Evans.
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‘And along came a train’ by Matthew Hearn
Your frustration knows no limits when there is an announcement made at a station because of some travel issues and not a word understood because of your deafness. Fortune turned on its head, and I...
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‘Whole New Take On Glue Ear’ by Carl Gammon
Last year on the 10th August, I accidentally got superglue in my right ear, after trying to remove it myself with acetone (nail varnish remover) I went over to my local hospital to explain and for...
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‘Confessions Of A Raving Lunatic’ by Lesley Kiddell-Spencer
Lesley Kiddell-Spencer and her darling grandson. Bit about me, I went deaf at seven (that’s not great when you are a Dr Who fan and love music) due to meningitis of course. I have two deaf children...
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‘So you have hearing loss too? Soundz Off can help’ by Tania Le Marinel
Welcome to a very large club – 11 million of us in the UK have hearing loss (that’s one in six people) predicted to rise to more than 14.5 million by 2031 (Action on Hearing Loss 2015). Add this to...
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