This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to provide funding through the Health Service, Social Services and Education to support the provision of Free Lipreading for Adults as part of the government programme to "Keep people in their own homes". More details
Submitted by Roger Keeling of Welcome Ear (Hard of Hearing) Association – Deadline to sign up by: 09 December 2008 – Signatures: 402
One of the basic needs of older people is to be able to communicate to find out about their needs, with a view to staying independently in their own homes. People with an hearing disability are now having to pay to learn Lipreading which is their main means of Communicating and 60% of those over the age of 60 have a significant hearing loss
Roger Keeling, the Petition Creator, joined by: