Exploring the use of public libraries as Meeting Centres for people living with sensory loss and dementia I (Andrena McMenemy) first became aware of the Meeting Centre model when I was involved in research for deafscotland on the prevalence of hearing loss and dementia. The Meeting Centre model has its Read more…
Cross-party Working Group on Deafness Datafakts’ Andrena McMenemy presented our latest report on dual sensory loss and dementia at the Cross Party Working Group on Deafness. This Cross-party group as a channel of communication between the Scottish Parliament, individuals with deafness or/and hearing loss and organisations working or supporting individuals Read more…
Dual Sensory Loss and Dementia – data, definition, and service provision. Dr Nils Koesters FRSA has written an opinion piece for the Alliance website.
Dual Sensory Loss and Dementia in Scotland – a joint Report Follow @datafakts Tweet to @datafakts We are pleased to present the findings of our latest research into the prevalence of dual sensory loss (deafblindness) and dementia in Scotland. With input from Queen Margaret University’s Audiology Department, Datafakts were asked Read more…
Dual Sensory Loss and Dementia in Scotland Follow @datafakts Tweet to @datafakts In DATAFAKTS Ltd recent joint report for Deafblind Scotland, Sense Scotland, Sight Scotland, RNID and the Health and Social Care Alliance generated some data. This data was used to create an interactive dashboard in R to explore. Interested Read more…
Follow @datafakts Tweet to @datafakts Putting ALISS on a Map ALISS (A Local Information System for Scotland) describes itself as a service to help you find help and support close to you when you need it most. While ALISS has limited map support on individual items, one can not see Read more…
Follow @datafakts Tweet to @datafakts DATAFAKTS Ltd programmed a dashboard describing the ISO 7029 in its 2017 version. This dashboard will give you a feeling of what an audiologists will expect you to hear. It is also often used in research that compares audiological conditions to this standard. ISO 7029:2017 Read more…
Follow @datafakts Tweet to @datafakts The regional prevalence of people with Hearing Loss is currently unreliable and often underestimated. This obviously has an impact on efficient service provision. In order to provide services that are most beneficial to the user it is vital to make the limited data available as Read more…
Follow @datafakts Tweet to @datafakts Mapping and providing services for people who are socially isolated has never been so necessary, but, while the pandemic has made it more topical, the need for these services is not new. Read Andrena McMenemy’s whole opinion piece on the Alliance’s website.
Follow @datafakts Tweet to @datafakts Datafakts eagerly anticipated report on deafness and mental health in Scotland (with a special mention regarding the ongoing Covid 19 Public Health Emergency) is now downloadable in the Queen Margaret University repository and Researchgate. It was announced by the Alliance and deafscotland on June 10th.