DEAFNESS can be a particularly cruel disability, offering no visible signs of an individual's situation so doubly handicapping them with expectations to respond naturally.
On top of that, there is research which shows that deaf children under achieve at their GCSE studies, with local youngsters doing even worse than the national average.
Therefore it is tremendous news to learn of a new initiative by the National De
af Children's Society to help young deaf people reach their full potential in the academic world. It is supported by 100 MPs through an Early Day Motion, among them local MP Richard Caborn who has been out and about meeting deaf youngsters to learn of their difficulties at first hand.
We would appeal to all in positions of influence to do all they can to help this scheme get off the ground.
Climbers bring fame and honour to citySHEFFIELD climber Tom Spreyer is heading for Greenland for his next challenge, to conquer a collection of rocky peaks at the head of a fjord.
It is easy to neglect this sport as a pastime for a few enthusiasts, when in fact it is an important part of Sheffield's athletic scrapbook.
The city, on the edge of the Peak District is a mecca for thousands of young climbers who come to be close to the gritstone crags in Derbyshire.
Together they have brought honour and fame to Sheffield. It would be good to think that the city not only recognises this contribution but, in some way, rewards it for spreading the name of Sheffield far and wide.
Razor-sharp witIN a society where appearance is everything, what does a man's failure to shave regularly say about him?
According to the latest research from the University of useless information, many women find a stubbly face tough, mature, aggressive, dominant and masculine, not to mention virile. Just as many women might see an unshaven face as the mark of a badly-groomed and lazy slob!
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