Last October, I blogged about the lack of lip reading classes locally
Well, there is some good news. The Trafford Hard of Hearing Group have begun a new session of in demand Lip-reading classes in Sale.
The Trafford Hard of Hearing Group’s primary function is to provide free lip-reading classes for people who have hearing loss. As the name suggests, they cater primarily for residents in the Trafford area, but do have members from further afield. The Group was formed when lip-reading classes ceased to be subsidised because lip-reading was no longer deemed a “life skill”. It is now categorised a “recreational” skill.
The Trafford Hard of Hearing Group rely entirely upon grants from various sources to fund their activities. They engage the services of professionally qualified lip-reading tutor, Ron Rolph, and currently run two levels of courses (beginners and intermediate). These are held weekly in Sale, which is easily accessible by public transport. Details of the classes are as follows:
The Trafford Hard of Hearing Group
Beginners Classes – 1:00pm to 3pm
Intermediate Classes – 10:30am to 12:30pm
At Park House, 73 Northenden Road, Sale, M33 2DG
January 24th, 30th
February 14th, 21st
At St. Paul’s Church Hall, Springfield Road, Sale, M33 7YA
March 7th, 14th and 21st
April 11th, 18th and 25th
If you have any queries, please contact Tutor, Ron Rolph, via telephone: 0161 904 9986, or via email: ronrolph.thhg@yahoo.co.uk
Great news. However, Was there no demand or possiblity of a class in the evenings? Some hard of hearing people are in employment.
I’ll ask our tutor if she knows of any evening classes.
There are lip reading classes held by Oldham Lifelong Learning on Saturday mornings . Website link :-
http://www.oldham.gov.uk/site/scripts/google_results.php?q=lip%20reading&sites%5B%5D=oldh_downloads