Deafness
This Cross-party group's purpose:
To act as a channel of communication between the Scottish Parliament, individuals with deafness / hearing loss and organisations working or supporting individuals with deafness / hearing loss.
Next meeting
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
The next scheduled meeting of the Cross-Party Group on Deafness is Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 6pm online. Anyone wishing to attend must contact Janis McDonald.Dates of 2024 meetings:
June (tbc): Launch of Definition of Deafblindness “Declaration” (tbc)
Wednesday 4 September 2024/AGM at 6pm online
Wednesday 12 Dec 2024 at 6pm online
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Janis McDonald
Address:
Email: [email protected]
Involved in the group
MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.
Current Members
Colin Beattie
Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency)
Roz McCall
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Karen Adam
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency)
Annabelle Ewing
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Cowdenbeath (Constituency)
Mark Griffin
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Douglas Lumsden
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)
Paul O'Kane
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Non MSP Individuals
Donald Richards
Kieron McMullan
Organisations
ATLA-Association of Teachers of Lipreading to AdultsBATOD - British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
British Deaf Association Scotland
Deaf Action
Deaf Links
Deafblind Scotland
DEAF-South Lanarkshire
Disability Agenda Scotland
Donaldson’s School
Dumfries and Galloway Hard of Hearing Group
EIS-Educational Institute for Scotland
Forth Valley Sensory Centre
Hearing Link/Hearing Dogs for the Deaf
Heriot Watt University
NDCS-National Deaf Children’s Society
NESS-North East Sensory Services
Queen Margaret University
RCSLT- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy
Respect Me
Sense Scotland
Scottish Sensory Centre
Signature
SISG Sensory Impairment Support Group
Skills Development Scotland
Tayside Deaf Forum
University of Edinburgh
The Association of Sign Language Interpreters (ASLI)
The NHS Highland Deaf Services
The ALLIANCE
The Scottish Mental Health Services for Deaf People