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Usher Parents Is it Possible? By Emma Boswell Sense Usher Information and Outreach Officer March 2009 Contents: Page Nos. 1. Usher Parents Report 3 2. Summary/Abstract 4 3. Introduction 4 4. Background 5 4.1 Sense 5 4.2 Usher Team 5 4.3 ADBN 6 5. Usher Parents Experience 7-26 6. Usher – Past and Present 28 7. Resources 28 8. Recommendations 29-30 9. Conclusions 31 10. Acknowledgements 31 Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 2 1. Usher Parents Report This report is all about Usher Parents. Is it possible to become parents like any other parents? The "Usher Parents – Is it possible?" Workshop The workshop was created by presenter, Emma Boswell. It took place at the Acquired Deafblindness Network conference in Bergen, Norway during the month of October 2008. Approx 40 delegates attended this workshop. In this workshop, we explored family life in the UK. We asked the question, can a person with Usher become a parent? If so, what are the challenges? This report focuses on the stages of pregnancy, birth and postnatal and links these to Usher and Deaf. It includes the results from the respondents of the questionnaire. You can find information in the Usher Parents Experience section, page 6. If you want to see the statistics / results from the respondents, we have these on separate sheets; please contact our Usher Team on firstname.lastname@example.com However, you will find most of the information on the Usher Parents Experience section. We have tried to identify how we can improve our services for Usher Parents by collecting these results of how Usher Parents have coped with their experiences. We will include some recommendations based on the respondent"s results and suggest how professional organisations might be able to learn from these and improve their services and resources. We would like to take this opportunity to stress that the aim of this report is to learn and understand from the respondents" personal experiences, not to criticise but in a positive way to identify the areas that can be improved in the future. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 3 2 Summary / Abstract The aim of the report is to explore and understand the depth of Usher parenting. Are there any other areas which will need more research in the future? In modern society in the UK, disabled people have more freedom to make their own personal choices. However there remains a negative portrayal of disability within some cultures in society where shame and stigma still exist. Are Usher people capable of being parents? We feel this report is important because it is the first research of this type to be carried out. We have investigated to see if there is a need for a support group or to develop further resources for Usher / Deaf parents. The ADBN (Acquired Deafblindness Network) conference was held in Bergen, Norway between 8th and 12th October 2008. The conference was focusing on "Activity, ability & participation": Acquired Deafblindness in all stages of life. 3. Introduction This project has been produced by compiling the questionnaires, reviewing the results and creating the workshop in Norway. The data was compiled using the questionnaires. We can see, as an example a quote from one respondent: "I do not want hearing children becoming young carers for the Usher Parents. Unfortunately my child has already become my carer as there is not enough support out there" We asked social workers questions, contacted charities and asked if they have any support groups or resources for Usher / Deaf parents. We also spoke to eye specialists. The questionnaires included were: 1 Pregnancy 2 The Birth 3 After the Birth 4 Bringing up a child Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 4 4. Background 4.1 Sense Over 50 years ago, a group of mothers with children severely disabled by maternal rubella (german measles) got together to support each other. In time more parents joined this group and fought to get their children educated and to get accommodation and care for these children as they grew up. Interested professionals also became involved. In the late 1960"s the group was called the National Deaf-Blind and Rubella Handicapped Association (NDBRHA) and started employing staff. Their first Chief Executive was Rodney Clark. In the 1980s the name was changed to Sense as some congenitally deafblind children whose families had joined Sense had not been affected by rubella but by other conditions. In 1983 (20 years on from its inception), Mary Guest joined Sense and set up the Usher Information and Education Project. This was the first work Sense had undertaken on acquired deafblindness. In more recent years, Sense has worked with others who have acquired deafblindness including people who have age-related deafblindness. Sense has now grown into a very successful charity which is well respected in the Deafblind community. 4.2 National Usher Team Sense UK has a National Usher team for the UK and Northern Ireland (excluding Scotland, because Sense Scotland is a separate charity). This Team was established in the late 1980s and expanded in 2008. The National Usher Team consists of: Marylin Kilsby, National Usher Co-ordinator Emma Boswell, Usher Information and Outreach Officer. Tamsin Wengraf (who covered Emma Boswell's maternity leave between March 2008 and November 2008) now also works as Usher Information and Outreach Officer. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 5 During the Autumn of 2007, the Usher team received information about the ADBN Conference and that the main focus of the conference was to be on Usher / Acquired Deafblind families. As a member of the team who has Usher was also pregnant, she was very interested for both personal and professional reasons. The Team felt that there were not enough resources to support Usher or deaf parents. Sense has focused on Deafblindness in children in the past and there is now help available for parents/families with Deafblind children. There is also some support for Deafblind adults. However, there are very few resources to support those adults who are Usher/Deafblind parents with hearing children. When Usher children become Usher adults, do they carry on with their lives just like their hearing peers? Many Usher adults, maybe because they are more independent, only contact the Usher Team when there is a crisis or they need advice. The Usher Team realise that it is essential for them to be ready to support their Usher clients. However the Team was questioning whether there is enough support for these Usher Parents, so the best way to find out was from the survey of Usher Parents. 4.3 ADBN ADBN stands for Acquired Deafblindness Network. It was set up over 10 years ago. The Autumn 2007 conference included their first Usher Parents workshop and at this same time our Talking Sense magazine started to focus on Usher parents. This was an exciting new development for Sense During the autumn 2006 ADBN Conference in Netherlands I delivered an Usher Social Life workshop. This was the motivation for further development within the Usher Community. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 6 5. Usher Parents" Experience There are three types of Usher that are known about at present. Type 1 – People are usually born with profound deafness and poor balance, then develop a visual impairment in their teens or earlier. The first sign of visual problems is often nightblindness. Usually children with Type 1 start walking late and can have difficulty seeing in the dark or in bright sunlight. It seems that some people with Type 1 develop their balance problems later but more research needs to be done on this. Type 2 – People are usually born with partial deafness, and then develop a visual impairment in their teens or twenties. Usually there are no balance problems in childhood. Type 3 – People usually born hearing or partially hearing. The hearing then gets worse and the RP starts at the roughly the same time. The start of the deterioration of hearing and the RP can vary in age from school aged children to people in their 30"s or maybe even later than that. From the respondents, there are 9 parents with Usher Type 1 and 2 Parents with Type 2. We were unable to get the results from people with Type 3. You may notice from the report that some questions were asked about the responses. Some responses stated more than one experience or need; for example "the room was too dark and no interpreter was provided". All the experiences are unique. Their experiences were linked to their sight problems and/or to their deafness i.e. "communication barriers". If in the future we consider doing further research, we would ask each participant for their specific answers to be linked to their disability experience. We only managed to get one Usher Father to complete the survey. We would have had a clearer understanding if we had more fathers participate in the survey. I have made a brief summary called "Usher Father"s Experience" Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 7 Pregnancy: What are the challenges? How did Usher Mothers cope with their Pregnancy? The Usher Mothers" experiences were similar to that of other expectant mothers. They were either "nervous, excited, good, positive, awful, tired, with morning sickness, back ache" or "premature birth". However Usher Mothers have described their experiences of being pregnant linked to their Usher....such as "it was easier with the first pregnancy. During my second pregnancy, my balance was worse". Another found it difficult to walk around and had to be very careful throughout her pregnancy because a person with Usher can be clumsy. As she got tired a lot towards the end she found that "the bump" affected her balance. Her social worker gave her a video to watch so she would know what to expect during her pregnancy. How Usher Mother"s parents or parents-in-law reacted to their news of pregnancy? Usher person's parents" reactions were a mixture of joy and anxiety.....There were mixed reactions from Usher Mothers" parents and/or in-laws. Like many expectant parents, many of their parents/in-laws were either positive, delighted, excited, very happy, pleased, thrilled and "over the moon". They were also happy to support their daughter or daughter-in-law, whilst others were different. One such reacted with concern and anxiety and took a while before they congratulated the Usher Mother. But her partner"s parents reacted very positively and were happy. Others were also very pleased but obviously concerned. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 8 Also others experienced that their parents/ in-laws had some concerns because of their Usher daughter not being able to hear the baby crying at night, also worried about how she will cope looking after her baby, would she be a good mother, be able to carry her baby downstairs? etc. Usher Mother"s Scan experience "I could not use hands-on communication for my scan as it is difficult to use when lying down on the couch. The expectant parents found the scan experiences were wonderful, enjoyable, excited, happy and positive. A large number of Usher Mothers experienced that the room for the scan was too dark for them to see. When they arrived in the room they explained this to the Doctors/Nurses who then switched the lights on. When they lay down for the scan the lights were turned down so that the Doctors/Nurses could see the scan screen and show the expectant parents. Challenges of Communication Only a small number of Usher Parents had access to an interpreter for the scan. Other parents did not request interpreters for the scan appointments. Another parent-to-be brought her mother and the mother then talked to the Doctor over her so she missed out on some information. A Parent with Usher Type 2 found foreign accents very hard to understand so her partner had to explain everything after they left the consulting room. Did Usher Parents receive an Interpreter or necessary support during ante-natal classes and the birth? Usher Mothers had various needs during ante-natal classes and the birth. With regard to requesting an interpreter, some had to fight for an Interpreter beforehand, another had one to one support during classes rather than in a group, yet another had a member of the family Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 9 take notes. A BSL tutor was used as an interpreter on one occasion. One Mother did not attend the ante-natal class but her Social Worker gave her some notes. Still others had Interpreters for the classes but not during the labour. During their labour / birth, a few Usher Mothers requested an Interpreter or used their mothers as birth partners. An Usher Mother had an interpreter for the first child but not the second. Was the birthing process explained to you? A high percentage attended classes which were very clear; others read a lot of books. A small number of Usher mothers felt it was not well explained. Linked to misunderstanding or lack of awareness on the use of interpreters, a parent asked a question and the midwife rudely said "I already asked you if you had any questions!". She did not realise that using an Interpreter involves a time delay! Did you receive enough information? Trying to get enough information from a number of different sources, 60% felt there was enough information; others felt there was not enough as they were too rushed. There was not enough information for their first child so one family felt they had to go to the NCT for their second child in order to receive better information. Others used the internet and books. Although some went to breastfeeding classes they felt they were not given sufficient information regarding the problems that may occur, i.e. mastitis etc. Another mother received written information from her Social Worker but did not understand because of a difficulty with the English language. She was given a video with an in-vision Interpreter but felt it did not contain enough information. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 10 Did any Usher Parents request large print materials? 90% confirmed they did not need large print materials. One Usher Parent did receive large print material although it consisted mostly of diagrams rather than written information. Usher Parents requesting an interpreter A high percentage did not get one, whilst others requested it for their ante-natal classes & the birth. Usher Mother"s Birth Experience Did the birth meet your expectations? Half of the Usher Mothers were satisfied with their experience whilst the others felt it a difficult question to answer. For the first and second labour approx. 40% said it did not meet their expectation as the baby was born early which shocked them; they had long labours; they had no warning before their water broke; did not realise how hard it was to give birth to a small baby; felt nothing happened so was not well prepared; were surprised how very quick the labour was; baby was premature and the mother had an episiotomy; the baby was in special care unit for 10 days. As no interpreter was provided, an Usher mother received no information and was unaware of what was happening when they performed an episiotomy on her. Another was very satisfied as she had an Interpreter throughout the 10 days whilst her baby was in the Special Care Unit. This enabled the parents receiving 100% of information and they were kept up to date with the medical care offered. How would you describe the Doctors/Nurses" behaviour toward you? 50% of parents felt it was very helpful, good, positive and attentive. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 11 Half of the Usher parents felt that the doctors" and nurses" behaviour was not good because of their experiences during a difficult labour; unexpected or premature birth or because of the lack of an interpreter. These results could be due to their communication needs, their deafness or their Usher. There are many examples from Usher Mothers stating; "The nursing team were a bit nervous about the birth as it is first time they had worked with a Deafblind mother but they were very good and were prepared to adapt to meet my needs". Another Usher Mother had two very different experiences during her first and second births – in her first experience the team had a good attitude but in her second experience the team had a bad attitude. It took an Usher Parent-to-be a long time to explain her decision to the professionals and for them to accept and understand this decision. An Usher Mother without an interpreter said that the team had no patience to write things down. Professionals did not talk to the Usher Mother during her difficult labour. A different team ignored the Usher Mother so her mother tried to explain to her what was happening. An Usher Mother stated that the team had a lack of deaf awareness, and her partner had to deal with them for most of the time. Did the Professionals have good Deaf awareness and an understanding of your Usher? A few felt their professional teams were aware of their Usher as they had treated other patient with Usher in the past. One felt it was more an issue relating to her communication problems rather than her vision problem. Some professionals were not deaf aware and did not provide an interpreter. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 12 Night blindness caused a bad experience for one mother as the team were not aware that one mother could not see in the dark. When they changed her hospital bed they took her baby to the other room and left her behind. As she could not see in the dark, she had to ask someone to guide her. Many felt the room was too dark for them to see well due to their Usher. An Usher mother wanted professionals to understand her Usher so she wrote a letter to the community midwives in her area, explaining Usher and what help she needed. She also included was a picture of tunnel vision. An Usher Mother felt it was not necessary to tell the professionals about her Usher as it was already written in her medical notes. The notes read "Usher syndrome." After the baby was born prematurely he was moved to the Special Care Unit. There the medical team read the notes and looked worried and started talking about a "syndrome" and the possibility of the baby having it. They then set about measuring the baby"s head. The interpreter relayed this conversation to the mother which the doctors had thought she could not hear. She was obviously very worried until she later found out that the baby does not have any "syndrome" at all! Linked to their Usher experience whilst in a Special Care unit; the baby needed to be in a UV light incubator. It was too bright for the Usher mother; she could not look at her baby for 3 days while he was receiving this treatment. Even her sunglasses did not help so this was a difficult experience for her. One response felt that this was a good experience as they knew a little about Usher, although not fully aware. Did Usher mothers receive information when they were given injections? They had already received a lot of information from their ante-natal classes about what to expect in labour. During their labour a small number received an explanation about injections, but were not aware that they needed an injection for the placenta to be expelled, as they Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 13 had no interpreter provision. Others did not need any injections. Experiences after the birth How parents with Usher coped with their new baby Different experiences such as problems with mobility, tiredness, balance as well as the challenge of nappy changing. Mobility experiences varied, some finding it easier to get about now as they had a pram to push. One mother said that because of the pram people got out of her way and it helped her to control her balance. An Usher Mother with Type 2 stated her mobility was fine so she could walk with her baby in the pram or sling. She felt if she did not have normal daytime mobility it would have been harder. Another mother had no problem at home but difficulties with mobility getting about in public areas. Another felt that the first three months were difficult as she was not used to using a pram and felt vulnerable having a very tiny baby. An Usher Mother booked a Communicator-guide using her direct payments. She wanted to take her baby to an Osteopath so the Communicator-guide drove her. This enabled her to gain her independence. Some felt their eyes were affected due to lack of sleep and disturbed nights with the baby. With their lack of social life due to demands of a new baby (as experienced by most parents), some Usher parents felt quite satisfied as they noticed less problems with their Usher as they were not socialising in dark places, i.e. pubs in the evening. Nappy changing can be a challenge whilst out in public places for example an unfamiliar café as they need to find where the changing mat is situated in the disabled facility or ladies toilet. An Usher mother, who struggled with breastfeeding and mastitis, was booked to speak to a breastfeeding counsellor but without the Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 14 provision of an interpreter. The visit was successful and positive however, because they managed with lip-reading and some written notes. After their difficult labour one Usher mother found it difficult to bond with her first baby. This was not due to the Usher because she was able to cope with her other babies. With a lot of help from members of the family, Usher mothers can be confident. How did their pregnancy, birth or after the birth affect their Usher? There was a mixture of answers to this question. Several mothers felt their condition was much worse with their second baby, others felt it was only slightly worse, whilst others thought it did not affect their condition. Some misjudged the distance when putting their baby on the chair so they had to be extra careful. An Usher Mother felt her sight had got worse since having her baby but did not know if that was due to lack of sleep or the impact of her hormones on RP. It definitely was not due to the labour but her sight had got worse when the baby was approximately 10 months old. Although some experienced no change to their Usher, they now have to travel with a pram and so have to think of different ways of using public transport, i.e. some stations have no ramp or lift, so may choose to use the tram instead of the train. Some felt that we need further research to see if there is any truth that Usher mothers vision deteriorates after they have a baby and if so why this happens? This will help Usher mothers to make their own choices about how many children to have. Please note an Eye specialist"s comment – "It is rare for mothers with Usher to comment on how their vision has deteriorated particularly in pregnancy but know of no specific research looking into this issue" Regarding the worsening vision reported by Usher mothers; Is it the Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 15 natural process of deterioration of RP or is having child/ren an additional risk factor? This might be an area for future research by eye specialist. Or is it because Usher parents notice they become clumsier with small children or feel tired from lack of sleep and more responsibility? How confidence was affected by their experiences One mother felt her confidence had dropped because there was a lack of support and the realisation of this hit her. Another had no problems with going out, her confidence was ok, but she was not happy using trains. She felt that her confidence decreased when she had two children but felt that the buggy helped her confidence. Some felt their confidence varied, some days were fine but then others were not, it all depended on the circumstances. One Mother felt her confidence was lower now as she is getting older. Another mother stated that she lost her confidence about three months after her second child as she had problems with her eye. She could not cope so was referred to hospital and found that her eye had deteriorated. One mother felt that she worried less about her Usher now that she has a baby. Mobility was much easier with a pram. Another mother felt more confident as now she had a reason other than her Usher for not going out at night – "I need to stay at home and look after my baby". A mother felt her confidence is fine and is loving life. At the beginning she was not confident in taking a baby downstairs in one arm, using a pram/pushchair, but now feels more confident and with experience it has become easier. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 16 From where did Usher Parents seek help? From social services, a midwife, a health visitor, a member of the family, a communicator-guide who is a mother herself, deaf parents group, GP, Moorfields Eye Hospital, post-natal groups. Because of having to wait to receive support, a mother was unable to leave the house until the support had been approved. This had a negative effect on the mother. Another mother received a Communicator-guide for a short period but was unable to keep her as she could not afford to pay the fees. Were you happy with the service of the Health/Baby Clinic? Usher parents were receiving regular visits from their health visitors and clinic. Regarding their communication or mobility needs, some had positive experiences whilst others negative ones; Some had an interpreter; unable to attend the clinic without communicator-guide; always had a family member with them whilst visiting the service; a lot of writing down took place which was a hassle as no interpreter was provided; other parents did not bother going because of the hassle of writing things down and the travelling there; one felt the service was poor, no access to information. With regard to mobility, one Usher mother has to leave the pram at the reception and take her baby upstairs. This was a challenging experience because she carried her baby's changing bag as well as the baby and had to hold the handrail to control her balance. An Usher Mother did not get an interpreter for a drop-in clinic or for appointments and felt it was a different experience compared to before her baby was born. Some felt the service were poor, whilst others felt their services were "very good" or "excellent" or "fine" and "deaf aware", also health visitors were positive towards them. An Usher couple attended weekly meetings with their new baby. They were arranged so that parents of newborn babies could meet other parents and receive information about topics such as weaning, how to look after yourself etc. An interpreter was booked for these meetings. After six weeks they were informed that the meetings were closing due to restructuring of the local social services. All the parents were given a list of local Mother and Baby Clubs. They chose a club and Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 17 attended it but were informed that there was no funding for an interpreter. They also go to Deaf Parents Club once a month. Did you receive enough information? The parents were positive that they were given enough info. One Usher parent received continuous support for 8 years, whilst other parents had very different experiences. One Usher person needed an interpreter for appointments but had to rely on her father as he was a GP. They had to write things down so she felt this limited the communication. Access to interpreters seems to be like a postcode lottery, some areas provide them whilst others do not. Were you given an explanation before your baby/child was given an injection? The professionals explained to the parents using leaflets or by getting their partners or member of the family to explain. An Usher mother with type 2 could not hear the professional due to his strong accent. One out of eleven was not given any explanation. How did people respond towards Usher Parents before the pregnancy and after becoming a parent? They received both positive and negative reactions, depending on who they approached for example; one mother felt that many professionals were unsure whether she would be able to cope with a child, but noticed they changed their views after seeing her with her child. One felt that generally reactions were positive. However one professional told her that they thought that she should not be pregnant, which obviously was a bad attitude. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 18 Another response stated that her parents changed their attitude when they saw that she could cope with looking after her baby. They were only a little concerned. Some hearing people were a bit worried that she might have children who have Usher. After having all her children, the hearing people were surprised that the Usher Mother"s children were all hearing. People"s reactions after the birth were the same as or nothing like before the birth. People said that the Usher Father"s children would be deaf because he had a sister with Usher, but when his baby was born hearing, they were all surprised. People generally were very supportive. Strangers responded negatively when she was clumsy with the pushchair because they did not know she had Usher. "It was fine and I received no negative treatment". People talk more to her in the street which can be stressful at times! People were positive because she had a guide dog when she was pregnant. Others noticed people were less frightened to talk to her when seeing her baby. Nursery / Play Group, How did they find a place for their child in a nursery / playgroup? New parents trying to find information on the best nursery places seemed to have received it from a numbers of sources such as social worker, health visitor, mother-in-law, children information service, word of mouth, a poster, saw a signpost whilst driving, and internet search. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 19 Some were given the list of nurseries, play group or childminders by professionals. How did they book the place? Different ways were used to book a place: For the second visit; a health visitor made all arrangements; face to face appointment with an interpreter; help from a relative; phoned to visit; turned up in person. A new parent stated that she found the booking form inaccessible because she required large print, however she had a meeting with the manager and discussed each question with her (through her interpreter). A new parent had her health visitor make all the arrangements for her. What happened when their child started to attend the nursery? It is a challenge for Usher parents, who have communication or mobility difficulties. New parents were able to have support such as a communicator-guide, health visitor, written communication, book for the parents/staff to write in, basic gestures i.e. hi, bye, ok. With regard to positive experiences; parents stated that it was seeing their children included in other children's activities such as birthday parties. One Usher Mother said most parents were good and would help her if she had a problem, i.e. lost her child or could not find things. A new parent had to spend a long time settling her child into nursery, so this meant that the staff and other parents would look out for her child and make sure that she was ok. Regarding the negative impact on some parents, a new parent felt isolated from other parents, whilst other parents felt at a disadvantage from the high staff turnover, which meant the standards deteriorated and they had to keep explaining their communication needs. "Other parents are weary of me". They would only speak to the Usher parents when they approached the parents, but staff were great! Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 20 Their comments on feeling positive about having children are like any expectant parents. As new parents they feel a lot of love and joy, and although it is hard work it is rewarding. Their horizons are broadened through meeting people and being part of a family. Felt life was amazing and the time was right for a family. Other parents feel it is nice to have their company, playing and talking together, good communication and relationships. One new parent felt that having children made her feel safe and she enjoys the company. She is not sure if it is linked to her Usher as she is in a safe environment or just her confidence. A parent noticed her child talks more with other hearing members of the family than with her. The child has her own hearing friends and wants to be independent but still have good relationships. Further Comments An Usher parent attended a parenting course for bringing up small children with an interpreter many years ago. Her children are now teenagers so would like to go on a parenting course to learn how to deal with difficult teenagers. "School is a big step as there are hundreds of children! The Head Teacher and the Teachers were very supportive and helped me when I needed anything; like reserving a seat in the front row for a show, booking an interpreter and helping me get my child if I could not cope". Quote from a respondent: "Nothing stops Usher people becoming parents!" What are the challenges for Usher Parents when their baby/child is between the ages of newborn and over 5 years? Identifying some of the problems that Usher Parents might face: There is little or no funding from mother & baby clubs or nurseries to provide Interpreters for Usher Mothers. Usher Mothers miss out in the sharing the vital information, for example which nursery is recommended, due to lack of the Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 21 provision of an interpreter; There is a Deaf Parents activity centre in one area only which means many parents have to travel from different areas and some are unable to travel. No provisions of Interpreters for school visits or school plays. Usher Parents meeting hearing parents can be challenge. Difficult to make friends with hearing parents As children develop their English language to an advanced level, some Usher parents find it difficult to teach their children Teachers seem reluctant to find time to discuss with Usher parents about their children Activity Clubs after school are challenging as Usher parents cannot see in the dark or drive their children It depends on where Usher parents live. Usher parents usually are low earners which means they cannot afford to buy property within walking distance to a school and activity clubs. Usher parents will invite their children's friends to stay overnight; Transport problems for example Deaf Parents Club organised a day trip to a farm and there was no local public transport. An Usher Mother may be unable to take her baby/child to the farm because she cannot drive and also by law, every child must sit on a special car seat. She would be unable to carry the car seat to other places even if her friend offered to drive her and the baby. The driver might also have her own children to accommodate in the car. The Usher mother may also have more than one child. Some stations do not provide lifts or ramps so they are difficult to access using a pram. An Usher Father"s Experience This is a brief summary of his experience. His parents were worried when he announced that his wife was pregnant. He did not accompany his wife to her appointments for her scans, and was not there for the birth of their baby. Also he did not attend classes with his wife. This was due to his culture and family values. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 22 However, he received information from his mother and sister about what happened to his wife as they were there at the birth. Also other people reacted by saying that his children would be deaf because he and his sibling had Usher. They were all surprised when all his children were hearing. After his children were born, he did not have much involvement due to his culture. However his mother helped a lot. He was very happy that his first daughter was a girl. It was not important to his culture that the first child was a boy or girl. His Usher did not affect him greatly when his children were young, however when they became teenagers, he would be bruised from bumping into furniture or into a member of the family as his vision had deteriorated. (Retinis Pigmentosa is progressive). He received some help from Moorfields Eye Hospital and from his Social Worker. He did not get help with equipment i.e. baby monitor from his Social Worker because his wife is hearing. He feels that he was able to relate to his third child but not the first two children. It is not known whether this is because of his communication, his vision, clashing of personalities or teenagers" rebelliousness. At the Nursery he did not speak to other hearing parents; his father helped him to talk to teachers about his children"s development. The Additional Survey After receiving the results from the Usher Parents we further asked: There are more parental support groups for Deaf / Usher Parents who have Deaf or Usher children. Is this true? There does not seem to be any support for Deaf / Usher Parents with hearing babies / children. Is this true? After we received the results, we felt we needed a few more questions to help us to look into this more deeply and understand the situation better. We therefore created the additional questionnaires. This Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 23 survey applied to both Usher Mothers and Fathers. Usher Parent's Perspective of Local Hearing Mother & Baby Club "An Usher mother takes her hearing baby to a local hearing mother and baby club because she feels it is important for her baby to develop with other hearing children. Also the club is the place where the Usher mother can discuss issues or ask for advice from the other mothers. Despite her well meaning intentions the Usher mother has no Interpreter support due to no funding and therefore she cannot participate in the group fully on an equal basis as other hearing mothers." All Usher Parents from the survey have hearing babies / children. Many Usher Parents attended local hearing mother & baby clubs for their baby's development. A parent stopped attending the club after a few visits because she did not like it and went to the Deaf Families Event held once a month and organised by Social Services, then RAD. An Usher Parent did not go to the local club because it involved NCT Open Houses where mothers met up with each other. Another parent could not go to the club because she has to go to work. Did Usher parents have access to Interpreters? Usher Parents did not have interpreters at the clubs, there were various different reasons such as; too much hassle to ask for one; did not know my rights; not aware; not available at that time; a club has no interpreter funding; this meant I had to fill out a financial assessment form from Social Services; using a communicator-guide for the club instead; a parent attending fortnightly mother & baby mornings for deaf mothers. Only 18% of the respondents received interpreters. An Usher parent Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 24 only received an interpreter for the first four educational sessions which were paid for by NHS. If your child is hearing, did you/your baby/child receive any support from professionals? 82% confirmed that they did not receive any support from professionals. Only 18% received support from professionals such as; health visitor came regularly and checked on their children's speech, communicator-guide took children swimming to develop their skill; speech therapy was arranged for their eldest child, then a health visitor; others attended Audiology and genetic counselling. Usher Parents also found that there is little support for Usher Parents. For example one contacted the Sensory Department and they said there was no support although they did provide her with a vibrating baby alarm. An Usher Parent said they felt that if their baby had been Deaf, they could get more help from Social Services. Another parent called Sensory Department to ask if they could support her application for a Council funded nursery near her home. There were only twelve places in the nursery and they were issued to children with special needs and families in need. The Usher Parent explained they were trying to get their child a place because it is the only nursery that the Usher Parent could get to without crossing a busy road. The Sensory Department said they were too busy to help support this Usher Parent with her application. Do you think you should receive support with your hearing children, i.e. with language development, especially in the early stages of your child"s life? A high percentage of Usher Parents feel that they should receive support for their hearing children from professionals. Only two did not agree; one has a hearing partner and the other one believes in sign language and natural communication. Their child is now Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 25 signing before his speech has developed and is ahead of other babies. An Usher parent with Type 2 is partially deaf and has clear speech so feels this does not apply to her but generally thinks there should be more support for Usher Parents. Do you have concerns about your baby"s/child"s development because you are Deaf? A greater percentage of Usher Parents were concerned about their baby"s/child"s development than we had expected. Their concerns were their English, language, reading, writing and general communication. Did you think Charities such as Sense and RNID should provide a better resource / support unit for Deaf/Usher Parents with a hearing baby/child? The results from the survey were surprising. All Usher parents thought they should provide a better resource / support unit for them with their hearing children. Usher Parents pointed out that they feel all the services at Sense are geared towards hearing parents of Deafblind children. It would be really useful to have services for Deafblind parents. When a person found out that they had Usher the first thing they worried about was if they could have children, i.e. was it practical etc. "Of course now I realise I can but it would be great to have a place to get advice and information when an Usher person thinks of having a family or actually have a family". It would be useful if they could provide workshops. Possibly Deaf Parenting UK could provide information? Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 26 Do you have any other comments or any challenges that you have had to face on this subject? Their powerful quotes were: 'Usher parents should receive the same sort of service that NDCS provide for parents of children. Ushers only have 3 senses (taste, smell & feel) so are worse off.' 'Do not want hearing children to become young carers for their Usher parents. My first child is already a young carer for me (I did not want this to happen)'. 'I wanted to find a good nursery so had to visit many nurseries without an interpreter or word of mouth from local hearing mothers. This means we had to read all the reports from Ofsted. Luckily our next door neighbour had a son and the mother is a teacher. They told us about a nursery they recommended." 'Most difficult time was when parents were required to help their child learn phonetics for reading. I could not help with sounds so had to rely on my parents to help.' 'My children are teenagers. I have a problem persuading the teachers to give them extra tuition to boost their literacy and language, because my English is not advanced so I am unable to help.' 'There should be someone / a charity to act on my behalf to encourage teachers to provide help for my children.' 'Especially at the stage when children go to school, there is no support for deaf parents. When the child is under five, I can ask my health visitor with an Interpreter for support, but not when my child is over the age of five.' 'At the time when my children were born, I had only heard of Sense. Social Services were not aware of the organisation so therefore help was not available. Luckily my parents were not far away and also I had my husband, all of which were hearing).' 'Communicating and making friends with hearing mums, transport to places where I need a car, I have to rely on lifts.' Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 27 6. Usher – Past and Present 25 years on- has people's perspective & attitudes changed? 40-50 years ago, Usher Parents were deemed incapable of bringing up a child just because they had Usher. Comment from a Social Worker - "To remove a child from their parents is a long process and it would have to involve abuse or neglect. If the parent is Usher, it is not a reason to remove the child. Strong evidence would be needed to prove that the child is at risk or not being cared for properly". One respondent had one professional telling her, "You should never have got pregnant!" Another respondent said her relatives did try to take her baby away because she is Deaf. 7. Resources Unfortunately many charities do not have resources/support units available for Usher / Deaf Parents. Deaf Parenting UK, which was set up 6 years ago, does have support but not many people have heard of it. You can find more information on parenting from :- Deaf Pregnancy book by the charity RNID Deaf Parenting UK Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 28 8. Recommendations More questions still need to be answered so more research on Usher Parents is needed. More improvements are needed to services that support Usher parents. We would recommend that other countries be involved in future research projects. With more participants in the survey the results should be clearer. We could ask for EU funding to share with other countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Norway etc, if they were interested. This is something we could consider if we have approval from the Directors or Management. We should work with other groups i.e. Deaf, all deafblind parents. This would produce some interesting information and it would be good to share this with other groups. To widen our understanding of Usher Parents we could undertake a further survey "Usher Parents Part 2" sometime next year to gain more insight of Usher parents bringing up children from the age of 0 – 5 years (Nursery), 6 – 10 years (Primary), 11 years plus (secondary) and young adults (Further Education /university/Job). This survey has identified a number of gaps in our information. We cannot definitely collect the results whether the educators make it more difficult for Usher parents to access their child"s schooling but we do feel there is a lack of awareness and understanding on Usher"s needs for example the provision of interpreters at school plays etc. This is something we could explore more in the future. From the survey, it seems that parents do not get help / support from their local councils when they fight for their rights to take their children to nearby schools or a child needs a school. It would be good if Sense could provide resource units to help Usher Parents who fight for their rights. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 29 Need to find more Usher Parents with Type 2 and Type 3 to be involved in future Usher Parents Projects. Want more Usher Fathers to be involved in future surveys thereby producing a better understanding for the future Usher Parents Project. Charities should give full support and resources to Usher / Deaf parents Schools need to improve their awareness of Usher/ Deaf parents How the barriers can be removed for Usher / Deaf parents Involve Usher people in professional training courses i.e. Interpreters, Social Workers. All professionals who are involved with the clients or working with Deafblind people should be aware of deafblind issues by attending awareness training and should readily provide service without delay. Automatically providing more Communicator-Guides for Usher Parents Funding should be provided in the UK for support in the home and family Usher / Deaf Awareness should be automatically provided in nurseries and schools Direct Payments must not be used to provide support at the local hearing mother & baby club as it is for Usher Mothers to use for their own needs i.e. shopping. Charities need to make more effort to support Usher / Deaf Parents Charities, Councils and education dept should work together to form good working relationships to support Deafblind people. Provision of Interpreters should be automatic in all their children"s development and activities, no matter how much funding each person receives. Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 30 9. Conclusions This research has given us a better understanding of the experiences faced by Usher Parents. We have also noted their recommendations for the future. This report will be used to inform professionals of these needs. We hope to be able to build on this with further research in the near future which will endeavour to include a larger number of contributors. People with Usher can dream of being a parent and having a family like anyone from the wider community; If you would like to see the statistics / results, please do not hesitate to contact our Usher Team on email@example.com 10. Acknowledgements With thanks to Sarah Reed and Tamsin Wengraf, Sense, for their hard work during my maternity leave Marylin Kilsby, National Usher Co-ordinator, Sense Liz Duncan, Head of Acquired Deafblind Services, Sense Social workers: Patrick Claydon and Christine Ashby Mr Andrew Webster, Moorfields Eye Specialist Mary Guest, Principal Research Officer, Usher, Sense, now retired. All participants in the survey Proof reading; Sarah Reed, Marylin Kilsby, Clive Boswell, Matthew Anderson and Patricia Weston. British Sign Language Interpreters - Richard Law and Susie Grant ADBN workshops: "Usher Parents - Is it possible?" from Bergen, Norway in October 2008. Participants who attended the workshop Usher Parents Report by Emma Boswell March 2009 31
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A short walk away from the Udaan school in Mewat that receives support from Join My Village, I walked down narrow dusty streets leading toward a student named Husna's house. Her mother Mubina and a neighbour greeted me, and the Udaan teachers accompanying me, with a big warm smile.
When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water.
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The house, comprising of two small rooms, a toilet and a courtyard, is situated at one corner of a small pond that serves as the primary water resource for this village. In addition to this, a water tanker comes on a regular basis from where the villagers can buy more water for their everyday needs.
Upon entering Mubina's house I found the area allocated for washing clothes and utensils in the courtyard. Here I found a small hole in the ground that's kept covered with a lid where they store the water that they buy. In a rural area like Mewat where employment is limited and earnings are meagre, spending $8 on buying water is a luxury that most cannot afford.
We went outside the house and walked around the pond climbing a few steep steps to get up on the platform where the village women had come to wash their clothes. I found a deep well in the middle of this raised platform, from where the women take out water using a rope attached to a bucket. This isn't a task for the faint hearted or those suffering from vertigo I realize; and yet all these women sit very comfortably right at the edge of this gaping hole going about their daily chore of washing.
This pond is a source for washing clothes and utensils for the women; and for the men to bring their buffaloes to drink water as well. One of the village women named Parveen tells me that this is their only water source and they have to use it even if it is unclean. She says, "Without water, there is nothing. We cannot wash utensils or clothes or do anything else, so we have to come here."
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Height shrine: 4.1 inches (10.6 cm).
Some attributes missing, some hands of Kannon missing. Shrine with clear traces of usage (weather).
Height of zushi: ca. 18.8 inches (48 cm); height of Amida: ca. 10 inches (25.5 cm).
Traces of usage. Basically good condition.
Height: 4.8 inches (12.3 cm).
Very good condition
Height incl. base ca. 5.25 inches (13.3 cm).
Figure slightly at angle, although no stress marks visible in the bronze. Incense burner slightly bent, hands slightly damaged, missing the attributes.
Height 7.5 inches (19 cm), width ca. 6 inches (15,2 cm).
Gold somewhat rubbed, silver oxidized but easily restorable. Very good condition.
The Takahashi family started producing for the export market (mainly USA) in 1872. The kiln was closed in 1894 under the 9th generation Taizan. Since both body and decoration of the flask are marked Taizan, it can be safely accepted that this flask stems from before 1894. After the closing of the kiln, the last Taizan occasionally seemed to have decorated blank objects from other manufactures, among whom Kinkozan.
Painted area: inches (93.5 x 32.2 cm); mounting (181.5 x 45 cm).
Comes with an in gold lacquer inscribed black lacquer box 'Sansui no zu, Muraan san. Kano Masanobu hitsu', in a red lacquered box inscribed with the length of the painting in sun.
Slightly toned, some creases backed with thin strips underneath the backing, basically very good condition.
Kano Masanobu (1434?-1530) was the alleged founder of the Kano school of painting, even though his son Motonobu was more influential. The poem was written by the Monk Muraan, who lived 1403 - 1488.
The painting, in black ink and color on paper behind glass, shows Emma-O, the judge of hell of the 35th day, surrounded by his attributes, Datsueba and other assistants and the soul of a deceased that he is about to judge. Some of the punishments for sins are being depicted in the background. Japan, 19th century.
Height: 29.8 inches (75.8 cm).
Very good condition, few abrasions.
Height: ca. 3.1 inches (7.8 cm).
Fine condition. Some scratches on the bottom.
Height: 12.25 inches (30.5 cm).
. Firing crack in bottom, NOT trough and through, otherwise mint condition.
Height of zushi ca. 7.8 inches (19.5 cm).
Frontal baldachin dislodged but still extant, one door lost its hinge-functions (triangular splinter on right door on last photo), some chipping of the paint on brocade cover of horse. Otherwise very good condition.
This piece needs to be seen as a form of ema, which were offered to temples and shrines as a calling to the deity. The horse is seen to be used by various deities.
Height 6 7/8 inches (17.5 cm)
Some tiny chips at edge of 'stopper', otherwise excellent condition.
The outside of the zushi in red lacquer with a tiny carving of a phoenix on the top front, richly engraved hardware. The inside of the zushi doors decorated with lotus flowers in gold and mineral colors on gold. The baldachin decorated in mineral colors and gold with Buddhist symbols.
Extremely fine carving of Buddha, mandorla and base.
Japan, Edo period 18/19th century.
Height of zushi ca. 3.9 inches (9.7 cm).
Painting on the inside doors rubbed, fraction of tip of mandorla missing, carving in excellent condition.
Height of zushi: ca. 5.8 inches (14.6 cm).
Baldachin broken and restored, rubbed on gold decoration; sword missing. Shrine with usual wear and tear, hard ware loose in places. All in all very good condition.
Height sharito: 4.1 inches (10.4 cm); height zushi: 5.4 inches (13.5 cm).
Gilding of sharito virtually rubbed off, otherwise good condition. Zushi with traces of usage.
A very similar sharito is illustrated in Ultimate Sanctuaries: The Aesthetics of Buddhist Relic Worship, Nara National Museum, 2001, p. 158, dated Muromachi period. The shape of the flames and the decoration on the flames is very similar. The piece in the catalogue has most of its gilding.
Height inches 14.2 inches (36 cm).
Excellent condition. Some pits in the surface, some traces of former pigmentation.
This piece was exhibited by The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, in the 1990s, part of the Richard Ravenal collection.
The painted areas are built up from 2 panes of silk each, stitched together in broad stitches, consistent with the Muromachi period.
Frames: ca. 54 ½ x 25 5/8 inches (ca. 140 x 66 cm).
Mounting scrollers cut off and framed with mounting. Very good condition.
Width 9 ¼ inches (23.5 cm), height 8 ¼ inches (20.9 cm).
Tama rubbed and slightly dented, green corrosion in the gold, excellent condition.
Height: 4.5 inches (11 cm).
Slight traces of usage. Basically very good condition.


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Any input on which is better durability wise? Has anyone used the water-based method on oak floors? We're set to do oil based, but I'm considering water based b/c of the cat, time we'll have to be out of the house, fumes even afterwards, etc.
we have a very busy household, 4 teenagers, dog, etc and our floor guy very highly recommended oil over water - we have three coats in the kitchen and two thoughout the rest of the house - it looks and is holding up beautifully....a friend has three coats of water base that is showing wear and tear after two years (less busy household...only two teens!) - yes you have to be out of your home for several days - but there was very little if any odor when we returned...
I was also told (by someone without any interest in selling me the service or product) that oil is more durable so thats what we went with.
I will warn you that it is extremely stinky and must be very toxic while curing. If thats a concern for you, the water is your choice.
Someone mentioned Traffic, by Bona. That's the best. It's water based but with a hardener. Water based is always lighter so one either stains the floor first, or uses an oil based prep coat. Call the people at Bona and they'll tell you how. Make sure you get Traffic, and not the cheaper air cured stuff. The hardener is mixed at the time of application.
Our floor guy rec oil - 4 coats on new white oak in Kit - it is ready for another coat which he also highly rec every 1-2 yrs before any of the finish is breaking down - they rough up the surface coat & apply another - beats having to refinish or living w/a yucky looking floor!
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