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| Rose Ayling-Ellis: Strictly Come Dancing star joins widow's campaign | Rose Ayling-Ellis: Strictly Come Dancing star joins widow's campaign |
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| Rose Ayling-Ellis said paramedics should be given the right tools and support to communicate with deaf people | Rose Ayling-Ellis said paramedics should be given the right tools and support to communicate with deaf people |
| Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis has backed calls for emergency workers to learn sign language, after staff were unable to tell a deaf widow her husband had died. | |
| Elizabeth Corbett, from Derby, learned about the death of her husband David, 51, via a video call. | Elizabeth Corbett, from Derby, learned about the death of her husband David, 51, via a video call. |
| Ayling-Ellis, who was the first deaf celebrity to take part in Strictly, backed the campaign on Twitter. | Ayling-Ellis, who was the first deaf celebrity to take part in Strictly, backed the campaign on Twitter. |
| The ambulance service has apologised and said it was working to improve. | The ambulance service has apologised and said it was working to improve. |
| Mrs Corbett said she was thrilled Rose had stood up for her campaign | Mrs Corbett said she was thrilled Rose had stood up for her campaign |
| Mrs Corbett, 43, who was born deaf, was at work when her children rang her to say her husband had fallen ill. | Mrs Corbett, 43, who was born deaf, was at work when her children rang her to say her husband had fallen ill. |
| By the time she got home, paramedics had arrived but they would not let her in the house. | By the time she got home, paramedics had arrived but they would not let her in the house. |
| "Not one of them could communicate with me and I couldn't explain who I was," she said, of the incident which took place in June 2021. | "Not one of them could communicate with me and I couldn't explain who I was," she said, of the incident which took place in June 2021. |
| "I wanted to know what was happening and the police were asking me questions, but they were all wearing facemasks so I couldn't tell what they were saying. | "I wanted to know what was happening and the police were asking me questions, but they were all wearing facemasks so I couldn't tell what they were saying. |
| "Eventually I contacted work and the receptionist spoke to the paramedics who told her that David had died. So I found out over FaceTime that he had gone." | "Eventually I contacted work and the receptionist spoke to the paramedics who told her that David had died. So I found out over FaceTime that he had gone." |
| A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Corbett had suffered a blood clot that caused a fatal heart attack. | |
| A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Corbett had had a heart attack | |
| Mrs Corbett, a teaching assistant at Royal School for the Deaf Derby, now wants all emergency workers to have some British Sign Language (BSL) skills and the ability to connect to a qualified interpreter instantly. | Mrs Corbett, a teaching assistant at Royal School for the Deaf Derby, now wants all emergency workers to have some British Sign Language (BSL) skills and the ability to connect to a qualified interpreter instantly. |
| Ayling-Ellis, writing about the story on Twitter, said paramedics "should have been given the right tools [and] support to be able to communicate with this lady". | Ayling-Ellis, writing about the story on Twitter, said paramedics "should have been given the right tools [and] support to be able to communicate with this lady". |
| She also responded to comments that suggested the paramedics could have written down their message or asked Mrs Corbett's children - aged 11 and nine - to tell her that her husband had died. | |
| "Some of the comments are quite upsetting," the former EastEnders star wrote. | "Some of the comments are quite upsetting," the former EastEnders star wrote. |
| "I just want to break it down as simply as possible. 'Why can't the children tell the mother?' No child should ever do this. | "I just want to break it down as simply as possible. 'Why can't the children tell the mother?' No child should ever do this. |
| "Imagine going through the most traumatic time of your life. | "Imagine going through the most traumatic time of your life. |
| "You need someone there you can access in the full language. Not writing backwards and forwards." | "You need someone there you can access in the full language. Not writing backwards and forwards." |
| She backed calls for paramedics to learn basic BSL and to have emergency interpreters on iPads on call. | She backed calls for paramedics to learn basic BSL and to have emergency interpreters on iPads on call. |
| "We pay our taxes too; we have every right to receive the same care," she added. | "We pay our taxes too; we have every right to receive the same care," she added. |
| Mrs Corbett said her children had thought her husband was kidding at first because he loved to joke | Mrs Corbett said her children had thought her husband was kidding at first because he loved to joke |
| Mrs Corbett said: "I have been shocked and upset with some of the comments on social media channels, but I have tried not to dwell on them. | Mrs Corbett said: "I have been shocked and upset with some of the comments on social media channels, but I have tried not to dwell on them. |
| "But the fact that Rose has got involved is amazing - she is such an important deaf role model and I'm thrilled she has stood up for me." | "But the fact that Rose has got involved is amazing - she is such an important deaf role model and I'm thrilled she has stood up for me." |
| She added she was currently fundraising online in her husband's memory to buy a specially-adapted minibus for the school - which he also attended. | She added she was currently fundraising online in her husband's memory to buy a specially-adapted minibus for the school - which he also attended. |
| Head teacher of Royal School for the Deaf Derby, Paul Burrows, said: "There are no winners in this story at all - but it should be used as a force for change and to spur on every emergency service to become more deaf aware. | Head teacher of Royal School for the Deaf Derby, Paul Burrows, said: "There are no winners in this story at all - but it should be used as a force for change and to spur on every emergency service to become more deaf aware. |
| "There is a deep misunderstanding by many around BSL and deaf awareness in general. | "There is a deep misunderstanding by many around BSL and deaf awareness in general. |
| "I am so proud of our school and what we are doing to educate our amazing pupils." | "I am so proud of our school and what we are doing to educate our amazing pupils." |
| Craig Whyles, divisional director for Derbyshire at East Midlands Ambulance Service, which attended to Mr Corbett, said: "We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the patient's family and I am deeply sorry for the poor experience they had with our service. | Craig Whyles, divisional director for Derbyshire at East Midlands Ambulance Service, which attended to Mr Corbett, said: "We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the patient's family and I am deeply sorry for the poor experience they had with our service. |
| "As an organisation we are currently working with the Nottinghamshire Deaf Society to discuss how we can improve our education to staff around deaf awareness and common emergency communication problems." | "As an organisation we are currently working with the Nottinghamshire Deaf Society to discuss how we can improve our education to staff around deaf awareness and common emergency communication problems." |
| Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. | Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Deafness and hearing-impairment | Deafness and hearing-impairment |
| East Midlands Ambulance Service | East Midlands Ambulance Service |
| Sign language | Sign language |
| Chellaston | Chellaston |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Strictly Come Dancing |
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