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Deaf Mum an Inspiration
Date	:	22/ 9/ 2009
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Source: Hemel Hempstead Today A deaf mum has become an inspiration to parents after juggling a multi-award winning charity with a full time job and two young children. Sabina Iqbal's charity, Deaf Parenting UK, has received its 12th award in 12 months at a high-profile London ceremony attended by former Prime Minister Tony Blair. The organisation offers support and advice to deaf parents, especially during pregnancy. Mrs Iqbal, 33, launched the charity to plug a gap in services and it is widely recognised as invaluable to the deaf community. She has been praised for innovation and service to the community, for being a role model to Muslim women and for inspiring deaf mums and dads. The charity's success is even more impressive when you learn that its founder juggles it with two young children and a full-time job in local government. Mrs Iqbal and her husband Asif, who is also deaf and acts as media and project manager for the charity, have a daughter, Samaira, aged three, and an 18 month old son, Areeb. She is Sensory Team Manager at a borough council in London, but her varied career has also seen her as a freelance advisor on ethnic deaf issues. She has also appeared as an in-vision interpreter - translating songs and dialogue into sign language - on the Disney Channel, digital musical channels and soaps such as Hollyoaks and Emmerdale. More information about the charity can be found at www.deafparent.org.uk

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