INTRODUCTION I chose to study the Performing Arts Centre, Dance City. There dance is taught to all, from young to old and of all skill levels. This is organised by the company Dance City, recognised for over 30 years. The four-storey building is a modern construction being moderately new following a move from an old location: it was completed in 2005. The building also hosts a renowned Theatre, and Pride Radio Station. The condition I selected to relate with my audit, based on a peer’s relative, is sensorineural hearing loss (Figure 3).
Figure 1: Recent play, Stepmother/Stepfather, performed in the theatre in dance city
This permanent form of deafness is caused by age or injury, occurring when sensitive cells in the cochlea become damaged or/and when the auditory nerve is damaged. A person with this condition may face difficulty: • • • •
Communicating with others Attempting to speak quietly Listening to the quality of sounds Listening to low/average volume of sounds.
Figure 2: Dance City from a pedestrian approach
Auditory Nerve
Cochlea Figure 3: sensorineural hearing loss: damage occurs in inner ear.
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