Former solicitor Nick Waite has two sons and five grandchildren and lives in Sheffield, as have at least four generations of his family. He read history at Oxford; after graduation...view moreFormer solicitor Nick Waite has two sons and five grandchildren and lives in Sheffield, as have at least four generations of his family. He read history at Oxford; after graduation in 1961 he spent seven years in academic life before switching to law. Family history research was delayed until retirement; four years work resulted in Alone in a Silent World, the story of ninety years of welfare work for the profoundly deaf by three generations of the family.view less