deafscotland conference to be held in March deafscotland will host its annual conference in Glasgow in March. ‘Connect and Capitalise – Right Design for Communication’ will take place on Tuesday 17th March at the DoubleTree By Hilton Hotel Glasgow Central. There are three keynote speakers presenting on the day, as well as a variety of workshops centred around the main theme. There […]
Sally Shaw named Scottish Sensory & Equality Champion The founding director of social enterprise Ideas for Ears has been crowned the Scottish Sensory & Equality Champion of the Year. Sally Shaw received the award, which recognises the person who has made the greatest contribution to sensory loss and equality in Scotland, at the Scottish Sensory and Equality Conference and Awards 2019. The conference held in […]
Survey: Experiences sought from students with hearing loss Glasgow Caledonian University student, Laura Aitken is conducting research for her (BSc Hons) Applied Psychology degree. The aim of her research is to investigate perceived attitudes that deaf students face from hearing students, and how these perceived attitudes influence social exclusion, self-esteem and mental wellbeing of the deaf students. Participants must reside in the UK […]
Hearing Access Protocols launched in Glasgow Hearing Link was delighted to be invited along to the launch of new protocols for better access to meetings and events for people with hearing loss.
Residential programme comes to Glasgow Our first residential Self Management Programme (SMP) took place in Glasgow recently (2nd-4th September). In a change to our recent SMPs, which typically take place one day a month for three consecutive months, this course was held over one weekend. Thank you to everyone – and Ginger the hearing dog – who attended. A huge thanks also to our wonderful volunteers who led […]
