Volunteers join Great British Dog Walk Hearing Link volunteers were delighted to join our friends from Hearing Dogs for Deaf People at the Great British Dog Walk in Edinburgh recently. It was a great opportunity to raise awareness of the support and services Hearing Link offers to people with hearing loss across the UK. The Great British Dog Walk is an […]
The Silver Screen The recent revelations about how people have been mistreated in the ‘Hollywood industry’ either did the Oscars no good, or drew in viewers keen to see what would happen on the night. Surely though, very few were surprised by what’s been going on. Even though we don’t take an interest in the ceremony we were […]
Participants sought for hearing loss drug trial People with hearing loss are being invited to join a clinical trial of a new drug call ed REGAIN. Age-related hearing loss is usually caused by loss of inner ear sensory cells. The assumption has long been that this type of hearing loss (“sensorineural hearing loss”) is irreversible because once the hair cells in the […]
Introductory lipreading course – Bulkington The Central England Lipreading Support Trust (CELST) is offering an introductory course in lipreading. If you are interested in finding out how lipreading can support you head along to Bulkington Village Centre on Thursday afternoons between 1.30 and 3.30pm. The classes start on April 19th and are delivered by an accredited ATLA tutor. The course is free […]
Events and entertainment survey Sheffield Hallam University student Emily Webster is looking for people with hearing loss to complete her survey on accessibility for events and entertainment venues. The survey is part of her dissertation on whether adjustments in place for deaf and hard of hearing people are adequate. She has chosen this subject due to her poor experiences […]
Scotland team attend SCOD conference Hearing Link staff in Scotland attended the Scottish Council on Deafness (SCOD) conference in Glasgow this month. Connect & Collaborate 2018 was an ample opportunity for our team to network with key members of the sector through exchanging of ideas, sharing knowledge and exploring new opportunities. Held in Glasgow, there was a chance to attend […]
Gaming session for hearing aid users The University of Nottingham is hosting a session next week for hearing aid users interested in gaming. The session is part of the university’s 3D Tune-In project which has developed a digital game and a website application for adults with hearing aids. One is a game that is designed to teach people with hearing aids about […]
