Loughborough Lipreading Group is a large and friendly class of mixed-ability for people with varying degrees of hearing loss. Before COVID, the group held regular face-to-face lipreading classes. Like many other social groups, they were no longer able to meet up together in person once the social distancing measures were imposed at local and national […]
By Amy Morton My name is Amy Morton. I am married and have two children aged 8 and 6, I’m a Holistic Therapist by trade. I have had a hearing loss from birth due to a virus my mum had whilst pregnant with me. The virus caused my nerves to be damaged, so unfortunately, all […]
We are now offering the ClearMask™ transparent face covering and a ‘I have hearing loss and I lipread’ face covering in our online shop, to help make things easier for deaf people who lipread. With face coverings mandatory in places like shops and supermarkets, deaf people and those with hearing loss who rely on lipreading […]
City Lit in London is now offering its Lipreading and Managing Hearing Loss classes online for the first time, starting next month (October). If you have recently noticed changes in your hearing or you are having difficulty following a conversation even though you may wear a hearing aid, lipreading can really improve communication. Learning to lipread can help you […]
Written by Carly Sygrove For 10 years, I have been an avid listener of storytelling podcasts such as The Moth and Risk!. There is something soothing and therapeutic about listening to the voice of someone telling a true story and in learning about extraordinary things that have happened in their lives. The experiences of others, […]
Trainee lipreading teachers at City Lit have celebrated becoming the first ever lipreading teachers to qualify online. The group held a virtual party last month to mark the occasion on the final day of their course. The trainees were two thirds of the way through their 10 month course at City Lit when lockdown struck […]
Please note: This survey has now closed. The Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre is looking for adults who use at least one cochlear implant to assist in a new research. The study aims to better understand the impact that the measures introduced to combat the spread of COVID-19, such as the use of face-masks and the […]
