Blog: Adventures and hearing loss – Travel to Nepal Peer support volunteer Shona Hudson shares her incredible experience of trekking through Nepal with a hearing loss. Read her story here!
Get onboard with new initiative The views of train passengers with hearing loss are being sought to help the development of a new app commissioned by the Department of Transport. We know that travelling by train with any level of hearing loss can be a challenging experience. The new app aims to deliver real-time onboard announcements directly to the passenger’s […]
NADP conference date announced – London The National Association of Deafened People's annual conference will take place on 22 June 2019 in London. Book your place.
Survey: Accessible travel hub – Northern Ireland The Inclusive Mobility and Transport Advisory Committee (IMTAC) in Northern Ireland is looking for your help in developing a new website with information about accessible transport.
Transport and travel meetings – Northern Ireland The Inclusive Mobility and Transport Advisory Committee (Imtac) is organising five meetings across Northern Ireland in March to discuss transport and travel with disabled people and older people. Imtac is a Committee of disabled and older people that advises Government in Northern Ireland about transport issues. These meetings are being organised so the committee can learn […]
London Tube travel could be damaging passenger hearing The BBC is reporting that travelling regularly via London Underground may be damaging to your hearing. Parts of the underground are said to be so loud that they are equivalent to “being at a rock concert”. Certain sections of journeys reached as loud as 109 decibels; louder than a helicopter take off close by. The […]
Share views on travel & accessibility ILUNION Technology and Accessibility and ONCE Foundation are conducting a study on travel behavior and accessibility in travel in different countries/ worldwide. The aim is to investigate the preferences, values and satisfaction of tourists travelling around Europe, North America and Asia. Respondents will be asked about frequency of travel, preferred destinations and means of transport. In addition, there are […]
