Lipreading trust looking for new trustees The Central England Lipreading Support Trust (CELST) are recruiting a new chairperson and trustees to join its successful team and lead them into the next stage of its development. CELST is a registered UK charity based in central England that has been running free to participate lipreading and deaf awareness courses throughout the region since […]
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 […]
Participants wanted for cochlear implant study – Nottingham Do you use a cochlear implant? Would you be willing to give one hour of your time? If so, the University of Nottingham’s Biomedical Research Centre is looking for participants to help with a new research study called the ‘ACCURATE’ study. In March 2019, NHS guidance about which adults should be offered a cochlear implant […]
Cochlear implant drop-in service looking for new volunteers – Manchester A group of volunteers who support patients with auditory implants is looking for new members to join their team. The Richard Ramsden Centre for Auditory Implants based at Manchester Royal Infirmary offers the drop-in sessions for patients can find out about more assistive listening devices and try them at home. The group is completely voluntary […]
Free hearing loss course – Edinburgh A free six-week course to help individuals manage changes in their hearing, will start in Edinburgh next month (February). Topics covered include: Managing you hearing aids Lipreading Technology There will also be guest speakers, including a volunteer from Hearing Link to speak our services and support. The course will take place on the following dates: […]
Beneficiaries share their experiences of hearing loss Hearing Link volunteers and staff in Northern Ireland have been sharing their emotional hearing loss journeys in a new video. A number of programme beneficiaries, volunteers and staff members were interviewed for the production, sharing the impact that our support has had on their lives. Interviewees were asked about their feelings, before receiving our specialist support, and […]
Margaret named Self Management Champion of the Year Hearing Link volunteer Margaret Canning has been named the Self Management Champion of the Year by the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland. Margaret from Midlothian was presented with the award at the Self Management Awards ceremony hosted by Alex Neil MSP at the Scottish Parliament on 8th October. Hearing Link supported Margaret after her […]
