You’re not alone – Helpdesk is here for you If you think you’re experiencing a change in your hearing, or you are struggling with hearing loss and all its challenges, or you’re supporting someone with hearing loss – we’re here to help. All our Helpdesk Responders have lived or professional experience of hearing loss and they are ready to offer information, guidance, and support. […]
Hearing Link Shop – Christmas Our online shop will close for the Christmas holidays at 12 noon on Wednesday 22 December and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 4 January 2022. Orders can be placed securely online during this period, but they will not be processed and despatched until w/c 3rd January. All enquiries will be responded to after this […]
Hearing loss research – add your input We’ve received a number of updates recently from researchers whose projects touch on hearing loss-related issues in one way or another. If you would like to participate in any of these initiatives, brief details are below. Chioma Nwaefulu from Bath University would like to hear from people with hearing loss to help him design a […]
Help us improve train travel for people with hearing loss We’ve been working with GoMedia, a company that is developing a new app in conjunction with the Department for Transport. The app will aim to deliver real-time announcements direct to passengers’ smartphones in SMS format during journeys. The app is in the advanced stages of development and tests will take place in early 2022 on […]
Loops, captions, action! Making the movies better for people with hearing loss Long-time volunteers Ann Thallon and Margaret Canning both love a trip to the movies, and they’ve been in touch with a well-known Edinburgh cinema, the Filmhouse, discussing ways to enhance movie visits for people with hearing loss. Rehan Yousuf, Filmhouse’s Community Engagement Manager, is keen to help. The website already shows which films are captioned, […]
Raising awareness at the British Academy of Audiology Conference Hearing Link was delighted to take part in the British Academy of Audiology (BAA) conference, held in Manchester on 18-19 November. With over 500 professional delegates including private and clinical audiologists and researchers, this was an excellent opportunity to showcase our range of personalised services for people with hearing loss and their families. We distributed […]
Land Marks exhibition and talk by artist Diana Terry A new exhibition created by profoundly deafened artist Diana Terry begins this month (October). Land Marks is a new exhibition inspired by the local quarries and mines in West Yorkshire, drawing on stories of when these sites were part of primary industry created during the industrial revolution. Diana compares the physical scars on the natural […]
