Scotland: Share your views on COVID-19 restrictions Please note: This survey has now closed. During the coronavirus pandemic, restrictions and guidance has been introduced to limit the spread of the virus. These important restrictions have changed the way we shop, travel, work and socialise. Evidence shows that some people are finding it difficult to follow the restrictions completely for a range of […]
Hearing Link Shop – Christmas opening hours The Hearing Link Shop will close its doors for the Christmas period from Thursday 24th December until Monday 4th January 2021. We will be shipping our last orders out on Monday 21st December. You can still place orders securely online during this period, however we will be unable to dispatch these until w/c 4th January. We thank you for your patience and understanding while we are on a break. To browse our range […]
Meet the members: Loughborough Lipreading Group 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 […]
Blog: Amy Morton – Living with hearing loss 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 […]
Blog: The Other Side of the Hearing Loss Story Interview with Audiologist, Dr. Raj Sharma By Carly Sygrove I am always interested in talking to people with different types of hearing loss, to learn about their lives and to tell their stories. Yet, I have rarely thought about the other side of these stories—the narratives of the hearing healthcare professionals such as ENTs and […]
Video service for deaf claimants extended to all DWP helplines Deaf claimants and those with hearing loss can now access British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters across all Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) helplines and services. The Video Relay Service, rolled out for Universal Credit in April, has been extended to all its 62 benefit-related lines and services. The Video Relay Service allows users to […]
Review: Freeview’s accessible TV guide Earlier this month, Freeview rolled out the UK’s first Accessible TV Guide in a bid to make its service accessible to everyone. If you have a sensory impairment or would simply prefer to use a larger, easier to use talking TV guide – this is for you. It is designed to help viewers discover and […]
