Research study on new smartphone app for hearing aids **Please note, this event has been postponed.** Culture Clinic are planning a research study on a new smartphone app that is designed to be used together with your hearing aids and any wireless microphones. They are looking for participants to take part in a 1.5hr one-to-one interview to discuss the new product and be walked […]
Have your say on future of disability support fund – Northern Ireland Views are being sought by the Independent Living Fund (ILF) – the public body that provides financial support to help disabled people live independently – for disabled people and their care networks to share their views on the future of the fund in Northern Ireland. 438 people across Northern Ireland currently receive ILF support to […]
March 3rd 2020: World Hearing Day Today is World Hearing Day, organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The theme for this year’s event is: ‘Don’t let hearing loss limit you. Hearing for Life’. Across the world around 5% of the population has hearing loss. Around 83% of those who could benefit from a hearing aid don’t use one. World Hearing Day aims […]
Student research into wellbeing and emotions in deaf adults Clinical Psychology student Jessica Creighton is conducting a research study into the wellbeing and emotions in deaf adults. She is looking for persons aged 18 and over, who have hearing loss, to complete an online study. This survey will ask questions about deafness, how they feel, their wellbeing and their relationships. This should take around […]
New lipreading classes to begin in Portadown The Banbridge Lipreading group will start a new 8-week lipreading course in Portadown from next month (March). The class will be held at CherryTrees Resource Centre, Edenberry Gardens, BT63 5EA from Tuesday 17th March from 2pm-4pm. The classes are free and are a good opportunity to socialise with others who have hearing loss. A further […]
Awards recognise best and worst examples of hearing access Ideas for Ears has joined forces with the community group Forth Valley Hearing Access Forum to run the UK’s first-ever Hearing Access Awards. 12 worthy winners and six worst offenders were identified, each one representing great or poor experiences that people with hearing loss have had. They acknowledge individuals and organisations who have knocked down […]
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 […]
