BBC red button teletext service saved from switch off The BBC Red Button Teletext Service has been saved from switch off after a petition was handed to the Director General of the BBC Lord Hall and to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson last month (January). The petition, organised by the NFBUK and British Deaf Association, is backed by 175 organisations from across the UK, […]
Consultation event on future of hearing aid provision in Staffordshire The charity Action of Hearing Loss is hosting a consultation event to discuss the future of hearing aid provision in Staffordshire. The event will be held on Wednesday 26th February at 10.30am at the Trinity Methodist Church, Derby Street, Leek, ST13 5JF. Representative from North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which is proposing the changes, […]
Blog: Tinnitus & age – What we do know & how we can support Tinnitus currently affects around 15% of the world’s population, a small, but still significant percentage of that is severely debilitated by the condition. Debilitation on such a level that it affects the ability to sleep and basic everyday tasks, which most take for granted, are a common hurdle to overcome. This condition is sadly incurable […]
Tinnitus Week 2020 starts today Tinnitus Week in 2020 kicks off today until the 9th February. Run by the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) the theme for this year is tinnitus research which will showcase the research that is currently taking place across the UK, what research the BTA is involved in and what future research could be. Without research, we won’t […]
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 […]
Eva’s hearing loss story Carly Sygrove writes … Following my hearing loss in 2016, I started writing a blog as a way of documenting my thoughts, feelings and observations. It is through my blog that I have connected with many people who have experienced different forms of hearing loss, all with their unique stories. Hearing loss can present many […]
Northern Ireland team raises awareness at information event Our team from Northern Ireland were out and about in Belfast recently, raising awareness of our services. Sue Benham, our Technical Officer, was joined by volunteer Christine Martin for the Health and Wellbeing event in Belfast Central Library. There was a chance for attendees to learn more about our services and equipment that could support […]
