Banbridge group awarded funding for 2019 Congratulations to our affiliated group and club – Banbridge Lipreading Group – for successfully obtaining funding to run lipreading classes in 2019. Run by Rathfriland couple Les and Ramona Williams, the classes support people of all ages in Banbridge, Northern Ireland and other areas. The funding will allow the group to continue to run classes […]
6 Tips to Protect Your Hearing Protecting your hearing is possible, particularly if you remain vigilant about the situations where your hearing could be most at risk.
Places left on beginners lipreading course – Edinburgh There’s still time for you to join a free two-year beginners course in lipreading in Edinburgh. Run by the charity Deaf Action, these classes offer hard of hearing adults the chance to boost confidence and communication. It also provides information and support to help manage hearing loss. Classes are relaxed, friendly & fun! Meet others […]
Subtitled cinema – Northern Ireland SUBTITLED CINEMA – Northern Ireland By Hearing Link volunteer, Nicola **Listings based on information available at time of posting** Antrim Omniplex Ralph Breaks The Internet (PG) – Sat 12 Jan at 12.10pm Ralph Breaks The Internet (PG) – Sun 13 Jan at 12.10pm Bumblebee (PG) – Mon 14 Jan at 6.00pm Armagh Omniplex […]
Survey: Experiences sought from students with hearing loss Glasgow Caledonian University student, Laura Aitken is conducting research for her (BSc Hons) Applied Psychology degree. The aim of her research is to investigate perceived attitudes that deaf students face from hearing students, and how these perceived attitudes influence social exclusion, self-esteem and mental wellbeing of the deaf students. Participants must reside in the UK […]
FREE managing your hearing loss course – Edinburgh Do you sometimes feel left out of conversations and miss things? Would you like to meet other people with hearing loss to share your experience? A new and free six-week managing your hearing loss course will take place in Edinburgh from Saturday 23rd February until 30th March 2019. This FREE 6 weeks course can give […]
Northern Ireland team has brush with the Law in Belfast Our Northern Ireland team were out and about raising awareness recently at the Hear for the Holidays event in Belfast and had a brush with local law enforcement too! Nuala Muldoon, our Northern Ireland Manager, was speaking to guests at the event, run by our friends at Action on Hearing Loss, about Hearing Link services, the […]
