Little town, big idea We like Romsey. The small Hampshire market town can provide our basic needs – ‘Tea Cups’ tea shop (coffee and Cinnamon cake especially yumpshiss) and ‘Mole Valley’s’ country store where horse stuff and clothing can be found. What more does anyone need? Books. I prefer reading to TV and pop into the ‘Superbooks’ book shop […]
Trustee vacancies Hearing Dogs for Deaf People’s Chairman, Faith Clark, is looking for two new trustees to join the Board of Trustees. Hearing Dogs receives no government funding and so relies entirely on the generosity of its supporters. It really is the people who donate their time, skills, effort and money who help the charity create life-changing […]
A visit to the dentist Margaret Canning relates the story of her visit to the dentist and some of the challenges faced, but also reminds us that some positive strides in accessibility and understanding have been made in recent years.
Let’s Hear Salford awareness event A very successful Let’s Hear event was held by the Let’s Hear Salford group. The afternoon, held at the Pendleton Gateway Centre, was a Hearing Awareness drop in and a celebration of the hard work and achievements of the group to date. It also offered the people of Salford the opportunity to visit a variety of […]
Volunteers attend ATLA conference Our wonderful volunteers May Wood and Catherine Pow flew the Hearing Link flag in Edinburgh last weekend. They attended the Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults (ATLA) conference and AGM held at the Edinburgh Training and Conference Centre on Saturday. It was the first time the conference has been held in Scotland for a […]
Deaf Awareness Week 2018 Today is the start of Deaf Awareness Week 2018. The week is co-ordinated by the UK Council on Deafness (UKCod) and is an opportunity to raise awareness of hearing loss and the impact it can have on the lives of an individual and their families. A series of events are taking place across the country, and […]
Technology day for sensory loss – Fife People with sensory loss in Fife can find out more about the types of assistive technology that could help them at a new series of event taking place across the region. Visitors to the Technology Days can find out more about useful products that are helpful and on the move. The events are being run in partnership […]
