events

Northern Ireland information days

Hearing Link is hosting a series of information sessions across Northern Ireland in autumn 2018.

Glenrothes technology day – 12th September

Our Hearing Link volunteer and information stand will be heading to the Glenrothes Technology Day next week. The event is being run by Fife Deaf Communication Service in partnership with Fife Society for the Blind and RNIB. It is an opportunity to find out more about assistive listening equipment and resources to support hearing loss […]

Hearing Access Protocols launched in Glasgow

Hearing Link was delighted to be invited along to the launch of new protocols for better access to meetings and events for people with hearing loss.

Volunteer raises awareness at Cupar Coffee Morning

Hearing Link volunteer Ann Thallon helped to spread the word about the work of our charity at a recent Coffee Morning and Hearing Awareness Event. The event held in Cupar, Fife, also seen her joined by our volunteer friends for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. It was a great chance for the community to find […]

Events and entertainment survey

Sheffield Hallam University student Emily Webster is looking for people with hearing loss to complete her survey on accessibility for events and entertainment venues. The survey is part of her dissertation on whether adjustments in place for deaf and hard of hearing people are adequate. She has chosen this subject due to her poor experiences […]

Give your views on new protocols for meetings and events

New protocols have been written up with the aim of making meetings and events more accessible and inclusive to people with hearing loss. These have evolved from survey work that identified that people with hearing loss are experiencing widespread and significant difficulties in hearing and following things, and that this is often not connected with […]

Meetings missing the mark for people with hearing loss

New survey research suggests that poor hearing conditions are making meetings and events inaccessible for people who have hearing loss. The findings also show that the difficulties experienced are ordinary in their nature and can, in many instances, be fixed for little or no cost. The research, carried our by Ideas for Ears in November […]