Disability Discrimination Quiz launched Do you have an impairment or long-term health condition? You might be experiencing discrimination at work without realizing it. Find out if you might be experiencing disability discrimination at work and what to do about it with this quiz. The Disability Discrimination Quiz was developed by researchers from Cardiff University and is based on robust […]
Phone & hearing survey You can win £300 in Amazon vouchers by completing a (reasonably!) short questionnaire. The questionnaire asks about your experiences of making and receiving phone calls and in using other forms of communication. It aims to gather data that will influence phone service providers. The questionnaire has been created by Ideas for Ears, a not-for-profit social […]
Hearing loss & healthy aging guide A new guide has been produced by NHS England in partnership with other Government departments and hearing loss charities in response to the ambition set out in the Action Plan on Hearing Loss to ensure that older people with hearing loss are supported to stay well and retain their independence. It focuses on what commissioners […]
Lipreading tutor vacancy in Leicestershire The Leslie Edwards Trust is seeking a lipreading tutor urgently for the Leicestershire area – primarily for daytime teaching. Although our tutors are freelance and free to seek out additional opportunities, we aim to have long term relationships where we find the funding to support lipreading classes in Leicestershire. We should be glad to hear […]
Survey on hearing aid break down experiences We have been asked by Emma, a deaf health psychology masters student at Liverpool John Moores University, to let our followers know of a research project that she is conducting. Emma is investigating the experiences of hearing aid users when their hearing aids break down and has produced a short online survey to gather responses. […]
Staying active in sport with hearing loss Hearing Link volunteer Shona has written a lovely blog for the English Federation of Disability Sport on her decision to take up cycling to get herself back “out there” after experiencing social isolation due to her hearing loss. Shona writes of her increasing confidence leading to her taking up running and even tackling a cycling velodrome! […]
Practice your lipreading skills online Stories for Lipreading is a newly launched free website offering a variety of video clips of short stories being read aloud into camera by trained lip reading teachers.
