Student research into wellbeing and emotions in deaf adults Clinical Psychology student Jessica Creighton is conducting a research study into the wellbeing and emotions in deaf adults. She is looking for persons aged 18 and over, who have hearing loss, to complete an online study. This survey will ask questions about deafness, how they feel, their wellbeing and their relationships. This should take around […]
New lipreading classes to begin in Portadown The Banbridge Lipreading group will start a new 8-week lipreading course in Portadown from next month (March). The class will be held at CherryTrees Resource Centre, Edenberry Gardens, BT63 5EA from Tuesday 17th March from 2pm-4pm. The classes are free and are a good opportunity to socialise with others who have hearing loss. A further […]
Awards recognise best and worst examples of hearing access Ideas for Ears has joined forces with the community group Forth Valley Hearing Access Forum to run the UK’s first-ever Hearing Access Awards. 12 worthy winners and six worst offenders were identified, each one representing great or poor experiences that people with hearing loss have had. They acknowledge individuals and organisations who have knocked down […]
Lipreading trust looking for new trustees The Central England Lipreading Support Trust (CELST) are recruiting a new chairperson and trustees to join its successful team and lead them into the next stage of its development. CELST is a registered UK charity based in central England that has been running free to participate lipreading and deaf awareness courses throughout the region since […]
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 […]
