July offer: 4 badges for just £5 Our sparkling summer deal for July over at our online shop is on communication badges. You can save another £2 on our four pack of communication badges. Each pack contains each of the following badges: I have a hearing loss – please speak clearly I am deaf – please speak clearly I am a lipreader […]
Blog: Walks for hearing loss – Northern Ireland By Nuala Muldoon Hearing Link Project Manager – Northern Ireland The Divis and Black Mountain walk last month was the second walk we have organised for people affected by hearing loss in Northern Ireland. Both events have gone really well – see our pictures below. Those who have attended each of these have had lots […]
Hearing Link volunteer named Heather Jackson Award recipient 2019 Hearing Link volunteer John Newton has been named this year’s recipient of the Heather Jackson Award. The award is presented annually, and jointly, by the National Association of Deafened People (NADP), Signature, and Hearing Link, to a person who has made a significant contribution to the improvement of the welfare and opportunity of deafened people. It has been […]
Lorraine Gailey steps down from Hearing Link after 31 years After 31 years leading the work of Hearing Link, our Chief Operating Officer, Dr Lorraine Gailey, has moved on to new challenges. Lorraine has dedicated her career to supporting adults with acquired hearing loss and their families across the UK. Her background was in psychology and speech & language therapy before joining the LINK Centre […]
Views sought on fireworks at Parliament event – London The House of Commons Petitions Committee is hosting an event Tuesday 2nd July to gather people’s views on fireworks. The Committee recently launched an inquiry into how the noise of fireworks affect people with a wide range of health conditions and disabilities including hearing loss. Hundreds of people have signed petitions calling for a ban […]
Hearing Link supports Bach Choir event – London The Bach Choir and conductor David Hill will create the first signed performance of the choral masterpiece Missa Solemnis this Friday (28th June). The event, supported by Hearing Link, will see the choir joined by Sir Richard Stilgoe, deaf musician Paul Whittaker OBE and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at the Royal Festival […]
Blog: Volunteering at the Audiology Drop-In Centre at Manchester Royal Infirmary Thoughts, insights and experiences By John Newton, Hearing Link volunteer Not long ago at the audiology clinic in Manchester I met a charming teenage girl with cochlear implants which had been implanted when she was a baby. She was accompanied by her mum, and was looking for help with using her smart phone. I was […]
