Sainsbury’s piloting sunflower lanyard for customers Supermarket Sainsbury’s has announced an extension to its pilot of using sunflower lanyards for customers with hidden disabilities.
Volunteer Ann delivers hearing awareness training to NHS staff – Scotland The Hearing Link Scotland team was delighted to provide Hearing Awareness Training to NHS Fife frontline staff.
25th February 2019 – International Cochlear Implant Day Today (25th February) is International Cochlear Implant Day which aims to raise awareness of cochlear implants across the world. A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who has a severe or profound hearing loss. It does not cure deafness or hearing impairment, but is […]
Hearing access to be debated in Scottish Parliament. Hearing access will be debated in the Scottish Parliament as part of a motion recognising World Hearing Day and Hearing Awareness Week (3-9 March). The debate will take place on Thursday 28 February at 12:45pm, straight after First Minister’s Questions. It was lodged by Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, and will be […]
Patient and public audiology research group – Birmingham University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is setting up a patient and public focused audiology research group and are keen to engage with those with experience, knowledge and opinions around hearing loss. Currently around 1 in 6 people in the UK have hearing loss and 1 in 10 adults have tinnitus, yet only 1% […]
Transport and travel meetings – Northern Ireland The Inclusive Mobility and Transport Advisory Committee (Imtac) is organising five meetings across Northern Ireland in March to discuss transport and travel with disabled people and older people. Imtac is a Committee of disabled and older people that advises Government in Northern Ireland about transport issues. These meetings are being organised so the committee can learn […]
British Society of Audiology conference date announced The 2019 British Society of Audiology (BSA) conference is set to take place on Wednesday 5th June. The BSA Annual Conference continues to be the leading UK scientific forum to bring together clinicians and researchers who have an interest in hearing, tinnitus and balance. The event promises to offer delegates the latest in audiology research, […]
