Captioning Awareness Week 2016 Captioning Awareness Week will take place from 14th-19th November this year. The event, led by Stagetext, aims to raise awareness of captioning and live subtitling for people with hearing loss across the UK. This year, supporters are being asked to ‘put their name in a frame’ across social media to achieve this goal. They are being encouraged to […]
Banbridge Lipreading Group – new classes The Banbridge Lipreading Group, supported by Hearing Link, has begun a new term of 10 sessions in Northern Ireland. They will meet every Thursday, 2-4pm, from 6th October at the Tesco Community Room, Outlet Centre, Banbridge. New members are welcome to come along and take part. The group run by Leslie and Ramona Williams, and led […]
Grab yourself a Boogie Board This October, grab yourself our product of the month – one of our LCD Boogie Board eWriters! Starting prices from £19.99* it is the perfect tool to assist communication when out and about. It’s a tree-friendly alternative to a pen and paper, and is available in three sizes! Go to: http://shop.hearinglink.org/boogie-boards-29-c.asp to get yours. *Terms and conditions […]
Link Up comes to Leicester Our final Link Up programme of 2016 came to Leicester recently. We were delighted to welcome along our participants for the two day programme to learn about ways to manage the challenges of hearing loss. This was the fourth and final Link Up held in England in 2016, supported by the Big Lottery Fund. To […]
Hearing aid users’ music survey The School of Music at the University of Leeds is conducting research into hearing aid users’ enjoyment and use of music. Researchers would like to find out about the listening behaviours of people who use a hearing for a minimum of one hour a day. Participants will be asked about: • experiences of music in everyday […]
New lipreading classes announced New lipreading classes have been announced in Guildford. Organised by the Diocese of Guildford ‘Hear Here!’ Project, the classes will run in Englefield Green on Thursday afternoons from 29th September to 8th December. Led by tutor Jill Rose, they will be held in The John Monsell Room, St Jude’s Church, St Jude’s Road, Englefield Green TW20 0BZ. Classes […]
Accessible screenings – London Film Festival The BFI London Film Festival kicks off next month and there are a number of accessible screenings taking place. It takes place between the 5th and 16th October in cinemas across the UK capital. To find out what accessible screenings are taking place, visit its website. The full programme can also be downloaded. Tickets go on sale from […]
