Our peer support volunteer Sylvia shares her passion of learning languages and how her Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss hasn't stopped her. Education provider City Lit gave her with the support she needed. Read all about her experience here.
Our LinkUps are here for you in 2022! LinkUps are a free support group for people with hearing loss and their families. A LinkUp is led by up to two facilitators and an event support team, who all have professional or lived experience and understanding of hearing loss. The group facilitators, volunteers and participants involved […]
Our wonderful volunteers May Wood and Catherine Pow flew the Hearing Link flag in Edinburgh last weekend. They attended the Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults (ATLA) conference and AGM held at the Edinburgh Training and Conference Centre on Saturday. It was the first time the conference has been held in Scotland for a […]
If you’re looking for visual reminders that alert others to your hearing loss – our Personal Awareness Kit (PAK) is for you. And now it has £1 off for the month of May. Perfect for summer holidays or overnight stays in hospital or hotels, out kit comprises of stickers, alert cards, door hanger, lanyard, magnetic sign, […]
The new standards require GP surgeries in Wales to identify and record the specific communication needs of their patients on their medical records
The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) wants people with a hearing to share their experiences of accessing legal services for civil matters. It is working with the British Deaf Association Scotland (BDA) www.bda.org.uk, the Scottish Council on Deafness (SCoD) www.scod.org.uk and the Deaf Sector Partnership http://deafsectorpartnership.net/ to carry out a short survey. Civil legal matters include divorce or separation, buying a house […]
