Mini Blog Series – 4. From volunteers to friends The fourth and final blog in our mini series for Deaf Awareness Week and this is Alison's story about the friendships she has made through volunteering. Read it here!
Mini Blog Series – 1. Love and trust This Deaf Awareness Week, we’re sharing Peer Support Volunteer Julia’s thoughts as someone who lives with the challenges of hearing loss.
Events we’re attending this Deaf Awareness Week We will be attending a variety of events during Deaf Awareness Week 2024! Find out where we'll be in this post.
New deafness awareness toolkit for GPs An educational toolkit has been developed by the Royal College of GPs (RGCP) to support GPs in delivering care to patients with hearing loss. The kit was developed in collaboration with hearing loss charity RNID and NHS England & Improvement and sponsored by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA). It was created to […]
10% off our range of communication cards Please note: This offer has now ended. This month (January) over at the Hearing Link shop, there’s 10& off our range of awareness cards. There are five to choose from, these include: Credit card-sized: ‘I have hearing loss’ or ‘I’m a lipreader’ card ‘I have a hearing loss’ lanyard card ‘I have a hearing loss’ […]
New products available to make life easier for deaf people We are now offering the ClearMask™ transparent face covering and a ‘I have hearing loss and I lipread’ face covering in our online shop, to help make things easier for deaf people who lipread. With face coverings mandatory in places like shops and supermarkets, deaf people and those with hearing loss who rely on lipreading […]
The Silver Screen The recent revelations about how people have been mistreated in the ‘Hollywood industry’ either did the Oscars no good, or drew in viewers keen to see what would happen on the night. Surely though, very few were surprised by what’s been going on. Even though we don’t take an interest in the ceremony we were […]
