New research by the Royal Association for Deaf People (RAD) has highlighted the challenges faced by deaf people when securing and progressing in work. The survey, which polled the experiences of deaf people in relation to employment and career progression, was carried out at the end of 2020. Amongst the issues raised by respondents were […]
University of Southampton student Margaret Zuriekat is looking for working adults with hearing loss to support research for her PHD. The study is looking at the hearing health care for workers with a hearing impairment. Margaret would like to interview working adults who have hearing difficulties to talk to them about how hearing loss affects […]
A blog by Hearing Link volunteer, Bob Gowen I’d like to write about attitudes in the construction sector to people who are deaf. As an electrical contractor I have spent a lot of time working on building sites, and here are a few of my experiences. I gradually lost my hearing from my early forties. […]
Recent research from the Eurotrak 2018 study reveals the significant cost-saving for European economies as a result of people wearing hearing devices. The British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) has recently released the UK data from the latest Eurotrak study, which contains some vital conclusions for the hearing industry and for wider society, […]
Do you live in the Leicestershire area and like the opportunity to train as a lipreading tutor? The Leslie Edwards Trust, thanks to an unexpected donation, is offering the opportunity with the aim of providing adult classes in the Leicestershire area. People with hearing loss can often find it difficult to understand conversation fully in many […]
Head along to the Rippen Centre in Barking, London, for hearing and sight loss event focused on nutrition and wellbeing. Taking place on Wednesday (25th July) the event will host workshops as well as stands from local audiologists, technology and social groups. You can also find out more about employment and benefits, healthy eating and […]
Can you help? University of Leeds student Liliana W. Jonni is looking for participants for her research project that forms part of her Master’s programme in Transport Planning. She is conducting research which aims to analyse transport barriers for people with hearing loss in order to understand its influences in employment. If you could support her work by completing her […]
