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Certificate in Lipspeaking course – Manchester

closeup of a woman's mouthThe Manchester Centre for Deaf Studies will be running a course early next year in Lipspeaking. The 13-month course will start on Saturday January 18th 2020 and participants will work towards achieving Signature Level 3 Certificate in Lipspeaking. Attendance is one weekend per month and the course will involve study and practice at home, as […]

Hearing implant information day – Bristol

Lipreading Awareness WeekHearing implant manufacturer MED-EL is hosting a free to attend information day in Bristol. Join experts and HearPeer mentors at Doubletree by Hilton, Bristol (BS1 6NJ)  on Saturday 23rd November 2019 from 10am-3.30pm. If you are considering a middle ear implant, cochlear implant or bone conduction implant this is the information event for you! Come […]

Hearing Link volunteer presented with Heather Jackson Award

John Newton - Heather Jackson Award recipient 2019Hearing Link volunteer John Newton has been presented with the Heather Jackson Award during a celebration event recently. The Heather Jackson Award is presented jointly by the National Association of Deafened People (NADP), Signature, and Hearing Link. It is awarded to a person who has made a significant contribution to the improvement of the welfare and opportunity of deafened […]

Survey: Support in the workplace for people with hearing loss and tinnitus

Action on Hearing Loss (AOHL) has launched a survey to find out what support deaf, and people with hearing loss and tinnitus receive in the workplace. Five million people of working age are deaf or have hearing loss or tinnitus, but little is known about the support people are getting – or not getting – […]