hearing loops

Blog: The Invisible Disability

Our wonderful peer support volunteer Philip, talks about the hidden disability of hearing loss in this insightful blog. You can read it here!

Review: As You Like It? I loved it

Our volunteer Sylvia reviews the performance of Strictly winner and deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis in her West End debut playing Celia in As You Like It. She also shares some useful information about accessing theatre if you have hearing loss.

Loops, captions, action! Making the movies better for people with hearing loss

Long-time volunteers Ann Thallon and Margaret Canning both love a trip to the movies, and they’ve been in touch with a well-known Edinburgh cinema, the Filmhouse, discussing ways to enhance movie visits for people with hearing loss. Rehan Yousuf, Filmhouse’s Community Engagement Manager, is keen to help. The website already shows which films are captioned, […]

Let’s Hear team visits Northern Ireland

Our Let’s Hear team headed over to Northern Ireland recently to spread the word about our UK-wide initiative to improve hearing loops in public places. Earlier this month, around 10 Hearing Link volunteers from across Northern Ireland joined staff at Strandtown Church in Belfast for the introductory event. It was a chance to learn more about Let’s Hear and […]

Pilot survey: How do you feel about using hearing loops in your community?

May 2019: Hearing Link is conducting a survey about the experiences people have when asking to use hearing loops in their local communities.

Blog: Cinema and theatre in Buxton

Hearing Link volunteer John Newton writes about subtitles at his local cinema in Buxton.

Royal Academy of Arts need hearing aid users to test new facilities

The Royal Academy of Arts in London is inviting hearing aid users to get in touch who can help them to test its new theatre. It recently opened the Benjamin West Lecture Theatre and is testing its new assistive listening systems to ensure its talks, films and other spoken word events are accessible for all. […]