For the month of October, enjoy 25% off the price of selected stickers in our online shop. Offer applies to the following products: International Ear Symbol stickers (15 & 25mm) Please speak clearly (Pack of five) Buy yours today by heading over to: https://shop.hearinglink.org/communication-resources-1-c.asp Offer valid 01.10.17 until 31.10.17. Terms and conditions apply. Delivery is […]
Head over to our online shop throughout October for inspiring stories about people living with the challenges of their hearing. We have three fantastic reads on offer this month:- Sound by Bella Bathurst Invisible Disability and Me by Laura Lowles Words Apart by Lesley Jones, Jim Kyle and Peter L. Wood Grab yours by visiting […]
UK FTSE 100 employers are being encouraged to sign up to the Disability Confident scheme by the Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health, Penny Mordaunt. Twenty-one FTSE 100 companies have already signed up so far, including Marks & Spencer, BT and Royal Mail. This week, construction recruitment specialist TBT Recruitment became the 5,000th organisation […]
Scientists have discovered that owls may hold the key to developing treatment for human hearing problems. Barn owls keep their acute sense of hearing into old age, according to new findings from scientists. The research, published in the journal, Royal Society Proceedings B, was carried out on seven captive barn owls. Read the full article […]
Hearing Link staff and volunteers were delighted to attend a parliamentary reception to mark the 90th birthday of the Scottish Council on Deafness (SCOD) and the 70th anniversary of West Scotland Deaf Children’s Society (WSDCS). Scotland volunteer Robin Wickes attended the evening, held at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, alongside UK Volunteer and Scotland Co-ordinator, […]
Today marks the start of Lipreading Awareness Week 2017. Organised by the Association of Teachers to Lipreading Adults (ATLA), the week aims to raise awareness of lipreading and offers free taster sessions across the country from 11th-15th September. To find out if a free lipreading taster session is taking place near you, visit the ATLA […]
Hearing Link supporters are invited to participate in a survey as part of the James Lind Alliance – Priority Setting Partnership. Responses are sought from those who are aged 80+, or from those who care for someone aged 80+ years old whether that be a family member/carer, or a health care professional. The 80+ age […]
