A free course covering topics to help manage hearing loss will start in Edinburgh this August (2019). Managing your hearing loss course will run from Thursday August 22nd until 26th September from 6-8pm at the South Bridge Resource Centre, 6 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh. This course will have guest speakers – including Hearing Link – covering […]
Our bi-annual magazine inTouch is out now! Our latest bumper 28-page issue offers an insight to the work of Hearing Link and its parent charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. In this issue, we celebrate our wonderful volunteers who are working across the UK to help deaf people to stay connected with their friends and […]
The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership, through its Scottish Government See Hear funding, will provide one or more bursaries towards the cost of lipreading tutor training. This is conditional on the student(s) agreeing to provide at least one 30-week course, per year, for the three years post-qualification on a self-employed basis within the City […]
John Newton writes a personal blog about the difficulties of lipreading at the dentist and wonders how others cope with upside down lipreading.
A new online resource for people with hearing loss has been launched in Edinburgh in 2019.
Congratulations to our affiliated group and club – Banbridge Lipreading Group – for successfully obtaining funding to run lipreading classes in 2019. Run by Rathfriland couple Les and Ramona Williams, the classes support people of all ages in Banbridge, Northern Ireland and other areas. The funding will allow the group to continue to run classes […]
There’s still time for you to join a free two-year beginners course in lipreading in Edinburgh. Run by the charity Deaf Action, these classes offer hard of hearing adults the chance to boost confidence and communication. It also provides information and support to help manage hearing loss. Classes are relaxed, friendly & fun! Meet others […]