Northern Ireland

Taxis users’ views sought in Northern Ireland

Views of disabled people and older people are being sought on their experiences of using taxis in Northern Ireland. The survey has been developed by the Department for Infrastructure and NISRA with support from Imtac. Its findings will be used to inform future changes to the way taxis are regulated throughout the country. Imtac is […]

Our feature magazine inTouch is out now!

inTouch summer 2018Our new-look feature magazine inTouch is now available to download online. Read the latest news from Hearing Link and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People in our summer 2018 edition. In this edition, we meet our volunteers from Northern Ireland who are supporting local communities with their Newtownabbey Hearing Loss Group which meets on the last […]

Help needed for student research

survey clipboardA Master’s student from University College London is conducting research into how people with sensory conditions experience therapeutic healthcare spaces. Lara Gregorians is looking for individual to complete the online questionnaire by 9th July. The aim of the study is to better understand how individuals with visual impairments, hearing impairments and autism experience these non-clinical […]

Heather Jackson Award winner announced

Margaret Du FeuMargaret du Feu has been awarded the Heather Jackson Award for her significant contribution to the improvement of the welfare and opportunity of deafened people. Starting in medical school, Margaret became progressively deafened by cochlear otosclerosis and is now profoundly deaf.  She had a cochlear implant in 1999. Margaret has committed her life’s work to […]

Volunteer’s Week 1st-8th June

Volunteers WeekVolunteers Week is here (1st-7th June)! A HUGE THANKS from Hearing Link to all our first class volunteers who together provide significant and life-changing support for adults dealing with changes in their hearing throughout the UK. We encourage ALL our volunteers to celebrate this week by giving yourself and each other a pat on the back – either in […]