Our feature magazine inTouch is out now! Our 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 […]
Join our LinkUps – 2018 dates Please note these groups have now taken place. Please contact helpdesk@hearinglink.org for details of future courses. We are delighted to announce more dates for LinkUp groups in 2018. Our next courses will take place on the following dates and locations: 21st-23rd September 2018 (Buckinghamshire) 26th-28th October 2018 (Edinburgh) 23rd – 25th November 2018 (Northern Ireland) If you […]
Help needed for student research A 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 […]
Hearing Link drop-in sessions set for Edinburgh NHS patients in Edinburgh will soon be able to access our unique support through a new pilot service. Hearing Link volunteers will be providing emotional and practical support at monthly drop-in sessions to be held at the Adult Audiology Department, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. Our team, who all have direct experience of living with hearing loss, […]
Volunteer raises awareness at Cupar Coffee Morning Hearing Link volunteer Ann Thallon helped to spread the word about the work of our charity at a recent Coffee Morning and Hearing Awareness Event. The event held in Cupar, Fife, also seen her joined by our volunteer friends for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. It was a great chance for the community to find […]
Volunteer’s Week 1st-8th June Volunteers 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 […]
Hearing Link at deaf awareness event We were delighted to spread the word about Hearing Link to staff and patients at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh. As part of activities to mark Deaf Awareness Week, our volunteer Catherine Pow joined Volunteer Co-ordinator Alison Coyle for the information event. It was a great chance to let others know about the types of […]