Trustee vacancies Hearing Dogs for Deaf People’s Chairman, Faith Clark, is looking for two new trustees to join the Board of Trustees. Hearing Dogs receives no government funding and so relies entirely on the generosity of its supporters. It really is the people who donate their time, skills, effort and money who help the charity create life-changing […]
Volunteers attend ATLA conference Our wonderful volunteers May Wood and Catherine Pow flew the Hearing Link flag in Edinburgh last weekend. They attended the Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults (ATLA) conference and AGM held at the Edinburgh Training and Conference Centre on Saturday. It was the first time the conference has been held in Scotland for a […]
Deaf Awareness Week 2018 Today is the start of Deaf Awareness Week 2018. The week is co-ordinated by the UK Council on Deafness (UKCod) and is an opportunity to raise awareness of hearing loss and the impact it can have on the lives of an individual and their families. A series of events are taking place across the country, and […]
Technology day for sensory loss – Fife People with sensory loss in Fife can find out more about the types of assistive technology that could help them at a new series of event taking place across the region. Visitors to the Technology Days can find out more about useful products that are helpful and on the move. The events are being run in partnership […]
Free six week hearing loss course – Edinburgh Do you sometimes feel left out of conversations and miss things? Would you like to meet other people with hearing loss to share your experiences? ‘Managing your hearing loss‘ is a free six week course taking place at Southside Community Centre in Edinburgh starting on Thursday 17th May, and taking place from 1.30pm until 3.30pm. […]
Date set for ATLA conference & AGM The Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults (ATLA) is hosting its conference and AGM in Scotland next month. You can join the event at Edinburgh Training and Conference Centre, St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh, on Saturday May 12th. Presentations on the day include: ‘The Future of Audiology & Hearing Aids’ by Adrian Carragher of NHS […]
Volunteers join Great British Dog Walk Hearing Link volunteers were delighted to join our friends from Hearing Dogs for Deaf People at the Great British Dog Walk in Edinburgh recently. It was a great opportunity to raise awareness of the support and services Hearing Link offers to people with hearing loss across the UK. The Great British Dog Walk is an […]
