Hearing Link staff in Scotland attended the Scottish Council on Deafness (SCOD) conference in Glasgow this month. Connect & Collaborate 2018 was an ample opportunity for our team to network with key members of the sector through exchanging of ideas, sharing knowledge and exploring new opportunities. Held in Glasgow, there was a chance to attend […]
New protocols have been written up with the aim of making meetings and events more accessible and inclusive to people with hearing loss. These have evolved from survey work that identified that people with hearing loss are experiencing widespread and significant difficulties in hearing and following things, and that this is often not connected with […]
Part two and the conclusion of our mini blog series to mark International Cochlear Implant Day (25th February). Marc Van Cartier-Kerr continues his cochlear implant story. Part two: Bringing back my world I had just started a new job and it seemed to be going well. I was missing a lot, but people were being very […]
To mark International Cochlear Implant Day (25th February), our volunteer Marc Van Cartier-Kerr shares his journey about receiving an implant.
‘Living with the Volcano’: Arts accessibility made manifest at Edinburgh Multi-Artform Venue A Hearing Link volunteer has taken part in an experimental theatre performance in Edinburgh. Ann Thallon, who has a severe hearing loss, worked intensively with musician/theatre maker Greg Sinclair and visual artist Kate Temple to develop and share ‘Volcano’. The project was funded […]
Hearing Link volunteer, May Wood, has been named the Heather Jackson Award recipient for 2017 for the significant contribution she has made to the welfare of the hearing loss community in the UK.
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, […]
