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MED-EL offers music grant to hearing implant users

Musician playing electric guitarHearing implant company MED-EL is offering the chance for hearing implant users to learn to play a musical instrument or to take up singing lessons. The annual music grant will provide two lucky MED-EL hearing implant users the chance to own and learn to play a musical instrument of their choice or take up singing […]

Hearing Link volunteer named Heather Jackson Award recipient 2019

John Newton, Hearing Link volunteerHearing Link volunteer John Newton has been named this year’s recipient of the Heather Jackson Award. The award is presented annually, and jointly, by the National Association of Deafened People (NADP), Signature, and Hearing Link, to a person who has made a significant contribution to the improvement of the welfare and opportunity of deafened people. It has been […]

Lorraine Gailey steps down from Hearing Link after 31 years

Hearing Link Chief Executive Dr Lorraine GaileyAfter 31 years leading the work of Hearing Link, our Chief Operating Officer, Dr Lorraine Gailey, has moved on to new challenges.  Lorraine has dedicated her career to supporting adults with acquired hearing loss and their families across the UK. Her background was in psychology and speech & language therapy before joining the LINK Centre […]

June offer: Get our lanyard & lanyard card for £3

Lanyard and lanyard cardHelp alert others to your communication needs this summer, with our latest online shop deal. For June, we are offering our lanyard and lanyard card for £3, plus postage. Grab the deal at: https://shop.hearinglink.org/june-offer-lanyard–lanyard-card-370-p.asp Terms and conditions apply. Delivery is charged extra. Offer lasts until 30.06.19.

Sensory needs assessment – Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) is looking for the views of adults with sensory impairments (hearing and/or vision) and their carers living in Edinburgh. These will be used to shape new Health and Social Care services, and help to guide the implementation of the Scottish Government’s See Hear strategy in the city. […]