technology

Information event for Deaf Awareness Week – Dungiven

Hearing Link is delivering an information session this Deaf Awareness Week for anyone affected by hearing loss. Taking place at the Hands that Talk Centre, 116 Main Street, Dungiven; there will be a chance for you to find out about the types of support and future services we will be offering to people with hearing […]

PIP awareness session for people with hearing loss – Northern Ireland

Hearing Link has teamed up with Advice NI to offer a training session on the forthcoming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefits reform, that is accessible and relevant to people with hearing loss. Join our team at Girdwood Community Hub in Belfast for this event which takes place on Tuesday 30th April. It will start with […]

Sensory Technology Roadshow – Glenrothes, Fife

Senior adult couple using smart phone-close upResidents in Fife, Scotland, can find out more about technology to support sensory loss at roadshow event next week. The Sensory Technology Roadshow will be held at Balgeddie House Hotel in Glenrothes on Tuesday 30th April from 11am-2pm. Join Hearing Link plus organisations including Fife Deaf Communication Service and seescape. Come along and find out […]

Blog: Helping to support Edinburgh audiology patients

By Margaret Canning, Hearing Link volunteer Last year, Hearing Link started to offer drop-in sessions for hearing loss as part of it Hearing Aid Liaison Outreach project – or HALO as it’s better known to us! The project, funded by the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership and See Hear Fund Scotland, was created to […]

Experts raise awareness of link between dementia & hearing loss

A cross-sector summit has taken place bringing together experts to discuss the connection between hearing loss as a risk factor in developing dementia. The event was convened by the British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) at the Royal College of Practitioners in London. It was attended by BIHIMA Chairman Paul Surridge, The Ear […]