Freeview is rolling out its award-winning Accessible TV Guide which will make it simpler for viewers with accessibility needs to discover and find content more easily. Developed with insight from viewers, advocacy groups, and accessibility research agencies, the Accessible TV Guide won Gold at this year’s Connected TV Awards. It is the first dedicated accessibility […]
Please note: This survey has now closed. Independent research company Watermelon are conducting research on behalf of BT regarding its Relay UK service (previously known as NGT or Text Relay). They want to understand how people use Relay UK today to ensure it continues to meet users’ needs. If you’d like to take part in […]
A new study has given an insight to social and health impacts of hearing loss on a person’s well being. Clear Living, a healthcare and lifestyle website, released its annual report – Impact of Hearing Loss on Mental Well-being and Lifestyle Study – which highlights the detrimental effect hearing loss has on mental well being […]
A couple of months ago I was asked by Hearing Link to find out about roadside assistance, specifically provision by breakdown companies for hard of hearing (HoH) and D/deaf customers. Let’s be really clear (for those who don’t understand the necessity of having a HoH and D/deaf breakdown service). If, like me, you have a […]
Clinical Psychology student Jessica Creighton is conducting a research study into the wellbeing and emotions in deaf adults. She is looking for persons aged 18 and over, who have hearing loss, to complete an online study. This survey will ask questions about deafness, how they feel, their wellbeing and their relationships. This should take around […]
The BBC Red Button Teletext Service has been saved from switch off after a petition was handed to the Director General of the BBC Lord Hall and to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson last month (January). The petition, organised by the NFBUK and British Deaf Association, is backed by 175 organisations from across the UK, […]
Tinnitus currently affects around 15% of the world’s population, a small, but still significant percentage of that is severely debilitated by the condition. Debilitation on such a level that it affects the ability to sleep and basic everyday tasks, which most take for granted, are a common hurdle to overcome. This condition is sadly incurable […]
