Today marks the start of Deaf Awareness Week, which will run until the 12th May. Organised by the UK Council on Deafness, the week is an opportunity to raise awareness of hearing loss to the wider public. Look out our social media channels (Facebook and Twitter) and those for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People for inspiring stories and […]
Our friends at Action on Hearing Loss Cymru have launched a survey on adult social services for people who are deaf or have hearing loss in Wales.
Many more people across England and Wales with hearing loss will now be able to access the benefits of a cochlear implant. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has announced that it will expand the criteria that health professionals use when determining who is eligible for a cochlear implant within the NHS. […]
We are delighted to announce that our LinkUp groups will be held in every country of the UK in 2019. These group experiences in 2018 proved to be positive and life-changing for participants. The weekend, residential format gave people a really good chance to get to know each other well and to gain the right […]
In anticipation of our new ways of working with families and in communities, we have been delivering a series of volunteer training weekends throughout the autumn. Each event is addressing one broad area of activity for Hearing Link, including the following: personalised one-to-one support small group programmes volunteer leadership, team coordination and community engagement marketing, […]
Flicker Productions are looking for someone who is about to receive hearing loss treatment, to feature on the hit BBC One series, One Day That Changed My Life. The series follows people as they receive life-changing results. It shows the heart-warming moments as someone gets a medical all-clear, the results of a job interview, or wins […]
Today marks the start of Lipreading Awareness Week 2018. This week (10th-14th September) is an opportunity to raise awareness of hearing loss and how learning to lipread can support communication. Led by the Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults, there will be a series of free taster sessions taking place across the country for […]
