Tag Archives: Hearing Aids

Access all Areas

Posted on August 25, 2015 by ianchisnall

A recent discussion on Facebook focused on the challenge of getting to the sea edge in Brighton for those with wheelchairs. Although the Pier and some of the concrete platforms are accessible the beach itself is not. Special wheelchairs have been designed … Continue reading →

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Change is in the hear

Posted on August 11, 2015 by ianchisnall

I have blogged from time to time about the importance of installing good quality hearing loops in public buildings and indeed in any setting where visitors or residents rely completely or partly on hearing aids or cochlear implants to interact with … Continue reading →

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Hearing loss affects all of us

Posted on July 17, 2015 by ianchisnall

This week a story emerged from Cornwall of how two sailors were saved from their capsized boat as a result of their cries being heard by Christine Bowden who is local resident. Mrs Bowden was the only resident who heard their cries, and … Continue reading →

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The cost of hearing inequality

Posted on April 23, 2015 by ianchisnall

In the last three days I have participated in several discussions with Architects, large scale builders and people who manage public buildings on behalf of the NHS. All of these discussions have been on the same topic, how to improve the experience for … Continue reading →

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Lets invest in equality

Posted on March 31, 2015 by ianchisnall

Yesterday at work illustrated for me the extent to which priorities get skewed depending on ones point of view, or should that be ones point of listening. In the morning we had a presentation from a well known manufacturer of … Continue reading →

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Lets loop the loops

Posted on November 23, 2014 by ianchisnall

On Friday I attended a workshop for residents of a local town who are deaf or have hearing impairments and are some of the 2M or so people in the UK whose hearing loss has led them to have a … Continue reading →

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An important week

Posted on July 17, 2014 by ianchisnall

The Charity Hearing Link has adopted this week (12th-20th July) as Hearing Loop Awareness Week. The intention is to create greater awareness and access to hearing loops. One of the activities that they hope will take place is an audit of … Continue reading →

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