Tag Archives: Hearing Link

Technology that needs champions

Posted on September 30, 2016 by ianchisnall

There is a form of well established science that has the potential to change the life experiences of over 2m people in society. Sadly many of these people are poorly served by the way this proven piece of technology is … Continue reading →

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A week to spur some action

Posted on May 5, 2016 by ianchisnall

The good thing about ramps, is that you can see them if they are there and most of us are capabable of working out if a ramp is steeper than what we have seen elsewhere and also if its design … Continue reading →

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Hello, Hello, Hello

Posted on September 25, 2015 by ianchisnall

Leicestershire Police are half way through a 6 month pilot to offer British Sign Language to any 101 callers via a telephone service called Interpreter Now, they also have 17 staff who are trained in BSL, as part of their Police Link … Continue reading →

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An image that portrays an important problem

Posted on September 16, 2015 by ianchisnall

Alec Shelbrooke is the Tory MP for Elmet and Rothwell in West Yorkshire. An image of him in this position, but with his eyes shut was circulated yesterday on social media initially by the BBC. The journalist suggested that Mr Shelbrooke was dozing … 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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Lets Loop …. field trip

Posted on February 17, 2015 by ianchisnall

After two meetings of Lets Loop a local town, held in the warm and safety of the local government offices, a small group of us set out yesterday afternoon in the rain to discover how easy it would be to conduct … Continue reading →

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An important meeting

Posted on December 11, 2014 by ianchisnall

A week ago in the House of Lords, a group of politicians, civil servants, educators, charities and businesses met to learn about some of the innovative technology that is making education and employment increasingly accessible for deaf people. This meeting did … 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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