Tag Archives: Hearing Loops

An important week ahead

Posted on October 31, 2015 by ianchisnall

The next few days have the potential to reduce isolation for many people within the UK. Around 2M people have hearing loss which is severe enough for them to have had one or more hearing aid or cochlear implants fitted. For … Continue reading →

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Equality and Magnetism

Posted on September 18, 2015 by ianchisnall

The nature of magnetic fields is that they are invisible and sadly not very well understood by most of us. Some of us continue to enjoy the impact of fridge magnets and other trivial uses to which they are put, however … Continue reading →

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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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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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Why its important to use the microphone

Posted on September 23, 2014 by ianchisnall

At a recent public meeting I attended, one of the speakers politely asked if it was ok if they did not use the microphone, assuming that their voice would carry adequately to the back of the room. This was not … Continue reading →

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