How hearing aids work, how to get one on the NHS or privately, different types of hearing aids, digital hearing aids and how to get one, how to use and look after a hearing aid, and what to do if your...
Information about support for deaf people, communication services, hearing aids and equipment and how to get them....
Guide explaining the various communication services available to people with a hearing impairment, i.e. British Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Support Workers, Deafblind Interpreters, Lipsp...
Communication tips for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and if you're speaking to someone who is deaf...
How deafness is described and measured, causes of deafness, hearing aids, communicating with deaf & hard of hearing people, equipment, & the Disability Discrimination Act...
Guide explains what the DDA is, the customers and service providers who are covered by the DDA, and how it affects providers and services. It also describes what "reasonable adjustments" are, when les...
Information about equipment that may be useful for deaf and hard of hearing people, including equipment to help manage tinnitus. It covers alarm clocks, doorbells, smoke alarms, telephones, and listen...
Explanation of learning British Sign Language, how deaf people communicate, the deaf community, sign lanuage in different countries, regional variations in BSL, and BSL signs that are useful in every ...
Explanation about learning to lipread, tips to help lipread & make it easier, joining a Lipreading class or learning at home. What is a Lipspeaker, when to use one, finding one, booking and paying for...
Description of listening equipment, accessories for it, cordless and infrared listening equipment, and using listening equipment in difficult situations....
How to identify if your partners hearing is getting worse, what it means for you and your partner if there is a hearing loss, hearing aids, tips for effective communication, ways to help you look afte...
Why many people become hard of hearing as they get older, signs of hearing loss, what to do if you think you have a hearing loss, and help you can get for your hearing loss...
Information about the DDA 1995 for death & partially sighted people, describing who is covered by it, & how it affects blind & hard of hearing people. It describes what "reasonable adjustments" are, w...
Information and advice for people who have just got a hearing aid, or think they may need one. It describes how hearing aids work, how to get one, the different types, how to use one and look after it...
This contains information about equipment that can alert to different sounds, help in using the telephone, listening equipment, getting subtitles on TV and DVDs, equipment to help with tinnitis, and w...
Description of how the NHS hearing aid service works, how to get an aid, the different types and features of hearing aids, and battery replacement and servicing....
What BSL/English Interpreters do, video interpreting, when to use an interpreter, tips for working with BSL interpreters, booking an interpreter, charges, and help with paying charges...
Deafblind people and how they communicate, what an interpreter or communication guide does, tips for working with one, when to use one, booking one, charges, and help with charges...