US study shows children with hearing loss experience more bullying
New University of Texas (UT) at Dallas research indicates that children and adolescents with hearing loss…
Browsing: Hearing Impairment
The Silent Child wins an Oscar for ‘Best live action short’
A UK short film that tells the story of Libby, a profoundly deaf four-year-old girl,…
Deaf children’s services face decimation, say campaigners
Campaigners have called on the UK Government to take urgent action to prevent the decimation…
Hearing impairments could be the cause of reading difficulties in some children
Undetected hearing problems could be the cause of some children’s reading difficulties, according to a…
‘Forget all the stereotypes’ — a message for Deaf Awareness Week
National charity Action on Hearing Loss is urging people to abandon any stereotypes they might…
Cure for gene-related hearing loss could be available in five to ten years
Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing specialised cells that could help bring about a therapeutic…
Eyra seeks testers for Horus device for blind and visually impaired
A Milan-based company that specialises in combining deep learning, machine vision and wearable technology is…
Deaf people experience music thanks to Sound Shirt
‘Music should be for everyone’ is a sentiment we can all agree with, but the…
European Parliament seeks views on assistive technology
The Science and Technology Impact Assessment Panel of the European Parliament (STOA) has commissioned a…
Auditory Processing Disorder
Recent years have seen considerable interest in Auditory Processing Disorder. Here, Catherine Routley explains what…