Eikholt is a resource and competence centre, with specialists in combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness. Our commitment does not stop at course activities and customised services for users. We are also committed to expertise development, research and dissemination. We want to be at the forefront, exploring new opportunities and developing new knowledge that can help change lives.
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Is a mobility programme in hearing aids worth a try? Audiographer Anne-May Førland has researched this in her master's project. You can read more about this exciting project and the results here:
Phase 3 of the project "Architecture for all senses" is underway! In this phase, we focus on everyday life - for better or for worse - as experienced by our five experience consultants in their encounters with buildings and urban environments. The consultants are all users of Eikholt and, through their lives and varied expertise, have a very solid foundation for contributing insights that mean something in practice.
Senior advisor at Eikholt, Victoria Falen, has conducted a survey on how user-controlled personal assistance (BPA) works for people with deafblindness. Eikholt has now published a report that summarises the results of this survey.
The long-awaited Haptics: pocket edition app has been relaunched! The app provides an overview of 144 haptic signals - a method of conveying information through touch. The app is especially important for people with visual impairment and combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness, their networks and professionals.
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