National Resource Centre for Deafblindness

Since 1980, Eikholt has provided various courses and services to people with combined visual and hearing impairments, their carers and professionals/service providers.

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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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Haptics: Pocket Edition has secured project funding!

In collaboration with the national association for people with combined vision and hearing loss (LSHDB), Eikholt has recently received project funding to further develop the Haptics: Pocket Edition app!

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Would you like to join our team and work with language and communication?

Do you want to work with language and communication for people with combined visual and hearing impairment? We are looking for another employee with a background as a sign language interpreter or who has a good command of sign language, and who has experience with combined sensory loss/deafblindness.

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Ben-Lewi Hansen has been appointed as the new director at Eikholt

After many years as CEO of Eikholt, Roar Meland is retiring this year. The board of Eikholtis now pleased to announce that Ben-Lewi Hansen has been appointed as the new director, taking up his position from 3 August 2026.

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Targeted rehabilitation with audiovisual training

For many people with hearing loss, conversations in noise are a daily challenge. A new project is now helping to develop a training programme. The aim is to make it easier for people with hearing loss to understand speech.

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