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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Vil du lede et av Norges mest spesialiserte fagmiljø innen sansetap og kommunikasjon? Vil du videreutvikle våre tjenester og samfunnsoppdrag i tett samspill med brukere, ansatte og samarbeidspartnere? Er du engasjert og opptatt av å utvikle et spennende forsknings- og kompetansemiljø? Hvis svaret er ja på disse spørsmålene, da er denne stillingen aktuell for deg.
Den etterlengtede appen Haptics: pocket edition er relansert! Appen gir oversikt over 144 haptiske signaler – en metode for å formidle informasjon gjennom berøring. Appen er spesielt viktig for personer med synstap og kombinert syns- og hørselsnedsettelse/døvblindhet, deres nettverk og fagpersoner.
Senior researcher André Vågan has recently published an academic article together with colleagues at his former workplace in the Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Learning for Coping and Health. The article describes experiences with online courses in health education for healthcare professionals and users. The authors conclude that online courses can help to strengthen health education expertise, even for large groups.
How can technology improve quality of life and independence for people with dual sensory loss? In this series, we meet people with combined visual and hearing impairment who have found their favourite assistive technology - and let them tell us in their own words how it makes a difference. This time we talk to Pål Kjetil Lyngstad, who uses his favourite assistive technology, VoxiVision.
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