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.
Eikholt
Eikholt
Part 2
Eikholt
Eikholt
Latest news
See all posts
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.
Senior advisor at Eikholt Cathrine Timm Sundin and project participant Nina Frisnes Øyan have recently had a book article published about their experiences from the haptic communication and guide dog project. Read more about the book and the results of the project here!
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.
"*" indicates required fields