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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Eikholt's audiographers Rolf Mjønes and Anne-May Førland have this week participated in the "Tactile Reading" conference in Amsterdam. Here they presented the project "Method for scanning and 3D printing of the two-handed alphabet". The conference has over 500 participants from all over the world. You can read more about the conference and the presentation here:
We are looking for a professional with a background as a sign language interpreter and experience of working with combined sensory loss/deafblindness. You must want to work innovatively with professional and service development and close user contact. Perhaps you also have interests and hobbies that could be useful in our courses? You can read more about the position here.
Do you meet people with visual and hearing impairments? Do you and they need to know about developments in orientation and mobility? What can we learn from sharing experiences? The Eikholt conference aims to highlight new knowledge and showcase opportunities in orientation and mobility.
A new ground-breaking project, "Architecture with all senses", aims to improve the universal design of public buildings. Supported by Bufdir, the project aims to ensure that public buildings not only fulfil legal requirements for universal design, but also become inclusive and functional for everyone - regardless of sensory loss.
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