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User survey 2025 has been sent out
Today, 13 January 2025, a user survey will be sent out to everyone who received NAV adaptation courses from Eikholt in the last half of 2024. The user survey is anonymous. We hope that as many people as possible will take the time to respond.

Aashild, Turid and Ruchipa enter retirement
Three wonderful ladies, who have not only been colleagues, but also friends and supporters to many, are retiring from the New Year. Their retirement is what we call a celebration of dedication for people with combined visual and hearing impairment.

Eikholt is looking for a counsellor/senior counsellor vision and mobility
We are looking for an employee who enjoys working with people and who can contribute to the professional work related to our rehabilitation/adaptation courses within vision and mobility. Read more about the position here:

The political system - election 2025 - Sondre is a lecturer
In 2025, a series of courses on "The political system - election 2025" has been organised. This is a course about the political system in Norway and the parliamentary elections in 2025.When is it clear that Sondre Varpe will contribute as a lecturer in these courses.

Eikholt test version 2.0, new features and improvements
The Eikholt test, which is used for audiovisual mapping of speech understanding, has undergone significant improvements this autumn. At the same time, the project has received important financial support that will contribute to the national dissemination of the test.

Borlaug - course building at Eikholt
The building at Eikholt is called Borlaug, named after Kirsten and Ole Borlaug's scholarship for deafblind people. In 2009, Eikholt received funding for the construction of the course rooms now known as Borlaug 1, Borlaug 2 and Borlaug 3.

Self-preparedness - what is it and what should I do?
This week is Emergency Preparedness Week and you are advised to be self-prepared. Here you will find information about what this is and what you should do, with video subtitles, with speech and Norwegian sign language.

Scripor Alphabet - a tactile presentation of colours
Rolf Lund, Researcher at Eikholt, recently attended The Chance Foundation's international conference, Reha for the blind, in Poland. One of the most important topics he will take home from this conference is the Scripor alphabet, a tactile colour alphabet. Rolf Lund believes this could revolutionise how visually impaired people relate to colours.

Ragnhild Tollefsdatter Kaata
Ragnhild Kaata and Helen Keller were great role models when the Eikholt national resource centre for deafblind people was established. Read the story here:

Kjell-Henrik - the man in the auditorium
Throughout much of Eikholt's history, Kjell-Henrik Hendrichs has been a pillar in the dissemination of knowledge about Norway and the world through thematic courses. His communication has enriched and left its mark on the everyday lives of many people with combined visual and hearing impairments.