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Harald Vik's house on Eikholt
At Eikholt, several well-known people in the field of deafblindness have given names to buildings and roads. Today it was Harald Vik's turn. The stables have been rebuilt and will from now on bear the name Harald Vik's house.
The Eikholt test has been launched
The day finally came for the launch of the EIkholt test. This took place at this year's Eikholt conference with the theme "Sight and hearing for an active everyday life". Mayor of Drammen Monica Myrvold Berg opened the conference and Rolf Mjønes himself provided an introduction to the test for the audience both in the hall and digitally.
Rolf was a keynote speaker at rehabilitation conferences in China
Rolf Lund was recently the keynote speaker at two major international conferences on rehabilitation in Beijing, China. The invitation came from China's Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the conference was hosted by the China Federation of the Disabled.
Good results from this year's user survey
During January-February this year, Eikholt conducted a user survey for the second time. On behalf of Eikholt, the company B2S Research was responsible for this. A total of 143 users who had received services during the past six months were invited to respond. The response rate ended at 44 %, which is good for this type of survey.
Article about the Eikholt test in Audionomen
The trade magazine for Swedish audiologists has an article about the Eikholt test and has interviewed project manager Rolf Mjønes.
User survey has been sent out - use your voice!
The user survey has been out for a while and the deadline for responding is approaching. The user survey has been sent out by B2S Research, and the aim of the survey is to gain insight in order to offer even better services. Use your voice!
My story - a book that gives deafblind people a voice
Last week, the book "My story" was launched. The book contains 10 portraits of people with both visual and hearing impairments. The author behind the new book is Roy-Morten Østerbøl, information counsellor at the Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Deafblindness (NKDB). "We at Eikholt, as part of the NKDB, are proud of this work that brings out the voice and history of the users.
Ledsagær`n - your new companion
Many people have probably heard of the U-go companion brace and other types of companion braces. Now, thanks to Pål Kjetil Lyngstad's experience and skills, there is another alternative. The Ledsagær`n is a companion brace that can be a good alternative for many in activities where flexibility is needed.
Course catalogue 2023
The course catalogue for 2023 is now available in several different formats, download and read it here!
Fereshteh and Romy bring new knowledge and experience to Eikholt
We are pleased to welcome Fereshte Halimi and Romy Regina Prochnow as new colleagues at Eikholt. They bring with them a lot of valuable knowledge and experience that will strengthen us as a team at Eikholt.