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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.

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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:
Sondre VArpe has short dark hair, a short beard and a big smile.

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.
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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.
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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.
An image of the Scripor alphabet. This shows a circle with cells. In the cells, colours are represented by a combination of dots similar to Braille.

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 was a role model for Helen Keller and an inspiration when establishing Eikholt

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 is sitting at a table in front of a screen with text. Two course participants are watching. One receives haptic signals on his back.

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.

Interpreting student Dina - there is a before and after practice on Eikholt

Meet Dina, a 23-year-old student at NTNU in Trondheim, in her final semester of the Bachelor of Norwegian Sign Language, Professional Programme in Interpreting. With a background in drama from high school and NTNU, she has always had a love for practical subjects. Now she is on her way to completing her education and becoming a professional interpreter. She talks about her choice, about being an interpreting student and what practice has meant for her learning.

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