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Haptics: Pocket Edition has secured project funding!
In collaboration with the national association for people with combined vision and hearing loss (LSHDB), Eikholt has recently received project funding to further develop the Haptics: Pocket Edition app!
Would you like to join our team and work with language and communication?
Do you want to work with language and communication for people with combined visual and hearing impairment? We are looking for another employee with a background as a sign language interpreter or who has a good command of sign language, and who has experience with combined sensory loss/deafblindness.
Ben-Lewi Hansen has been appointed as the new director at Eikholt
After many years as CEO of Eikholt, Roar Meland is retiring this year. The board of Eikholtis now pleased to announce that Ben-Lewi Hansen has been appointed as the new director, taking up his position from 3 August 2026.
Three days of learning about the use of interpreters and companions
Last week, Eikholt conducted the first group course "How to use an interpreter/companion". 9 participants with varying experience of using an interpreter/companion took part in these days. Read about the course and the opportunity to apply for participation in the autumn:
New article on haptic communication and guide dogs
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!
CRPD contributes to stronger legal protection
From December 2025, the CRPD is part of the Human Rights Act. The CRPD aims to ensure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. This means that the rights in the CRPD are enshrined in Norwegian law and must form the basis of public services and decisions.
Eikholt report on user-controlled personal assistance (BPA) out now!
Senior advisor at Eikholt, Victoria Falen, has conducted a survey on how user-controlled personal assistance (BPA) works for people with deafblindness. Eikholt has now published a report that summarises the results of this survey.
Haptics: pocket edition – with new functionality and a new design
The long-awaited Haptics: pocket edition app has been relaunched! The app provides an overview of 144 haptic signals - a method of conveying information through touch. The app is especially important for people with visual impairment and combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness, their networks and professionals.
Learning outcomes in online courses; Experiences from health education
Senior researcher André Vågan has recently published an academic article together with colleagues at his former workplace in the Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Learning for Coping and Health. The article describes experiences with online courses in health education for healthcare professionals and users. The authors conclude that online courses can help to strengthen health education expertise, even for large groups.
Two master's degrees completed!
Two of Eikholt's employees have now completed their master's degree! In May 2025, audiographer Anne-May Førland handed in her master's thesis on "Mobility programme in hearing aids for people with combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness". At the same time, senior counsellor and social worker Victoria Falen handed in her master's thesis on "User-controlled personal assistance (BPA) - A service for people with combined sensory impairment/deafblindness" Read more about this here: