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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:
Activity, insight and practice - a unique collaboration with the country's interpreting programmes
Every autumn, participants with combined visual and hearing impairments gather for an active and educational course at Eikholt. At the same time, interpreting students from three of the country's interpreting programmes gain valuable practice in real situations - as interpreters and companions. Read more about the course and interpreting practice here:
New perspectives, limitless possibilities - assistive technology that makes a difference
How can technology improve quality of life and independence for people with dual sensory loss? In this series, we meet people with combined visual and hearing impairment who have found their favourite assistive technology - and let them tell us in their own words how it makes a difference. This time we talk to Pål Kjetil Lyngstad, who uses his favourite assistive technology, VoxiVision.
New guide for universal design in planning
Universal design is crucial for inclusion and equality in planning. A new guide from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development describes how municipalities and regions can ensure accessibility for all - from the idea phase to the finished solution. Read more about this here:
Course catalogue 2026 from Eikholt
The course catalogue for 2026 is currently being sent out to all those who have received courses from Eikholt over the past five years. The course catalogue from Eikholt describes courses for people with combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness, their families and professionals. Read more and download the course catalogue here: