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It has been a fabulous trip!
After many years as managing director at Eikholt, Roar Meland is retiring. He turned 70 earlier this year and has decided to pass on the baton.
Haptics: Pocket Edition – now with more languages, new signals and features!
Haptics: Pocket Edition has been updated! You now get more languages, haptic signals for guide dog navigation and for use at a football match. New features that make the app even easier to use have also been added.
How is the world experienced when sight and hearing are different?
How do we find our way without sight? What does trust mean when we have to rely on others? And how can we communicate when we cannot hear? During Research Days 2026, students at Konnerud School will explore how sight and hearing help us in everyday life, and what happens when these senses function differently.
Eikholt Morning: A series of webinars on vision and hearing in practice
Join us for Eikholt Morning, a series of four inspiring webinars where you’ll gain practical and useful knowledge about sight and hearing.
Group course “Us and the World” – Politics, Influence and Participation
Two groups have now completed the group course ‘Us and the World’. Politics, international issues, advocacy and participation have been on the agenda during these intense weeks at Eikholt.
What is audio description?
Audio description makes visual information accessible through descriptions and provides more opportunities to participate in, understand, and experience what is happening around them. The project "Words that Open Eyes: Audio Description for Social Inclusion" has developed material to make audio description easier.
A visit from the Deafblind Team in the Stockholm Region
How do professional environments in Norway and Sweden work with individuals with combined vision and hearing loss? During the visit from the Dövblindteam in Region Stockholm, we shared experiences and knowledge.
Architecture for All Senses – From Ambition to Human Right
How do we create environments where all people can experience accessibility, inclusion, and genuine participation? This is the core of the project Architecture for All Senses at Eikholt. Through the project, we explore what is needed for people with deafblindness, and consequently many others, to navigate, participate, and experience a sense of mastery in everyday environments.
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!
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.