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Eikholt report - Working with visual and hearing impairment
In order to gain knowledge about the experiences of people with sensory loss in the workplace, we have chosen to use an empirical study where we can interpret, understand and describe the participants' experiences of their work situation.
Users are very satisfied with the Eikholt
January - February 2020, B2S Research conducted a user survey for Eikholt. A total of 143 users who had received services during the past six months were invited to respond. The response rate was approximately 43 %. Approximately 40 % of the respondents have congenital deafblindness and approximately 60 % have acquired deafblindness.
Webinar: Tactile language
NVC hosts webinar on congenital deafblindness and tactile language 14 May 2020
Interpretation of entitlement to financial coverage for dental treatment
People identified with deafblindness may be entitled to have parts of necessary medical dental treatment covered
Advice for people with deafblindness and their relatives in connection with coronavirus and covid-19
If I or someone in my family has deafblindness - does it mean something special to us, compared to others? Yes, definitely! Claes Möller, doctor and medical advisor at the National Knowledge Centre for Deafblindness (Nkcdb) in Sweden explains why.
OrCam - a camera that sees for you
Over the past year at Eikholt, we've been exploring a number of new assistive technologies for people with visual and hearing impairments.
Line Hovland in the latest edition of "Optikeren"
Experiencing visual impairment can be difficult enough in itself. What if you also experience seeing things that aren't there in reality, and you can't hear well, so it's difficult to check what's real with your hearing? Do you dare tell anyone?
Health sports - a good combination of physical activity for course participants with deafblindness and varied practice for interpreting students.
Helsesport is an activity week for deafblind people and an internship week for all interpreting students in Norway. It takes place over two weeks in the autumn, with the same programme both weeks. Over the years, the activities have included chess, running courses, yoga, hiking days, strength and balance training, bowling, dance, crossfit and cycling. In addition, there are various lectures.
Book on tactile language now in English
The book "If you can see it, you can support it" is now available in English. On this occasion, we would like to present the idea behind the book and the editorial team responsible for its creation.
The Chinese Neuro - Ophthalmological Society 8th Conference
Rolf Lund from Eikholt, was invited as keynote speaker at this conference, and lectured on the role of the brain in the interaction between vision, hearing and balance.