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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!
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!
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:
Eikholt takes over the Haptics app: Pocket edition
Haptics: Pocket edition, an app developed by Hapti-Co, has been an important resource for people with vision loss and combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness. Now Eikholt has taken over ownership and entered into a partnership with Hapti-Co. The aim is to develop the app on a new platform so that it can once again be accessible to everyone. This collaboration will ensure that the app can continue to support users, carers and professionals.