November 2016 | Harley Street Hearing

This short course is aimed at anyone who interacts with those with a hearing loss or are deaf, who wishes to have a deeper understanding of the issues they face and Deaf culture.

Participants of the short course will enable organisations to be better equipped to meet the needs of deaf people and people with a hearing loss.

It will also help you understand what access support this group of people may need.

The course will look at how deafness affects people in different ways by exploring real life examples, giving you an insight into Deaf culture, identity and sign language.

It uses videos to let you see people communicating, which will help you understand the different methods of communication in practice.

You’ll also learn about causes of deafness and assistive technologies that can help to provide equal access.
Launched by DCAL (Deafness, Cognition and Language) Research Centre, UCL (University College London) the course is entirely self-directed and online, so you can study at your own pace. For full details on the course and how to sign up please click here

The first ever Hear Here social networking event for professionals with a hearing loss was held recently in London. Brainchild of Jaspreet Bahra, Senior Audiologist at Harley Street Hearing. Jaz explained “I realised many of our patients did not know anyone else in the capital who also had a hearing loss and I wanted to bring professionals together to share their experiences in a busy workplace with their common bond“.

Hear Here was held at Shearman & Sterling HQ on Thursday 17th November.

Actress Genevieve Barr & Harley Street Hearing client Warren Stapley shared their experiences to the captive crowd of over 90 attendees.

Paul Checkley, Clinical Director at Harley Street Hearing, said “We were genuinely blown away by the amount of people who came along, we’re so pleased we’ve brought together so many like-minded professional people for this bonding network. We were overwhelmed by the feedback and this will definitely be a regular event “

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, as well as Warren Stapley and Shearman & Sterling for hosting the event, assistance from Action on Hearing Loss and BSL Signer Ezekwesiri Ani.

If you’re a professional working in London with a hearing loss and want to join the evolving Hear Here social network please contact us