Community Advocacy News

CIICA - still growing! This is our space for shared news and here are just a few to start us off. People told us that they are keen to share news and information, so we don't "reinvent the wheel!".

We welcome short items here with a link to your site – and we will be providing more space for stories about successful advocacy too. Help us to make this an interesting and exciting space! Please send your brief contribution to info@ciicanet.org . We look forward to hearing from you.

Loud & Clear: EHIMA event in the European Parliament

Loud & Clear: EHIMA event in the European Parliament

Download the report from the European Parliament event, which took place on the 8th April 2025: “Loud and Clear: Why Hearing Care is Key to Tackling Demographic Change in Europe”.
16 May 2025Read more  
USAIS Survey: Take part and have your say

USAIS Survey: Take part and have your say

The University of Southampton Auditory Implant Centre is conducting two National Online Surveys: Should D/deaf adults in the UK be offered one or two cochlear implants?  USAIS is inviting all cochlear implant users and CI professionals across the UK to take part in these surveys. 
15 May 2025Read more  
Paige Stringer Returns to Vietnam

Paige Stringer Returns to Vietnam

Paige Stringer, MA, MPH, Founder & Executive Director of GFCHL tells CIICA about the importance of their programme in Vietnam and other low-resource countries.
15 May 2025Read more  
CANADIAN CI ADVOCACY: Alberta Health Services to Fund Bilateral CI for Adults

CANADIAN CI ADVOCACY: Alberta Health Services to Fund Bilateral CI for Adults

Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, CHHA campaign to increase access to CI and Alberta Health Services (AHS) announce that they are now supporting sequential cochlear implants for eligible unilateral cochlear implant users. Successful advocacy!
24 April 2025Read more  
Introducing the new Humelan Hearing App

Introducing the new Humelan Hearing App

A new app has been launched to provide support for your hearing loss journey and help you develop confidence to advocate for your own needs.
24 April 2025Read more  
Pathway of support at Hear For You, Australia

Pathway of support at Hear For You, Australia

Read how Hear for You began and how it has evolved into the all encompassing programme for children and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing.
14 March 2025Read more  
Activities of The Graeme Clark Foundation

Activities of The Graeme Clark Foundation

The Graeme Clark Foundation advocates for provision of cochlear implantation and here you can read about one boy from India, who received support for his implant.
13 March 2025Read more  
A health and care worker with hearing loss calls for empathy and understanding

A health and care worker with hearing loss calls for empathy and understanding

Read WHO's story about Darja Parjk, a health and care worker with hearing loss, highlighting the importance of empathy and understanding.
7 March 2025Read more