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.
“Advocating for our rights through leadership” study session organised by IFHOHYP
Qais Khan had a great opportunity to attend the study session “Advocating for our rights through leadership”, organised by the International Federation of the Hard of Hearing Young People (IFHOHYP) with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. Thanks to Bowen Tang and his team and all who helped us1 September 2022Read more
AVUK: POWER OF SPEECH EVENT AT UK PARLIAMENT
VUK Power of Speech event on Tuesday 14th June at the UK Parliament, Westminster - a great example of advocacy for deaf children and young people. See more photos and the video of the event here.22 July 2022Read more
The Technology is Just the Beginning: Global Foundation For Children with Hearing Loss
Paige Stringer, Founder of the Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss and herself a CI user, writes: The Technology is Just the Beginning. Read about their work in low income countries - seeking to make hearing care available for all.14 July 2022Read more
VIRTUAL ART GALLERY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. WAVEFORM, ROMANIA
Visual art gallery WaveforMe an international online exhibition area dedicated to the youth with hearing impairments. This is an international art gallery by young people with hearing impairments , 12-27, from Iran, India, Ukraine, the USA, Philippines and Romania. Have a look!1 June 2022Read more
British Cochlear Implant Group: Cochlear Implant Referral Guide
The British Cochlear Implant Group have developed a referral guide for adults with severe and profound deafness. You can download it and use it to encourage appropriate referrals.10 April 2022Read more
Uganda: Hear His Voice, World Hearing Day, 2022
In Uganda, World Hearing Day 2022 saw Hear His Voice run a great day for their families with their First Ever Listening and Spoken Language conference. The conference was Hybrid - in person and on line - and presented across the cities of E Africa. Eddie Mukaaya tells us about it!21 March 2022Read more
Infant hearing screening comes to Kenya!
Great news from Kenya from Steve Kittur! Funding achieved for infant hearing screening and three weeks into the programme, already they are screening 30 babies a day. This is just the beginning! Read about these families from Steve.17 March 2022Read more
Nordic Declaration on Adult Cochlear Implantation
IMPROVING ACCESS TO COCHLEAR IMPLANTS FOR ADULTS.Only one in ten adults who could benefit receive cochlear implants. Patient organisations in all Nordic countries want to change this and joined forces to formulate a declaration to be used with politicians and other key stakeholders. You may find it helpful thinking about your own region.11 March 2022Read more
