Advocacy Resources
An initial selection of resources, also available on our open resources page, to help our members in advocacy work. We look forward to adding more. Please send suggestions of resources you find useful.
ADULT HEARING HEALTH:CANADA’S GROWING CHALLENGE
The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association is proud to launch ADULT HEARING LOSS: CANADA'S GROWING PROBLEM. This document, developed with CHHA groups and CI support groups across Canada is a hugely useful advocacy tool.
LIVING GUIDELINES: LISTENING TO CI USERS
The Living Guidelines Project aims at producing evidence based guidelines for CI in adults, to ensure that those who need CIs get the best possible services. CIICA has had a role in ensuring that the user voice is heard in the development of the guidelines, and held four Conversations where you had your say. DOWNLOAD THE SUMMARY.
EUROTRAK REPORTS ON UK,FRANCE AND GERMANY: LOW AWARENESS OF CI
EuroTrak is the largest comparative multi-country study on hearing loss and hearing aid usage. See the information on the low awareness of CI in UK, France and Germany. What are we doing about this?
Resources for Teachers of the Deaf @BATOD
The British Association of Teachers of the Deaf have many resources for teachers and parents and young people on their website. They publish annual reports about teh figures for deaf children in the UK and resources about managing Listening and Cognitive Effort. Do have a look and they are downloadable.
The Real Cost of Hearing Loss
The Real Cost of Hearing Loss looks at the cost of unaddressed hearing loss to the individual and to society. It considers not only economic costs but personal costs.
FIRST VOICE: SOUND OUTCOMES REPORT
FIRST VOICE SOUND OUTCOMES REPORT FOR 2021. Their report from Australia to share includes data from their members in Australia, New Zealand, S Africa and UK. A useful resource for others.
ONLINE TRAINING FOR RADIOGRAPHERS ABOUT CI
This is an important topic -and this training resource for radiographers has been developed to help to prevent problems happening. The resource is on line and easily available - make it known to radiographers everywhere!
AVUK – #HearUsNow! VIDEO RESOURCES
AVUK have produced some videos, available to share to support your advocacy work: interviews on Perspectives on Hearing, and young people asking the government to HEARUSNOW!
