Advocacy Resources

In this section you will find a number of helpful resources for your advocacy work, and, in particular, you will find CIICA’s new Practical Advocacy Guide, where you will find a developing resource to guide you in your advocacy work, including training resources and videos, and where you can learn from experts and each other.

FIRST VOICE: SOUND OUTCOMES REPORT

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

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 – #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!
Resources for Mainstream Teachers

Resources for Mainstream Teachers

SUKI, the Czech organisation, has produced seven great brochures for different educational situations – and EURO-CIU is helping with the translations. The project is to support the inclusion of hearing impaired children (6-12).  They include: Being a parent to a child with hearing impairment – starting school Teacher of a child with a hearing impairment. […]
Spanish  CI Students tell us what they need and demand in the pandemic

Spanish CI Students tell us what they need and demand in the pandemic

Accessibility in Education. Accessibility in the pandemic is so important - in Current Issues Lidia Best and others share their views on Accessibility. Here listen to these Spanish CI students share their issues and what they need and demand to provide Accessibility in Education
New Resource from AVUK: Policy Paper including information on telepractice survey

New Resource from AVUK: Policy Paper including information on telepractice survey

AVUK publishes their latest public policy paper with interesting results of their survey of parents on telepractice during the pandemic.
Adult Hearing Screening: why wait any longer?

Adult Hearing Screening: why wait any longer?

This report provides information on Adult Hearing Screening, on screening issues and techniques available, the follow up required and the views of adults with hearing loss on screening. Adult hearing loss is the greatest cause of Years Lived with Disability over the age of 70, yet people leave it for years before seeking help. The recent WHO World Report on Hearing provides us with further support for adult hearing screening.
CI Advocacy and  The World Report on Hearing: summaries

CI Advocacy and The World Report on Hearing: summaries

The World Report on Hearing, launched on 3 March 2021, is an excellent resource of evidence and references to support the development of Ear and Hearing Services globally. These summaries provide the evidence from the Report to support your CI advocacy activities in an accessible form. Four to choose from! and Dutch, German,Turkish and Russian translations already available.
Useful videos from our members

Useful videos from our members

Many of our members send us excellent resources to share and here are some of them that you might find helpful. Have a look!