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.
Deaf Not Dumb: New Podcast Series
CIICA member and CI user Charlotte Young has launched 'deaf not dumb', a captioned podcast series, amplifying the voices of the cochlear implant community. Read about this and her story featured in RNID for Cochlear Implant Day 2026.27 February 2026Read more
To Listen Is To Live: New Collaboration Between Oir Es Vivir & AVID Language
Panama based Oir Es Vivir and British company Avid Language collaborate to launch a new educational programme in schools.27 February 2026Read more
News from The Global Foundation for Children Hearing Loss
The Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss celebrate International Cochlear Implant Day 2026 with a Family event, featured in the national news!27 February 2026Read more
What Does Listening Mean To You? New Project to Raise Awareness of Listening In All Its Forms
Take part in this new project, which is a partnership between Cities and Memory and The Evelyn Glennie Foundation to raise awareness of the critical importance of listening in all its forms, and the benefits that better listening can bring to us all.5 February 2026Read more
The Latest News from CICADA Australia
The Queensland group of CICADA have been busy! Read their latest update here. CICADA Queensland is a completely independent not-for-profit support group staffed by volunteers. Our mission is to embrace individuals from all walks of life throughout their hearing loss journey. We provide support to those who are just beginning to explore hearing implants, […]30 January 2026Read more
The Portuguese Parliament Debates Hearing Disabilities
For the first time in the history of the Portuguese Parliament, issues concerning people with hearing disabilities – both users and candidates for electronic hearing rehabilitation devices (such as hearing aids and implants) – will be debated in a Plenary Session.26 September 2025Read more
Building Hearing Care into Georgia’s Healthcare System
We are delighted to share a landmark report from WHO on Ear and Hearing Care in Georgia. It is a policy milestone developed with a range of stakeholders, including CI users and families, to promote improved services, with the support of the WHO Regional Office.11 September 2025Read more
Strengthening Kenya’s Response to Pediatric Hearing Loss
Read about the work in Kenya by the Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss.28 August 2025Read more