Heyrnar-og talmeinastöð

25/09/2025

For clinics, adopting these strategies to address financial considerations not only builds trust but also helps patients achieve a better quality of life.

24/09/2025

How can EU policies better support hard of hearing people in Europe?

Join us on 2 October 2025 at the European Parliament in Brussels for “Rights in Focus: Addressing Inclusion of Hard of Hearing Europeans”.

Hosted by MEP Katrin Langensiepen and co-organised with the European Association of Hearing Aid Professionals (AEA), the event will bring together policymakers, civil society, and experts to discuss concrete policy actions that can make a difference.

📅 When: 2 October 2025, 9h30 – 12h00
📍 Where: European Parliament, Brussels – ASP 5E1

🔗 Check the agenda:https://efhoh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Agenda-Rights-in-Focus.pdf

Due to limited capacity, we kindly ask interested people to send an e-mail to henrique.raskin@efhoh.org for registration.

We look forward to an inspiring discussion and to seeing you there advancing inclusion together!

19/09/2025

Fyrir þá sem vilja berjast fyrir hagsmunum kuðungsígræðsluþega um allan heim. Um 200 íslenskir ígræðsluþegar þyrftu að eiga öfluga talsmenn.

We are attending the 2nd Global CI Advocacy in Action Conference! Our President Lidia Best will be speaking – will you be with us in Brussels?

📅 When: 16–17 October 2025
📍 Where: Maison des Associations Internationales, Brussels
Discounts available for CI users (email: info@ciicanet.org)

Organized by CIICA, this year’s conference builds on the success of 2024, bringing together a global network from 74 countries to share experiences, influence decision-makers, and strengthen collaboration for equitable access to CI services.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with us and other advocates worldwide! Register here: https://ciicanet.org/events/ci-advocacy-in-action-2025-16th-17th-october-2025/

17/09/2025

Sama upp á teningnum hér á landi. Stundum boðið uppá táknmálstúlkun en nánast aldrei rauntíma textun fyrir þúsundir heyrnarskertra

Last week, the State of the European Union 2025 was delivered. Yet, it was not accessible to millions of citizens with hearing loss.

The speech was streamed in 24 EU languages, but no streaming provided real-time subtitling in any of the Commission's platforms, leaving millions of Europeans with hearing loss excluded from fully participating in the political life of the Union.

We also note that disability was not mentioned in the speech, leaving us to question the direction on the second half of the Disability Strategy.

Accessibility is not optional, it is a pre-condition to participation in democracy. The EU should apply its own obligations for institutional communications, as set out in:
🔹 CRPD Articles 21, 29 & 30 – t the right to access information and participation in political and cultural life.
🔹 The Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and the Web Accessibility Directive – requiring accessible audiovisual and online communication.

We welcome new commitments such as the European Housing Summit, the Anti-Poverty Strategy, and the Quality Jobs Act, but these policies can only succeed if they are inclusive of persons with disabilities.

EFHOH calls on the European Commission to make real-time subtitling a non-negotiable standard for the State of the Union and all EU institutional communications and stands ready to support with expertise and guidance.

More information about SOTEU 2025: https://lnkd.in/eQwCGzNi

Photo: European Commission

09/09/2025

The study found that while clinicians focused on the stigma of hearing aids, patients were more concerned about the stigma of hearing loss itself.

08/09/2025

Audiologists reveal how selective hearing involves complex brain processes to prioritize sounds, and explain how this filtering ability may signal underlying hearing issues.

01/09/2025

26/08/2025

Okkur bráðvantar TALMEINAFRÆÐINGA !
Sjá hér:

26/08/2025

Signia adds three new hearing aid form factors to its IX platform: Insio IX ITC/ITE custom-fit and Motion Charge&Go IX rechargeable BTEs.

26/08/2025

SIGNIA heyrnartækin fást hjá HTÍ :)

Signia adds three new hearing aid form factors to its IX platform: Insio IX ITC/ITE custom-fit and Motion Charge&Go IX rechargeable BTEs.

24/07/2025

Aukið aðgengi heyrnarskertra og -lausra með tækni Google.

Last week, our webinar “Exploring Google Accessibility Tools” took place, featuring Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility & Disability Innovation (EMEA) at Google, who explored how Google is building accessibility into its products for deaf and hard of hearing users.

Accessible tools already in place include:
🔹Live Transcribe – real-time speech-to-text for conversations
🔹Sound Notifications – alerts for alarms, doorbells, and more (part of Live Transcribe)
🔹Live Caption in Android – captions for videos, voice messages, and phone calls
🔹Google Meet – high-quality, multilingual captions with real-time translation

Christopher Patnoe also shared what’s next: improved Bluetooth streaming in Android today and potential for Google Maps to indicate assistive listening systems in public spaces as part of improvements to awareness of building accessibility. And even from some other companies today, you can find captioning glasses, with exciting opportunities from AndroidXR, their wearables platform.

The latest innovation is SignGemma, which is Google’s open-source model for sign to text interpretation - emphasizing that AI is designed to support, not replace, human interpreters.

The takeaway: accessibility must be built in from the start and developed with the communities it is meant to serve.

Thank you, Christopher, for a powerful and insightful session and your ongoing commitment to inclusive technology!

🔎 Check how to use the tools: https://lnkd.in/desvQkbp
🔗 Learn how to customize captions: https://lnkd.in/e6uxPHcG

📣 Latest Google Accessibility News: https://lnkd.in/dB7T7Anm
✍️ Sign up to Google Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/enCmHFP7