Kirkcaldy hearing loss support group

04/09/2025

And it's a wrap! This afternoon's special hearing friendly event ' Accessing your Healthcare with Hearing Loss' went off so welll!! 28 of us, representing the hearing loss community from all over Fife, got together at the Adam Smith Theatre's Exchange Suite, watched a captioned webinar on this important subject, shared our own experiences and top tips for getting round barriers to accessing healthcare in many different settings. Live, in person speech to text supported out access to the afternoon, as did a portable loop system. Thanks to Adam Smith staff for all their support, to Hearing Link Services and to the legacy of Cupar Hard of Hearing Group for enabling this event to take place.

20/08/2025

Useful update on assistive listening systems
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22/06/2025

We can never truly know what it’s like to walk in each other’s shoes, but we can listen and show empathy.

15/06/2025

Looking forward to our summer outing on Thursday - see you for 10.30 start, outside Touchbase. 🌤🤞

29/05/2025

At Touchbase 10.30am, 5th June, we we welcome back David Comiskey, Fife's chief audiologist. He's a really interesting speaker!

16/05/2025

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If you’ve experienced hearing loss, you may have found it to be a life-changing experience. Often, learning to live without full sound not only means figuring out the practical implications, such as whether a hearing device might be helpful or the best place to sit in a restaurant to hear the peop...

13/05/2025

Meeting at Kirkcaldy Galleries Café (instead of Touchbase) on Thurs 15th May, 10.30am.
Back to Touchbase on 5th June.🙂

12/05/2025

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This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and we wanted to share the details of some incredible organisations who you can contact if you or a loved one are struggling.

🧠British Society for Mental Health & Deafness (BSMHD) you can contact them via email: info@bsmhd.org.uk or get more information on their website: https://bsmhd.org.uk/

🧠Samaritans – you can call them for free on 116 123 (UK wide) or email jo@samaritans.org and they are available 24/7. They also have other contact methods which you can find on their website: https://www.samaritans.org/

🧠SHOUT – you can text them on 85258 for free and they are available 24/7. You can get more information on their website: https://giveusashout.org/

🧠Mind – They have many useful resources on their website: https://www.mind.org.uk/. They also have an Infoline: 0300 123 3393 or you can email them: info@mind.org.uk

Feel free to share this post far and wide on your social channels and with friends and family.

Please remember, it's ok to not be ok.

01/05/2025

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This tells you where you can speak to our Deaf Communication Service next week

01/05/2025

Today at Touchbase, 10.30am, our speaker is from Fife Centre for Equalities.

23/04/2025

Get the word out there!

10/04/2025

Next meeting - Our AGM - Thurs 17th April, 10.30am. Review of our year and looking to the future!