Services
What is it like to have hearing loss? How to prevent your children losing their hearing What's available to help Whats Tinnitus? We provide you answers...
Creating an inclusive workplace empowers employees with hearing loss and fosters a strong sense of belonging. Let’s explore how you can make a meaningful difference.
How can I help
- How the ear works
- Levels of hearing loss
- Effects of a hearing loss
- Managing hearing loss
- Support Available
- How does a Hearing Aid work?
- Assistive Technology
- Equality Act
- Inform about Access to Work
Take Action
Be a catalyst for change! Implement inclusive practices, raise awareness, and foster a workplace where everyone’s abilities are valued and embraced.
Together, let’s build a supportive and empowered workplace. Take action today.
Coping with a Hearing Loss Through Lipreading

The lipreading sessions are two hours • FROM £3 PER HOUR PER PERSON
The purpose of the group, is to share our experiences being deafened in our community, and with the help of our Teacher, Tom Kane, work out strategies and try and manage our deafness through lipreading exercises, discussion, talk about available resources and support, we also invite agencies to come and talk to us about how they could support our community.
If you have or you know someone who has lost some or all of their hearing, this is the course for you. A friendly comfortable environment to help you or help your friends manage their deafness. Find out what you could be entitled to and discover you are NOT ALONE
Deaf Awarness Courses
Course Content
- Find out how the hears work
- What happens when the ear doesn't work
- Understand and Manage your hearing Loss
- Levels of hearing
- Tinnitus
- Communication Strategies
- Being more confident
- Equipment and services that can help?
- Local support groups and Lip Reading Classes
- Learn Basic Skills
- Understand and accept your level of deafness
- Beign More confident in social situations
- Getting the best from your hearing aids

Coping Strategies
Coping at home
- Family Meals
- Watching Television
- Driving
- How to help your family and freinds learn the best ways to speak to you
- How to be safe within your home environment
COPING AT WORK
- At Meetings
- Using the phone
COPING IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS
- In pub and restaurants
- Going Shopping
COPING ON HOLIDAY
- Travelling
- Hotel accommadtion
Latest News

10-week lipreading course coming soon!
Coping with your hearing loss through lipreading Perhaps you have difficulty following a conversation even though you may wear a hearing aid? If you have

Free Lip Reading Taster Session
Saturday 18th March 2023 at 10am – 12pm Independent Living Centre, Unit 3A, Hazeldine House,Central Square, Town Centre, Telford, TF3 4JLCall on 01952 457 18

Deafness Awareness Talk at Madeley Academy
Deafness is a condition that affects the ability of a person to hear sounds. It can happen to anyone irrespective of age or gender. It’s