Social Enterprise
There shouldn’t be a distinction between enterprise and social enterprise. How can business separate itself from society? Put another way, how can any business sell to anything but people? If engaging...
View ArticleHearing Loss – a personal story
In our article posted here on Thursday we included a link to a blog post about Greg’s journey to getting a hearing aid. His story captured so much of what people encounter when they’re losing their...
View ArticleAn Ageing Workforce
Yesterday the Default Retirement Age (DRA) of 65 ended. This means employers will no longer be allowed to dismiss their employees because they’ve had a birthday. Bosses will not be able to issue any...
View ArticleDifferent types of Communication Support
Many hearing people, who have had little interaction with deaf people, assume that all deaf people use British Sign Language. This is simply not the case. Whilst British Sign Language is a thriving...
View ArticleNoise Action Week
In 2005 the RNID (The Royal National Institute for Deaf People) conducted a survey that illustrated just how common hearing loss is in the UK. Almost 9 million people at the time were thought to have...
View ArticleHearing Link Conference
On Saturday I attended and spoke at the Hearing Link Conference in London. It was a fantastic day, with a lively and engaged audience and some very impressive speakers. Keynote Speaker The day got off...
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