Lipreading and managing hearing loss
Do you have difficulty following a conversation even though you may wear a hearing aid? If you have become deaf or hard of hearing then practising lipreading can really improve communication. Coming to a lipreading class can help you learn to manage your hearing loss in a relaxed atmosphere. Get information about the latest equipment, services and support.
Read our tips on improving communication with people with hearing loss.
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Confident communication for people with hearing loss
Course Date: Tue 6 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis five-week practical course is aimed at adults with acquired hearing loss who experience hearing difficulties in everyday situations. Partners, family members and friends are also encouraged to enrol.Full fee: £79.00Senior fee: £48.00Concession: £35.00 -
Lipreading and managing hearing loss for Armed Forces and ex-Forces personnel
Course Date: Tue 22 Jan 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDamage to your hearing through exposure to noise can make it hard to follow speech, even with hearing aids. Learn about lip movements and tactics to help you manage difficult listening situations. Aimed at members of the armed Forces and ex-Forces personnel.Full fee: £0.00Senior fee: £0.00Concession: £0.00 -
Free lipreading practice
Course Date: Fri 25 Jan 2019 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCome and get some free extra practice on a short lipreading course to give trainee lipreading teachers additional teaching practice. This course will be taught by trainees towards the end of their training, under supervision of one of the teaching team. This will be a mixed ability group - all levels welcome, whether you have attended classes before or have no previous lipreading experience. The course is delivered in spoken English and not BSL.Full fee: £0.00Senior fee: £0.00Concession: £0.00 -
Assertiveness and hearing loss
Course Date: Tue 26 Mar 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDo you sometimes find it hard to tell people you have a hearing loss and to ask them for the support you need? This short course will help you to develop your assertiveness skills.Full fee: £79.00Senior fee: £48.00Concession: £35.00 -
Become more lipreadable
Course Date: Fri 5 Apr 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDo you know a hard of hearing or deaf person who needs to lipread you? Find out how lipreading works and how you can make some small adjustments in order to become more 'lipreadable'.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £49.00Concession: £49.00 -
Introduction to lipreading
Course Date: Tue 30 Apr 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFind out about the skills involved in lipreading and build your confidence in understanding conversations. Suitable if you have little or no experience of lipreading.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £79.00 -
Communication with older people with a hearing loss
Course Date: Fri 21 Jun 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe course will cover the features of age-related hearing loss and how these relate to what, and how, older people hear and understand. Participants will learn communication strategies so that older people can understand them better.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £49.00Concession: £49.00