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CIICA Update (25th October 2022)

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Please find below an update from CIICA

CIICA UPDATE: 25听OCTOBER 2022
WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS:
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NEXT CIICA LIVE:
FROM OUR GLOBAL ADULT SURVEY:
DELIVERING LIFELONG SERVICES?

WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER: 19:00 UK;听听20:00 CET;听 14:00 EST; 11:00 PST; Thursday 1 Dec: 06:00 AEDT; 08:00 NZ听

There were 1283 responses听to our global survey of adults with CI – what services would you like and what are you getting? This CIICA LIVE event will explore some of the issues emerging from your responses, key being the delivery of lifelong services.

The first results have听been one of the most visited areas on our website.. go to听听 to have a look.

Issues in this CIICA LIVE include听funding, decision making, life-long care, managing the technology and counselling.听It’s an听opportunity to comment: our final report will influence policy and practice.

Full programme soon! Register here:听

Please听 share the invitation with your colleagues, friends and family

 

NEW RESEARCH UPDATE
CELEBRATING ONE MILLION IMPLANTS!
Brian Lamb has pulled together another really useful Research Roundup – recent papers useful for advocacy work. Celebrating one million CI go to
听 to read听Fan-Gang Zeng’s article, Celebrating the one millionth cochlear implant.听

The Research Roundup also covers Health Literacy, Changing Guidelines and Cognitive Decline. Brian summarises the papers and gives points for policy work. Go to听

USEFUL FIGURES ON听 听EDUCATIONAL PROVISION听
The British Association of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People, 91原片, have really useful reports and resources on our website, useful for all those involved with deaf children and young people.

They publish the reports from Consortium for Research in Deaf Education (CRIDE) annually at听

These reports are unique, providing annual information about deaf children in the UK and their educational provision. They are really helpful to influence policy and practice.

In our Young People’s CIICA LIVE event, Helen Willis听spoke about Listening and Cognitive Effort and what we know from neuroscience to help manage this – go to听听to听 see her captioned presentation.

If you go to听听听you will find two resources from Helen: one for children and one for adults.

 

EuroTrak Reports
Low Awareness of CI in France; data for advocacy听
EuroTrak reports, established听by EHIMA听to survey countries about hearing aid useage and awareness, have recently included useful questions on CI awareness.
Have a look at the reports on Germany and France and听see how little awareness there is even there of cochlear implantation. For example in France:

72% of the population in France听have never heard of Cochlear Implants.

Only 14% of the HA owners with severe/profound HL have been informed about CIs by a medical professional.

This is unacceptable – Go to https://www.ehima.com/surveys/听 for the detail and use it in your advocacy work!

ACCESSIBILITY: AT NADP CONFERENCE听

Lidia Best, Chair of National Association of Deafened People, and President of European Federation of Hard of Hearing, is passionate about Accessibility – and this was a focus at their recent conference. Speakers from Sky introduced听their commitment to 100% captioning, with a fascinating video about how it is done, and gave a demonstration of Sky Glass.

This was followed by XRAI, showing us their glasses with subtitles built in – captioning real life. Go to听听 to have a look!

Lidia’s passion for Accessibility supported hearing loss being听included in the European Accessibility听Act.

 

WHO ANNOUNCES WORLD HEARING DAY 2023
EAR AND HEARING CARE FOR ALL!

World Hearing Day 3 March 2023: A Massive Call to Action
Ear and hearing care for all! Let’s make it a reality.

More information on the campaign is听available on the听听 Edit-able formats are available听upon request听by writing听to[email protected]
Start preparing your action now!

Go to听

 

13th Symposium of EURO-CIU:
Cochlear implants now and in the future:
ROTTERDAM, 11-13 NOVEMBER 2022
NEARLY FULL, LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!

The 13th Symposium of EURO-CIU is nearly here and filling up fast. Hosted by听OPCI and ONICI:听Cochlear Implants Now and in the Future听will take place in Rotterdam,听on 11 & 12 November 2022.
Hennie Epping, Peter Helmhout, Henk van Rees & Leo De Raeve

Go to EURO-CIU website for more information.

Go to听

 

UKRAINE: THE LEHNHARDT FOUNDATION SENDS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR DEAF REFUGEE CHILDREN
Help is still needed in the Ukrainian situation: the Lenhardt Foundation is providing听 deaf refugee children with educational resources they need in their new schools.听听So many groups are helping to get the resources needed to Ukraine – 听 Have a look at what is happening and see how you can help – and see the video prepared for International CI day for EURO-CIU by the Ukrainian group.

Go to听听

Supporting the education of these children is so important.听
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THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC:
MEMBERS’ VIDEOS AVAILABLE听
Our members have made听 excellent short videos of the impact of the pandemic –听If you missed them – have a look to see what you have missed!听 These videos are really helpful resources for advocacy work. Go to听听They are really useful resources for your advocacy work.
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