Hearing Link is a UK charity for people with any level of hearing loss, their family and friends. It helps people to find information and support and to connect with others who have similar experiences. The charity focuses on giving people knowledge, skills, and confidence so they can manage the practical and emotional challenges hearing loss can bring.
When people are becoming concerned about hearing loss, we help them find:
- what to do and where to go
- who can help in their local area
- which national services are most relevant to their needs
When people are really struggling to cope with hearing loss, we:
- offer personalised emotional support to reduce isolation
- put them in touch with appropriate local services and organisations, and support them where necessary while they approach these services
- provide specialised services ourselves where these do not otherwise exist
When people are managing long-standing hearing loss, we make it easy to:
- contact others with similar interests
- form local groups and clubs
- find out about relevant local and national public consultations and participate in these where relevant
We support their relatives, friends and colleagues. We help them understand the wider impact of hearing loss, and we offer them direct support for their own needs.