Welcome
The Ear Foundation is the only national UK charity to support and to provide activities, courses and resources for deaf children, young people and adults with cochlear implants, their families and supporting professionals. Our service is providing a bridge between clinic based services and home and school where cochlear implants are used and are in increasing demand internationally.
To hear The Ear Foundation's Chief Executive, Sue Archbold talk about our work please click here
We provide educational services in 3 main areas:
Connect & Communicate: Our family programme
- Weekly groups for families, children and young people, encouraging hearing and communication.
- We run music courses to encourage listening and communicating.
- Multi disciplinary assessment week for families and children.
- Information on cochlear implantation for families from throughout the UK.
- Workshops and training for families to help them support their children to gain maximum benefit from cochlear implantation.
- Materials for activities for deaf children with cochlear implants.
Courses and Conferences
- Workshops and training for the whole range of professionals involved in cochlear implantation, ensuring informed and up-to-date support for deaf children with cochlear implants wherever they live in the UK.
- We hold courses at The Ear Foundation as well as tailor made courses presented around the U.K. and to our international partners.
- Specialist assessment and resources materials for those working with children with cochlear implants
Child and Family Centred Research
- Research and development into the latest techniques to support children with cochlear implants.
- Qualitative research looking at family perspectives, young people with cochlear implants, education issues and communication & language developments
Family Forum
We would very much like to stay in close contact with families and friends of The Ear Foundation to exchange news, views and information about our family programme, connect and communicate.
The easiest way to do this is via email.
So, please join our email Family Forum by simply sending your name, address, phone numbers, your child’s name and, most importantly, your email address to:
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We look forward to hearing from you!
A service for busy professionals working to help children and young people with cochlear implants succeed or for anyone else interested.
Family Services
Weekly groups for families, children and young people encouraging hearing and communication. We run music courses to encourage listening and communicating.
Education
Workshops and training for the whole range of professionals involved in cochlear implantation, ensuring informed and up-to-date support for deaf children with cochlear implants wherever they live in the UK.
Child and Family Centred Research
Research and development into the latest techniques to support children with cochlear implants. Qualitative research looking at family perspectives, young people with cochlear implants, education issues and communication & language developments
