Action on hearing loss
June 29, 2011
The Black Watch Castle & Museum welcomed Action on Hearing Loss Scotland (formerly Royal National Institute for Deaf People) on Armed Forces Day, Saturday 25th June, to hold free hearing checks at Balhousie Castle.
Malaika Rose from Action on Hearing Loss Scotland was available on Saturday 25th June from 11am to 3pm for a drop in clinic. Members of the public and visitors to the Museum were be able to drop in to have their hearing checked and have information provided on a range of hearing loss issues.
Malaika said: “Action on Hearing Loss Scotland’s aim is for people taking action on hearing loss and we want people to value their hearing enough to look after it and make sure people with all levels of hearing loss, including people who are profoundly deaf, are supported and not isolated.”
Emma Halford-Forbes, Museum Manager at The Black Watch Castle & Museum said: “So many of our veterans have hearing loss from serving in the Army and many are reluctant to go to their doctor or a hearing specialist. We’re hoping this event on Armed Forces Day will raise awareness and encourage people to get their hearing checked.”
For more information see the Action on Hearing Loss web article.
Action on Hearing Loss is the trading name of The Royal National Institute for Deaf People, a registered charity in England and Wales (207720) and Scotland (SC038926).
Action on Hearing Loss is the new name for RNID. Our name has changed, but our vision hasn't - a world where hearing loss doesn't limit or label people, where tinnitus is silenced and where people value their hearing enough to look after it.
We also have a new website.
