Organization: Gromke hearing center in cooperation with the university hospital Leipzig and the BBW Leipzig
Project title: Hearing alone is not enough – Two ways to more empowerment as a person with a hearing impairment
Primary region: EUR
Country: Germany
Event Description:
On the occasion of World Hearing Day, we would like to present two projects to support the empowerment of people with a hearing impairment.
The first part focuses on the everyday challenges faced by people with a CI (cochlear implant). In addition to a theoretical introduction, self-management strategies will be presented by an employee of the Cochlear Implant Center at Leipzig University Hospital and discussed with the audience.
In the second part, employees from the Research and Development Department of the Berufsbildungswerk Leipzig für Hör- und Sprachgeschädigte gGmbH will report on various empowerment offers for young people and adults with AVWS (Auditory Processing and Perception Disorder). Materials and media have been created to raise awareness and provide further training for those affected as well as professionals. Videos, simulations and the empowerment platform www.avws.selbsthilfe.plus.de will be introduced and presented in the lecture.
Submitter: Kathleen Tretbar