Dual Sensory Impairment - A coordinated approach to research & practice

Applied Hearing Research (Vision & Hearing Research Centre) at ARU

This day of talks and workshops focuses on approaches to research &clinical practice for dual sensory impairment (hearing &amp; vision).

Coslett (Cos 311; Cos 313 ) Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge Campus

AM: talks - online &amp; in-person and PM: workshops (in-person only)Registration &amp; coffee room: Cos 311Talks: Cos 313 Workshops: Cos212 &amp; 2138:30-9 Tea &amp; Coffee (COS311)9-9:10 Welcome &amp; introduction – Kez Latham (Director, Vision and Hearing Sciences Research Centre, ARU)Research focused talks (COS313)9:10-9.35 Dual sensory loss: what we know – (Honorary Professor Hearing and Communication UCL, Visiting Professor at Population Health Science LSE, ENT and audiology Imperial College London, Hearing and Vision Anglia Ruskin Cambridge)9.35-10:00 Comparing Online Screening Tests of Hearing, Cognition, and Cardiovascular Health - Maria Goodwin (Loughborough University)10-10:25 Visual and hearing impairments are associated with cognitive decline in older people - Asri Maharani (University of Manchester)10.30-11.00 Making BBC content more accessible – Alan Archer-Boyd (Lead R&D Engineer, BBC Research &amp; Development)11.00-11.30 Coffee break (COS311)Tips for practice (COS313)11:30-11:50 Making clinics low-vision friendly - Kez Latham &amp; Jane Macnaughton (Vision and Hearing Sciences Research Centre, ARU)11:50-12:10 Making clinics hearing friendly – Eldre Beukes &amp; Saima Rajasingam (Vision and Hearing Sciences Research Centre, ARU)12:10-12:30 Deafblindness isn’t only clinical - Chloe Joyner (parent) &amp; Roger Wilson-Hinds (Trustee of Deafblind UK and expert by experience)12:30-12:40 Closing remarks for the morning session and information about the afternoon workshops – Peter Allen (Director, Vision and Hearing Sciences Research Centre, ARU)12:40 -13:30 Lunch (COS311)Workshops (C0S 313 &amp; 213)Workshop Stream 1: What do you know about Deafblindness? Exploring some of the facts, figures, myths and more about Deafblindness - Shirley Scotcher &amp; Carolyn Greig featuring Chloe Joyner (parent) (Cos 313) Workshop Stream 2: Communicating, or not? How is communication different for people living with Deafblindness? Some practical tactics and tips on how to get it right and why it goes wrong. - Liz Duncan (Cos 213)

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