ACTION ON HEARING LOSS

The challenges that people with a hearing loss face can be staggering. 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents – 80% of whom will never learn to communicate fully with their deaf child. As a result, children who are born deaf often face substantial disadvantages even before they are old enough to start school.

When children with a hearing loss reach school age, they less likely to achieve top grades at GCSE, meaning that they can struggle to find a job when they leave the education system. Even before the recent economic downturn, people with a hearing loss were four times more likely to be unemployed than the average person.

The onset of hearing loss in old age is no joke either – it leaves older people feeling isolated and suffering from a loss of confidence, cut off from the world around them.

For over 100 years Action on Hearing Loss has been working to help all the ten million people in the UK who are deaf or suffer some form of hearing loss. What we do benefits newborn babies, children, young adults, and older people as well.

"An oasis of compassion in a desert of indifference” Iain, after calling our free helpline to ask for advice on how to use his hearing aids.

So pull on your walking boots and register today to help people with hearing loss. Once you have signed up, our experienced events team is on hand to help you reach your fundraising goals and support you on this challenging event. Good luck and thank you!

www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk