Brief History

The group were passionate about improving the lifes of people with an acquired hearing loss. As a group it was felt that could be done to improve things by campaigning for greater awareness, accommodation and rights and at the same time encouraging people with hearing loss to engage more actively in Social Activities.

The IHHA came into being in 1986 with Ken Edwards as our first President

Mission Statement

The IHHA is an association of people who acquired a hearing loss after basic education. We are a small charitable and voluntary organisation

We broadly have 3 aims

1. Create greater Awareness of hearing loss and its impact on people's lives (sufferers, spouse/family and friends/colleagues). Much damage can be done accidently by exposure to noise. This can be avoided in many cases.

2. We want to see greater access to services for people with a hearing loss. We actively lobby for Subtitles and hearing loops to mention but two. We work with other disability bodies and aim to develop good relationships with service providers encouraging them to go beyond the legislative requirements

3. We seek to support each other via a social network, engaging in social and leisure activities and communication with each other on matters of interest

Structure

The IHHA is run by a council of members, who are elected annually at the AGM. There are 5 officers and 4 ordinary members. The Present council members are below.

The current council is made up as follows

The Council is supported by many volunteers. We are very grateful for their support.

Please download a copy of our Constitution to rea more about our organisation

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