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Open positions at Eikholt

We are looking for a new colleague. Are you the right person, or do you know someone who would like to work at Eikholt? We need a counsellor/senior counsellor within mental health. You can read more about the position and apply here.

Svein Fossum is sitting at a table. Next to him is an interpreter speaking into a roger pen.

Svein is committed to social policy

Svein Fossum lives in Hønefoss. He is known for his involvement in socio-political issues and is therefore not completely unfamiliar with the political world. He is one of the participants in the group course who has discussed and prepared topical issues for meetings with politicians in Parliament. Here he gives you an insight into what such a group course can contain and how he helped to prepare and provide input to politicians from several parties.

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Eikholt Conference 2025 Orientation and Mobility - The Way Forward

Do you meet people with visual and hearing impairments? Do you and they need to know about developments in orientation and mobility? What can we learn from sharing experiences? The Eikholt conference aims to highlight new knowledge and showcase opportunities in orientation and mobility.

Astrid is standing outside with a winter jacket and yellow filter glasses. She has blonde hair down to her ears. There is snow and trees all around her.

What are filter glasses and how do you get them?

"Now it's good to have filter glasses". These are the words of Astrid Helene Furulund. She is an active lady with a combined visual and hearing impairment. Astrid has been wearing filter glasses for the past five years. She thinks more people should have access to them. But what are filter glasses and how do you go about getting them?

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Aashild, Turid and Ruchipa enter retirement

Three wonderful ladies, who have not only been colleagues, but also friends and supporters to many, are retiring from the New Year. Their retirement is what we call a celebration of dedication for people with combined visual and hearing impairment.

Sondre VArpe has short dark hair, a short beard and a big smile.

The political system - election 2025 - Sondre is a lecturer

In 2025, a series of courses on "The political system - election 2025" has been organised. This is a course about the political system in Norway and the parliamentary elections in 2025.When is it clear that Sondre Varpe will contribute as a lecturer in these courses.

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Eikholt test version 2.0, new features and improvements

The Eikholt test, which is used for audiovisual mapping of speech understanding, has undergone significant improvements this autumn. At the same time, the project has received important financial support that will contribute to the national dissemination of the test.

Self-preparedness - what is it and what should I do?

This week is Emergency Preparedness Week and you are advised to be self-prepared. Here you will find information about what this is and what you should do, with video subtitles, with speech and Norwegian sign language.

An image of the Scripor alphabet. This shows a circle with cells. In the cells, colours are represented by a combination of dots similar to Braille.

Scripor Alphabet - a tactile presentation of colours

Rolf Lund, Researcher at Eikholt, recently attended The Chance Foundation's international conference, Reha for the blind, in Poland. One of the most important topics he will take home from this conference is the Scripor alphabet, a tactile colour alphabet. Rolf Lund believes this could revolutionise how visually impaired people relate to colours.

Ragnhild Tollefsdatter Kaata var et forbilde for Helen Keller og en inspirasjon ved etablering av Eikholt

Ragnhild Tollefsdatter Kaata

Ragnhild Kaata og Helen Keller var store forbilder da Eikholt nasjonalt ressurssenter for døvblinde skulle etableres. Les historien her:

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