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Kjell-Henrik is sitting at a table in front of a screen with text. Two course participants are watching. One receives haptic signals on his back.

Kjell-Henrik - the man in the auditorium

Throughout much of Eikholt's history, Kjell-Henrik Hendrichs has been a pillar in the dissemination of knowledge about Norway and the world through thematic courses. His communication has enriched and left its mark on the everyday lives of many people with combined visual and hearing impairments.

Interpreting student Dina - there is a before and after practice on Eikholt

Meet Dina, a 23-year-old student at NTNU in Trondheim, in her final semester of the Bachelor of Norwegian Sign Language, Professional Programme in Interpreting. With a background in drama from high school and NTNU, she has always had a love for practical subjects. Now she is on her way to completing her education and becoming a professional interpreter. She talks about her choice, about being an interpreting student and what practice has meant for her learning.

 Four people stand together at a poster, Rolf Lund is the third from the left.

Multisensory design and architecture

Rolf Lund from Eikholt was invited to present a project the research and development department at Eikholt is working on at the international conference Warsaw Vision 2024. As many as 700 participants were present from all continents of the world.

 Image from the climbing wall: Two women are in the centre of a climbing wall, each secured with a rope. To the right, a woman with a full tail is stretching out her arms and holding on to the rope high up, her left leg has reached the next step. The interpreter is on the left, she gives a haptic signal about where the next hold for the right arm is.

Interpreting student and practice experiences at Eikholt

Martine Jevne is 23 years old and has studied sign language and interpreting at OsloMet. She has always had an interest in languages and a dream of learning sign language, which led her to study interpreting and is now employed as an interpreter at NAV Tolketjenesten Vest-Viken. Here she talks about her practical experiences at Eikholt.

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Course catalogue 2025 is ready

This catalogue describes courses and services at Eikholt for people with combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness. Courses and services can be organised at Eikholt, at the user's home, workplace or place of study. 

 Vacant position as researcher. The picture shows two people sitting on a sofa and looking towards each other. They are smiling.

Open position as Researcher at Eikholt

Do you want to help develop and utilise knowledge to improve the quality of life of people with combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness? Do you want to play a central role in our exciting research and development work? We now have a vacancy for a researcher.

 Several people are seated at tables shaped like a square. In front of a person sitting at a screen and one with a PC in front of him.

Experts gathered around the Eikholt test

Several highly competent professional communities have tested and adopted the Eikholt test. They recently gathered at Eikholt. Read about this, further development and new projects to come.

 Portrait photo of Kari Jokstad. She is standing outdoors, with long blonde hair, an oval face and an open-mouthed smile. She is wearing small earrings, a grey jacket, a shirt and a sweater.

Kari Jokstad has been appointed head of research at Eikholt

Kari Jokstad is employed in a newly created position as head of research at Eikholt. If you look up her name, you'll find her alongside words like coping, user participation and everyday rehabilitation. Perhaps not surprising, given that she has a background as a physiotherapist and a PhD in person-centred rehabilitation. In this portrait interview, you'll get to know Kari and her ambitions as head of research at Eikholt.

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The interpreter makes participation in cultural and sporting events possible for people with combined visual and hearing impairment

Bills need to be paid, meetings with colleagues need to be organised, food needs to be prepared. Everyday life has to be lived, but two of your senses are severely reduced or gone. That takes energy, a lot of energy! This calls for other strategies - new ways of solving everyday problems.

 Two people are standing outside. One person is holding two fingers on the other's back. They are looking down towards a path. Next to it is green grass.

Eikholt is concerned that deafblind people's right to an interpreter is not being realised

We realise that the ongoing action among freelance interpreters has major consequences for deafblind people. The actions have also led to the cancellation of adaptation courses at Eikholt because users have not received interpreters.

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