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Architecture for all senses - inclusive for all
A new ground-breaking project, "Architecture with all senses", aims to improve the universal design of public buildings. Supported by Bufdir, the project aims to ensure that public buildings not only fulfil legal requirements for universal design, but also become inclusive and functional for everyone - regardless of sensory loss.
Optimising visual functions for people with RP
In a collaboration between Eikholt, the University of Southeast Norway (USN) and the RP Association in Norway, the project has aimed to map which measures are used to optimise the visual function of people with RP. During the project period, knowledge was developed by testing selected measures on participants with RP in various stages. The interventions targeted typical challenges associated with RP, including narrowed field of vision (tunnel vision), reduced vision in low light (night blindness), glare and light sensitivity. You can now read more about the project and watch video presentations about RP, the interventions and the experiences.
3D printed sign language alphabet - a learning resource for everyone
The idea of a 3D-printed sign language alphabet has been in the mind of Cathrine Timm Sundin, Senior Communications Advisor at Eikholt, for some time. She recognised a need for three-dimensional tactile models (3D models) of the various letters in the sign language alphabet for use in training. Models in different sizes and materials are printed and tested by visitors to Eikholt. Their feedback provides valuable input for developing good 3D models of the letters. The project is supported by the Dam Foundation and is a collaboration with the user organisation LSHDB.
User involvement in the development of new technology
This is an exciting project on user participation for people with combined visual and hearing impairments in the development of new technology. The project started in 2023 and will end in autumn 2025. In this project, everyone is a project collaborator and represents a new way of working together in all phases of the project.
Research project examines whether mobility programmes are useful outdoors
Anne-May Førland works at Eikholt as an audiographer. She is also a master's student at NTNU in Trondheim. Her master's degree project is investigating whether mobility programmes in hearing aids are useful when outdoors. She is now looking for candidates to participate in the project.
Boundless sporting joy - football madness at its best!
The experience of attending a football match has been described by one of the experience consultants in the Boundless Sports Joy project as "absolutely awesome". The project is about facilitating the participation of people with combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness as spectators at football matches. The use of haptic signalling, image interpretation, Norwegian sign language and tactile boards has been tested. The project is also about ownership of one's own rehabilitation process - what is important to me.
Haptic communication and guide dogs
Cathrine Timm Sundin, Senior Communication Advisor at Eikholt, in collaboration with Hapti-Co, has carried out a project on the use of haptic communication in the context of guide dogs and practitioners.
BUA-MI - Language development through meaningful activity
This is a project with broad interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration. The project group from Eikholt has worked closely with the Regional Centre for Deafblindness, Statped South East on tactile linguistics, Engerdal municipality was mainly responsible for the construction of the shelter, BUA-MI, and the PP service in Trysil and Engerdal was a committed partner. Two young men with deafblindness and their teams at school and adult education/housing have been at the centre of the work.