Category Archives: Hearing Loss Matters
My experience of how hearing loss and later total deafness affected my loved ones
It is important to know the extent to which communication processes are affected by hearing [...]
Apr
Casual Day 2026 Calls South Africa to Beat As One – And the Merchandise Is Ready
The nation’s most beloved disability inclusion fundraiser is back with a theme that hits different. [...]
Mar
WORLD HEARING DAY 2026: NCPD CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL NEONATAL HEARING SCREENING TO GIVE EVERY SOUTH AFRICAN CHILD A FIGHTING CHANCE
“From Communities to Classrooms: Hearing Care for All Children” On World Hearing Day 2026, the [...]
Feb
Hearing Loss Live and FanieDreams form strategic relationship
Hearing Loss Live, based in Utah, USA, and FanieDreams Movement, based in Cape Town, South [...]
Feb
Convo South Africa Pauses Operations – Exposing the Cracks in South Africa’s Disability Rights Framework
Johannesburg – Convo South Africa, the Deaf-owned and Deaf-led provider of Video Relay Services (VRS), [...]
Feb
Why are people who have hearing loss excluded?
There is a mistaken train of thought that says that television news broadcasts are accessible [...]
Nov
Risks of gaming and loud music for hearing loss
According to the World Report on Hearing 2021, 50% of children and young adults aged [...]
Jun
Joining in church fellowship : John Barnardt’s story
John Barnardt first became known to NCPD when he approached Fanie du Toit to discuss [...]
May
How loud is too loud | Decibels that damage your hearing
International Noise Awareness Day is celebrated annually on the last Wednesday in April with the [...]
Apr
International Noise Awareness Day 30 April 2025
International Noise Awareness Day is celebrated annually on the last Wednesday in April with the [...]
Apr