Hearing loss can happen to anyone. We are here to help you fight the fear and isolation. We have been through it ourselves and know that life can be full and exciting again.

This is the international symbol for access to loop systems in public places. Every hearing aid should have a T switch in order to access this facility. Make sure you have it.

Read the latest on Subtitling rules in our subtitling section

Our social calendar includes visits to art galleries where personal loops are provided and captioned performances at the national theatre, the Abbey.

Group outings bring out the best in all of us. Do not allow your hearing loss to limit your capacity to interact with others and have fun! We encourage each other to insure that we make the most of each day.

Welcome to IHHA

The Irish Hard of Hearing Association

The IHHA is an association for people who acquire a hearing loss after developing their verbal communication skills.We are a small Irish charitable and voluntary organisation who campaign for greater awareness about hearing loss, greater access to services and who generate support for each other. Our main objective is to assist all persons who suffer from a hearing loss. We advise public bodies such as DART and LUAS services on how best they can help hard of hearing people who use their systems. We also check out hard of hearing facilities in all public places that must by law provide access to those with disabilities. If you have a hearing problem and need advice from people with the same disability, do get in touch with us. There are many ways in which we may be able to help. Many of these are listed in the drop down menus.

News Feed

13/01/12

New Emergency Service access by Mobile Phone text A new means of accessing 999 / 112 emergency (Fire, Ambulance or garda) services is now available for deaf and hard of hearing people. You need to register your phone to be able to use the Service. Go to www.112.ie to read more and Reister

14/11/11

The next World Conference for the Hard of Hearing will be held in Norway, 25th – 28thJune 2012. The conference venue is located in the second largest and most beautiful city in Norway, Bergen. It is a very special city with a lot of charm, where you will find “everything” in a [...]

01/10/11

Do check out our social calendar for the coming months. We may not be able to get George Clooney but we have upcoming events to suit everyone as well as our regular Abbey outing which is subtitled and visit to the National Gallery which takes place every second month on the first Thursday and is [...]