Author: Teresa Quail

Lancaster University research project called PECAN (Perspectives on Effective Classroom Amplification: Navigation and Choice), led through the PELiCAN Lab. The project is exploring how children with mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss are supported in school environments, particularly around the use of amplification and assistivelistening technologies such as remote microphone systems and classroom soundfield systems.As…

School Hearing Screening: Exploring UK Audiology Practices You are invited to take part in an online survey exploring current school entry hearing screening practices across the UK. Title of Study School Hearing Screening: Exploring UK Audiology Practices This survey is part of a UCL MSc project (UCL Research Ethics Committee Approval ID Number: 3022). Aim…

Updated Champions Resources from Advanced Bionics “Advanced Bionics is pleased to share the updated 2026 Champions resources, developed to support children and young people with additional disabilities, complex needs and increasingly diverse developmental profiles throughout their cochlear implant journey. Advanced Bionics recognises that the landscape of paediatric cochlear implantation has shifted significantly. Children and young people being…

NHS Lothian has launched a consultation to gain a better understanding of what good healthcare services look like, both in the community and in hospitals, for Deaf and Deafblind children, young people and their families. This will help to inform improvements across all services. “This consultation is supported by the British Deaf Association, Deaf Action,…

The ALL EARS Young people’s Advisory Group is a group made of of young people who are involved as advisors and partners in research projects working alongside researchers to share their views and embed their voices in research to make it relevant to deaf young people. They are between 14 and 16 years old and have lived…

See request below “The Assistive Listening Technology Working Group (ALTWG) is working to publish examples of good practice on the ALTWG page kindly hosted on the BATOD website: ALTWG QS GPG Examples of the following are being sought: · policy documents · procedures/flow charts · templates/records · good exemplar test box curves or problematic test box curves for…

See recruitment request below from Kamelia Chaichi, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh It is open to anyone in the UK. “I am conducting a research study at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, exploring the workplace experiences of deaf or hard of hearing educators in higher education. The study aims to better understand the challenges faced in academic environments and…

BATOD publications: ‘Articulating the specialism’ series The Qualified Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People role is diverse. The ‘Articulating the specialism’ series provides an insight to the different professional capacities. Latest addition to the series The series has been updated with revised content and a new publication articulating the role of the Qualified Teacher of Deaf Children…

BATOD has invited BAEA and BSA to partner with them to update the 2020 publication for a current day, UK wide, context.  A multidisciplinary working group, made up of a wide range of educational and clinical professionals, is currently revising the Audiology Assessment guidance document as a joint publication. Two questionnaires have been developed to gather feedback and ensure…

The Quality Standards for Assistive Listening Technology: The use of wireless remote microphone systems to support easier listening was published by the NDCS in collaboration with the Working Group in September 2025.  It  can be accessed from this webpage or  downloaded as PDF via the Assistive Listening Technology Working Group page hosted on the BATOD website.