Our vision

A Europe where people with hearing loss can live without barriers, and have opportunities to participate at all levels in society.

A Europe where people with hearing loss can live without barriers, and have opportunities to participate at all levels in society.

About the European Federation of Hard of Hearing People

The European Federation of Hard of Hearing People (EFHOH) was established in 1993 as a non-profit, non-governmental organization, registered in the Netherlands. EFHOH consists of organizations of/for hard of hearing and late-deafened people, parent organizations, and professional organizations at a European level in dialogue with the European Union, members of the European Parliament, and other European authorities.

EFHOH works to promote awareness, understanding and collaborative practical actions that remove the barriers for hard of hearing people to reach their full potential with access to affordable, universal hearing care and rehabilitation, including hearing aids and cochlear implants. This is optimised by an accessible society with public services, hearing loops, subtitling, captioning and assistive devices.

EFHOH’s overall objective is to protect, promote and raise awareness on the rights of persons with hearing loss in Europe: thus, facilitating legislative and social protection. This is realised through practical actions in collaboration with members and other stakeholders

our board

Lidia Best
Lidia Best
President

United Kingdom

Morten Buan
Morten Buan
Vice-President

Norway

Darja Pajk
Darja Pajk
Treasurer

Slovenia

Claire Landesmann
Claire Landesmann
General Secretary

Austria

Alf Lindberg
Alf Lindberg
Board Member

Sweden

our secretariat

Henrique Raskin
Henrique Raskin
Project Manager & Head of Secretariat
Derya Fikret
Derya Fikret
Administration & Project Officer
Lavinia Rotundi
Lavinia Rotundi
Policy Trainee

our members

Our partners

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The formalities

Statutes, accounts and reports

More about our work

Resources

Thanks for making it possible

Our sponsors

Do your company want to sponsor our work? Please reach out to treasurer@efhoh.org.

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Amplifon

The world’s leading dedicated hearing aid specialist. With 60 years’ experience and more than 5,700 specialist centres in 20 countries, we’re the world’s leading dedicated hearing aid specialist. All our hearing care is tailored to each person’s hearing and lifestyle needs and is delivered by professionally qualified hearing aid audiologists. From our comprehensive hearing assessment to your programme of Free Lifetime Aftercare, we are committed to help you get the very best from your hearing.

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Cochlear

Cochlear Limited is proud to become a gold member sponsor of the European Federation of Hard of Hearing People. We support the important advocacy work of EFHOH because we believe people who are deaf or hard of hearing should have access to the hearing care and technology they need to enable them to live full and connected lives Cochlear’s implantable hearing solutions have helped over 450,000 people of all ages in over 100 countries to live full and active lives by reconnecting them with family, friends, community and work. Cochlear’s promise is ‘Hear now. And always’ – we aim to provide our customers with the best possible hearing and support for the rest of their lives.

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Med-El

MED-EL Medical Electronics is a leader in implantable hearing solutions, including cochlear and middle ear implant systems, a combined Electric Acoustic Stimulation hearing implant system, auditory brainstem implants as well as surgical and non-surgical bone conduction devices. With more than 45 years of experience, we offer the widest range of implantable and non-implantable solutions to treat all types of hearing loss, enabling people in 137 countries to enjoy the gift of hearing with the help of a MED-EL device. Our mission is to help people overcome hearing loss as a barrier to communication and quality of life. Therefore, we provide outstanding care and support to our hearing implant recipients throughout their entire hearing journey.