Chime, The National Charity for Deafness and Hearing Loss, is hosting a weekend for families whose child has recently been diagnosed with a hearing loss. We would like to invite you and your family to attend on Friday 13th to Sunday 15th May 2022 in the 4 star Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise Town, Co. Laois.

We realise that for parents, the diagnosis of your child’s hearing loss may be somewhat of a shock, therefore, you may have questions about hearing loss, audiology, communication and your child’s development.

The benefit of the weekend is having the information you need in the one place. It is also a chance to meet other families at a similar stage to yourselves. We run workshops on communication development, hearing aid care and assistive technology for school and the home. The schedule for the weekend's workshops is attached below.

Our aim is to offer all families a supportive and confidential environment to share your own experiences. Families stay for the duration of the weekend in the hotel allowing you to chat with our team of experts and other families in a social and relaxed atmosphere. While parents attend the workshops, a professional childcare service is provided.

Childcare is located in the hotel for children aged 4 months to 12 years. The crèche services are operated by Catkins on the Move who are registered and compliant with HSE and Tusla regulations.

The cost of attending the weekend is €70 per adult and €40 per child (4mths to 15years) and includes Accommodation Friday and Saturday night, All meals and creche. A Payment link will be sent to you and payments taken through the Chime website in advance of the weekend. Due to booking obligations with the hotel we are unfortunately unable to offer refunds after 29th April 2022.

For any queries in relation to this event, please contact

Teresa O Rourke

Email teresa.orourke@chime.ie Call/Text 086 0455339