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9 actiononhearingloss.org.uk Subtitle it! Whatever we watch However we watch it 5,104 people helped us campaign. Major video-on-demand providers are now committed to improving accessibility for viewers with hearing loss Our major report, Hearing Matters, launched at all four parliaments and assemblies, put forward radical recommendations for urgent government action We supported 88 projects to increase hearing research capacity, make scientific discoveries and develop new treatments £1.6 million was invested in biomedical treatments to prevent hearing loss, restore hearing and silence tinnitus 65% of the students we funded continue to carry out hearing research. The sector average is 47% Faced with unprecedented threats to free hearing aids, we helped persuade eight Clinical Commissioning Groups in England to scale back or cease plans 90% of our volunteers would recommend us to others: “A good charity to volunteer with. You’re kept well-informed and feel part of the organisation.”