Resources – CIICA

On this page you will find a few examples of resources we think will be useful to you in your advocacy work: in our Community Members’ pages we look forward to sharing your contributions!

Please CLICK HERE for a full list of our resources to support your advocacy work.

It is a really good idea to share resources and see what is happening in other countries. This is crucial to advocacy work.
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Resources available from CIICA.AISBL to support your CI advocacy work

Here is a wide range of resources on diverse topics. You will find these useful for your advocacy work. This includes research roundups of some of the latest published research papers, relevant to our objectives and their key points for advocacy work.

CIICA Reports

ADULT HEARING SCREENING: WHY WAIT?

CIICA are proud to launch our "Adult Hearing Loss & Screening Report", which reviews recent evidence, international guidelines, and policy changes, highlighting the consensus on the value of adult hearing screening and the urgent need for health systems to integrate screening into public health strategies.

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NEW RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: PARENTS’ VOICES IN LMIC

A new resource development! Parents' Voices In Low & Middle Income Countries - Please look to see how you could help. Closing date: 31 JANUARY 2026.

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CI ADVOCACY IN ACTION 2025: PRESENTATIONS TO DOWNLOAD!

In response to your requests, you can find downloadable PDF presentations here, from the speakers at our 2025 conference in Brussels. You will find a great deal of inspiring information to follow up and to share whether you were there or not!

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AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO GENE THERAPY

Information about the complex topic of gene therapy is in the media, but accessible information is often hard to find. This new resource developed with parents, CI and HA users, and professionals, provides up to date information for parents and those with hearing loss. Downloadable here.

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TEN TOP ADVOCACY TIPS

Successful advocacy isn't easy - it needs patience, passion - and a plan! Our Ten Top Tips will help you to focus your plan and turn your passion into success. Downloadable.

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CONSIDERING A COCHLEAR IMPLANT(CI)? 20 QUESTIONS TO ASK: A PROMPT LIST

Our conversations on Person Centred CI Services revealed that for many people they didn't ask the questions they wished they had done before implantation. They "didn't know what they didn't know". So they suggested a Prompt List- and here is is - 20 questions they wished they had asked before CI. You can download it and share it here!

CIICA Reports

INVESTING IN OUR HEARING IMPROVES LIVES AND IS COST EFFECTIVE

INVESTING IN OUR HEARING IMPROVES LIVES AND IS COST EFFECTIVE is a new resource from CIICA - a new version of Spend2Save which was very popular. This provides updated research and figures for those of us involved in advocacy activities. You can download it here.

CIICA Reports

NEW RESEARCH BRIEFING FOR ADULTS

A new Research Roundup from Brian Lamb, focusses on the advocacy implications of new research on adults with CI including evidence on the challenges of CI provision in South Africa from patients perspectives, new evidence that CIs may impact on cognitive decline, cost effectiveness of CI for single sided deafness and the long term outcomes of children implanted with CIs who are now adults and patients views of CI in Australia.