Hørselsforbundet

Hørselsforbundet is a non-profit association based in Oslo, Norway working on disability, health, community development.

Hørselsforbundet (HLF) is Norway's national organisation for people with hearing challenges, including hard-of-hearing people, deaf-blind people, parents of hard-of-hearing children, CI users, hearing aid users, and people with tinnitus or Ménière's disease. Based in Oslo, it works to make everyday life easier for people with hearing challenges, to prevent hearing loss and hearing damage in the population, and to promote equal rights and full participation in society. Its activities include a volunteer peer-support scheme, advocacy on hearing policy, member information and benefits, a members' magazine, legal guidance, working-life seminars, and rehabilitation and education services delivered through its subsidiaries and affiliated bodies. Ung Hørsel, its organisation for young people aged 13 to 35, has its own board and local chapters. The organisation is governed by its members, with a national assembly held every three years. It describes itself as the world's largest hearing organisation.