We haven’t had a regular “Hearing News Update” in a while and we just wanted to post about some various points of interest related to hearing loss. HLAA National News: HLAA Webinar and Virtual Meetings Recordings (HLAA website) Hearing Life eNews Sign-up (the twice per month HLAA e-news) U.S. House of Representatives Expands Medicare to […]
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A Day in the Life of Someone with Hearing Loss using Technology (originally published in the May HLAA-TC newsletter) By Laura Hagemann The COVID-19 pandemic has isolated us (on purpose, to keep us safe) and those who were already feeling isolated because of hearing loss or deafness have just been further isolated. As someone
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Ever feel attached to your smartphone? Since COVID-19 has occurred in our society and caused masks that cover mouths to be required in many places, those with hearing loss are relying more on live transcription applications on smartphones to aid in understanding since lip reading is no longer possible. In this hearing news segment we
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For a brief Hearing News segment we would like to list for you a few online events that are FREE and live captioned and open to all (both HLAA members and non-members). On Wednesday, March 10th, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (EST), HLAA (the national organization) will be having a webinar entitled “Hearing Accessibility and
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Since World Hearing Day (as declared by the World Health Organization) was on March 3rd, this is a “Hearing News” segment with information about maintaining healthy hearing “across the lifespan,” making listening safe and how to successfully use hearing protection. HLAA teamed up with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to produce literature on how to
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Each year the World Health Organization (WHO) declares March 3rd as “World Hearing Day.” The idea behind this day is to bring awareness to deafness and hearing loss. Key messages for World Hearing Day 2020 (from The World Health Organization’s World Hearing Day website): At all life stages, communication and good hearing health connect us
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In this installment of hearing news we have several articles related to hearing loss ranging from advice for those suffering from hearing loss who find themselves patients in hospitals to an in-depth interview with musician (and Ménière’s disease sufferer) Huey Lewis. A link to a blog post on hearing screenings in young adults is also
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For this “Hearing News” segment we’re bringing attention to some articles that speak to hearing loss. The first article is about communicating with those with hearing loss. And the second article is regarding new technology in hearing aids. The third is a blog post about tactics to communicate better in a busy environment. We’re also
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The moviegoing experience can often be fraught for those who are hard of hearing or deaf. Even though captioning devices are thankfully becoming more available in theaters they have their downfalls (faulty devices, inaccurate captions, etc.). Movie theaters are offering different options for hearing accessibility. It’s just important to know the difference between terms commonly
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Since the HLAA-TC 2020 Conference is almost a year away (October 10, 2020), we’re going to add another blog feature to discuss more general hearing news. We plan on posting news from the national chapter and also news about various advances in the hearing field. So now we have five features: Speaker Spotlight, Exhibitor Extra,
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