Issues

Editor: Remember when the automakers had visible indicators that could be installed at no cost in new vehicles? I don’t know if those programs still… Read More »OnStar by GM enhances TTY capability

Captioning is a way to provide communications access to people with hearing loss. Various forms of captioning, including movies, TV, and the internet, ensure that… Read More »Captioning for people with hearing loss

Editor: One of the best-kept secrets about hearing loss is the degree to which it influences both personal well-being and family relationships. Anything that helps… Read More »Is Passion Out the Window?

by Mary J. Allen, Ph.D., University of South Australia Editor: We’re seeing a growing interest in speechreading (also called lipreading) within the hearing loss community.… Read More »A New Resource for Learning Lipreading/Speechreading at Home

Editor: An organization called the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care Inc recently led an effort to establish guidelines for health care standards for people with… Read More »Guidelines for Medical Services to Deaf and HOH Adults

July 2002 – Sick of folks lumping hard of hearing people together with Deaf people, implying that they face the same issues and problems? Here’s an eloquent… Read More »Awakening OHL Community

Editor: It’s widely accepted that the earlier a child is exposed to language, the better. AG Bell says that many parents are not getting appropriate… Read More »Parents of Kids with Hearing Loss Not Getting Required Information

Many people with hearing loss believe that hearing aids are far too expensive, and that audiologists and dealers get a huge markup on them. One… Read More »Hearing Aid Cost

Editor: We’ve long been concerned that new technologies are being developed without considering accessibility to people with hearing loss. An example is the proliferation of… Read More »AOL Announces Closed Captions for Online Video