Emergency Planning
Emergency Planning for People with Hearing Loss There is a growing awareness that people with hearing loss are not adequately considered in systems of emergency… Read More »Emergency Planning
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Oral Communications
The most important direct effect of hearing loss is increased difficulty with oral communication. This difficulty pervades the life of hard of hearing, late deafened,… Read More »Oral Communications
Communications Access
Communications access for people with hearing loss People with hearing loss are denied access to a variety of situations because they are denied communications access.… Read More »Communications Access
Governments
Governments and people with hearing loss Governments at all levels are involved in providing support to persons with hearing loss. Most significant in the United… Read More »Governments
Hearing Dog
Organizations that provide service dogs to people with hearing loss Service Dogs (also called Hearing Dogs) are trained to assist persons with hearing loss in… Read More »Hearing Dog
Hearing Aid Batteries
Many of you who wear hearing aids have a sort of love/hate relationship with them. You may love how much better you can hear with… Read More »Hearing Aid Batteries
Hints and Tips
Hints and Tips for People with Hearing Loss Here’s a collection of hearing-related hints and tips. Hope some of them are helpful to you. By… Read More »Hints and Tips
Modified cochlear implant to treat balance disorder
Success could spur new treatment approach for millions of people who suffer vestibular problems A University of Washington Medical Center patient on Thursday, Oct. 21,… Read More »Modified cochlear implant to treat balance disorder
Glossary
ALD – see assistive listening device ALDA – see Association of Late Deafened Adults American Sign Language – a manual language that uses the hands,… Read More »Glossary
Issues that affect hard of hearing, late deafened, and oral deaf people
People with hearing loss are often treated as second class citizens. Some of this treatment is intentional, but much of it is due to lack… Read More »Issues that affect hard of hearing, late deafened, and oral deaf people