ADA-Access

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Juliëtte Sterkens: What was it like presenting at TEDx Oshkosh?

What was it like preparing and presenting at TEDx Oshkosh, “What you don’t know about hearing aids?” (over one million views). Listen to a refreshing conversation with Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens about her passionate advocacy work for individuals with hearing loss and expanding hearing accessibility. TEDx Oshkosh TV interview, August 21, 2025 “Juliëtte Sterkens interview: presenting […]

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Postcard-AuD-ADA Access Ready

(Postcard, 4/page) 5 actions audiologists and hearing instrument specialists can take to fit and educate patients for ADA-Access-Ready hearing instruments (ones with telecoils and Auracast). The webpage had resources for each action. 8.5 x 11 cardstock (4.25 x 5.5 cards) www.tinyurl.com/AuD-Postcard  

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“Auracast is Here!” Now What?

(April 10, 2025) Audiologist and hearing advocate Juliëtte Sterkens, AuD, says that although Auracast holds great promise for the future, it will take time and some specific provisions before hearing aid users and others fully benefit from it. Until then, existing systems like loop systems will continue to be important as they are far more

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Auracast Quandary (The)

(March 23, 2025) by Richard Pocker, Facebook post. The technology and infrastructure for Auracast are not yet ready. When I upgraded my external processor to a Cochlear Nucleus 8 in December 2023, the promise of being “Auracast-ready” was compelling. Auracast was touted as the future. The industry proclaimed, “Telecoils are dead. Long live Auracast.” Yet,

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Article Submission, State Professional Organizations (IHS, AAA, ASHA)

(1 page) “ADA-Access-Ready” Hearing Instruments Recently, some providers are erroneously telling patients they don’t need/no longer need telecoils – “Auracast is coming.” Auracast is promising, but it will take time before it becomes commonplace, with limited availability of 1) Auracast-compatible hearing instruments and 2) publicly installed Auracast installations. Also, it’s problematic because, ironically, if users don’t

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Open Letter to State Agencies, “ADA-Access-Ready” hearing instruments

(1 page) Today, we at the Center for Hearing Access, are deeply concerned about users/patients being able to easily connect their hearing devices to ALL assistive listening systems. These include current and future technologies: hearing loops, FM/RF, infrared, and Auracast. As you know, assistive listening systems are covered in the United States by the Americans with

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Open Letter to Manufacturers and Providers, “ADA-Access-Ready” Hearing Instruments

(1 page) We are unequivocally advocating for manufacturers to produce and providers to fit “ADA-Access-Ready” hearing instruments that connect to ADA assistive listening systems via telecoil (hearing loops, FM, and infrared), and in the future, potentially Auracast technologies. These fully “ADA-Access-Ready” hearing instruments will require: Both telecoil and Auracast connectivity embedded in the hearing instruments,

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