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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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2024 U.S. Declaration, ADA-Access-Ready Hearing Instruments: Auracast™ and Telecoils

(5 pages) To guide the critical changes needed, the Center for Hearing Access has issued a new 2024 United States Declaration, “ADA-Access-Ready Hearing Instruments: Auracast™ and Telecoils.” This timely statement comes on the heels of 16 years of national and international documents, and gives specific actions that have not been specified before. Resources: Declaration, Word

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CEU. Webinar Recording: The Whys and Hows of Modern T-Coil Testing/Verification

January 23, 2023. Presenter: Dave Smriga, MA. This course describes why T-Coil testing is still relevant in today’s Bluetooth world and overviews both ANSI T-Coil testing procedures as well as Speechmap T-Coil verification procedures. Learning Outcomes After this course, participants will be able to describe the reasons why T-Coil testing is still relevant even though

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CEU. Webinar Recording: Telecoils, Hearing Loops and Auracast: A Hybrid Solution to Client Satisfaction

Nov 15, 2024. Presenters: Karen MacLennan, AuD and Juliëtte Sterkens, AuD. The performance of hearing aids in meeting rooms, theaters, and houses of worship is greatly enhanced by assistive technology: hearing loops, FM/Infrared assistive listening devices with neckloops as mandated under Americans with Disabilities law, and, hopefully soon, future public Auracast systems, but only if

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