Audiologist-office Archives - Center for Hearing Access

Free Supplemental Materials for Aural Rehab, Professional Ethics, and Other AuD Classes

(1 page). The document was emailed to all universities offering audiology programs. The purpose is to offer carefully curated, consolidated, and reliable information about the latest developments affecting patients who use public accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Included are numerous hyperlinked digital handouts, articles, and videos that bring new, previously missing perspectives and resources […]

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Healthcare Handouts

Handouts including captioning, ADA Effective Communication, assistive listening, communication access plan, etc.

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Template-List of Assistive Listening Systems in Your Community

(1 page, .docx) An outline to create an easy, local list of all assistive listening systems in a community. Word document, so it is easy to customize for your needs. (to save, right click->save as) Audience: Consumers, audiologists, hearing instrument specialists QR code for this webpage https://tinyurl.com/ALS-ListTemplate

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Empowering Patients-Assistive Listening Systems

(1 page) Teach clients how to hear so much better in public venues, using these ADA-mandated wireless technologies, whether they are at home or traveling. Audience: Audiologists and hearing instrument specialists. QR code for this handout

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Assistive Listening DEVICE vs. Assistive Listening SYSTEM: What is the Difference?

(2 pages) Assistive Listening DEVICES, also called personal amplifiers, are for one-on-one settings. Assistive Listening SYSTEMS are for meetings, events, and performances (One-To-Many Listeners). This handout explains the differences.

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HIPAA and Service Counter Hearing Loops

(1 page) Using a counter hearing loop at check-in, pharmacy counters, and other public settings does not violate HIPAA. In fact, it helps providers meet their obligations under both the ADA and HIPAA by improving communication access while maintaining patient privacy. (Sometimes people misspell HIPAA as HIPPA)

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“ADA-Access-Ready” Hearing Instruments-List

(3 pages) Two lists of hearing instruments that are ADA-compatible devices: 1) telecoils and 2) telecoils and Auracast. Current need: Telecoils connect to ADA-compliant assistive listening systems (hearing loops, FM, infrared), now and years into the future. Future need: In the next 5-7 years, if you decide to purchase new hearing instruments, consider adding Auracast

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Check/adjust. How to Use the Verifit: verify telecoils in hearing aids

(3 pages) Instructions to verify the telecoil setting in a hearing aid. It only takes 2 minutes. It is essential that the hearing aid provides the same gain to a speech input in the telecoil setting as it does in the microphone setting. Instructions for audiologists and hearing instrument specialists, to verify telecoils in hearing

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Assistive Listening Systems Quick Guide [CHA]

(3 pages) Easily compare 5 assistive listening systems, and have some guidelines to help people hear clearer today. For staff, choosing an ALS can be complex, often driven by marketing forces rather than actual user experience. For users, they often don’t realize that they need, and have the right to, an assistive listening system (ALS)

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