(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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(April 2025) Hearing Health Foundation, by Whyman. “ADA-Access-Ready” hearing instruments will require: 1) Both telecoil and Auracast connectivity and 2) single button access to assistive listening. I have found that the vast majority of patients are shockingly unaware they have the right and option to hear more clearly in public and private places. And why
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(February 2025) 52 pages, United Kingdom, RNID. Auracast has the potential to make the world more inclusive for all, transforming access to health, employment, transport, culture, and more. This report focuses on people who are deaf or have hearing loss, but there are several other groups who could benefit, including people who are blind or
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(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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(1 page, pdf) Changes Needed to Access ADA Assistive Listening Systems. Includes a) quotes from frustrated users with hearing loss b) quotes from frustrated audiologists c) summary of “ADA-Access-Ready Hearing Instruments” Resources Overview, Word document version (.docx) Declaration (this website)
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(Recorded Webinar, 1:53 hrs) EFHOH organized a session packed with insights from industry leaders and accessibility advocates about the coexistence of the two technologies. EFHOH (European Federation of Hard of Hearing People (EFHOH) organised the follow-up session in our “Hearing Access” series 3:27 Lidia Best, EFHOH Statement (EFHOH) [length 6:26] 9:53 Johan Hammarström, User perspective
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(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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(Recorded Webinar, 50 minutes) 52:30 and ends at 1:43. James Bottrill, UK Business Development Manager at Ampetronic, gave a talk on Auracast™ and the Future of Assistive Listening, exploring new developments in assistive listening technologies. It was one of 3 talks at the “Get Ahead 2024: A Look Back at ISCVE’s Annual Event” November 7,
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(2 pages) Eight points describe what is needed for Auracast ALS to be available and usable, including an international standard (2027), end-to-end latency, hearing aid life cycles, etc. There are also some expectations and considerations.
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(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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