A telecoil improves access for people with hearing loss in taxi cabs, performing arts centers, and more. Even with newer Bluetooth technology on the way, it’s still worth getting.
It’s One of the Best Hearing Aid Features. Many Still Aren’t Using It. Read More »
(July/August 2025) Is the TV always too low? Do your friends often seem to mumble? Good news: There are more helpful tools than ever to keep the sounds around you clear and audible. (subscription required) Roberts, C. (July/August 2025). How to Hear Everything [subscription needed] Consumer Reports. pp 44-50.
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(March 19, 2026) Auracast has the potential to do more than add a new feature to hearing devices—it could help hearing care providers expand access to better hearing across their communities. Hearing Tracker
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(November 25, 2025). “This was our most well-attended lecture” in this lecture series for those who live in large independent living apartments at Cedar Crest CCRC in New Jersey. Audiologist Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens presented and answered questions in front of the group re: hearing loss, hearing aids, assistive listening, why hearing loops and not Auracast
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Before an event, or at a special session, people can learn about your assistive listening system. Curriculum and materials are all ready for you to use. Free peer-to-peer informational sessions to learn about hearing loops, FM systems, hearing aids, and get your questions answered.
A nice interactive map, where a person can easily filter to find hearing loops on the campus map at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Other examples: LaGuardia Airport University of Iowa
(Dec 17, 2025) Brian Taylor, AuD and Juliëtte Sterkens, AuD Wireless technologies have transformed the hearing aid wearer’s experience, evolving from basic wired to sophisticated digital solutions. This 2-part course traces the journey from early innovations such as remote microphones and telecoils—cornerstones of assistive listening that remain vital today—to the latest advancements in Bluetooth LE
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(Dec 10, 2025) Brian Taylor, AuD and Juliëtte Sterkens, AuD. Wireless technologies have transformed the hearing aid wearer’s experience, evolving from basic wired to sophisticated digital solutions. This 2-part course traces the journey from early innovations such as remote microphones and telecoils—cornerstones of assistive listening that remain vital today—to the latest advancements in Bluetooth LE
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(October 2025) International webinar panel. Excitement about Auracast™ assistive listening potential is building, and transmitters are already being installed in some venues, but how does it meet the needs of the hearing loss community – and are they ready to use it? And where does it leave existing assistive listening technologies? This webinar panel covers
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Juliëtte’s Sterkens, AuD. Zoom webinar (7/26/25). HLAA-Los Angeles. (1 hr). Slides and additional handouts In this insightful and engaging session, audiologist and advocate Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens explores why assistive listening technology—like telecoils and Auracast Broadcast Audio—remains essential, even with the most advanced hearing aids and cochlear implants. Discover how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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