News
A variety of events, news, and webinars that users, providers, and others may be interested in. Topics include effective communication, assistive listening systems, hearing loss civil rights, ADA, etc.
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(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 …
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(Cover Article, January 2025) by Sterkens and Whyman. Auracast has certainly been in the news lately, making it seem ready to deliver. Over time, users/patients will benefit from built-in Auracast …
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(Feb. 11, 2025) by Whyman. It took 25 years to learn about assistive listening systems, which started my advocacy. I have found that people with hearing loss are shockingly unaware …
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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 …
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(March 4, 2025) Thanks to a new assistive listening system installed in CSU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute classrooms, learners with hearing loss can now participate more fully, ensuring that no …
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(1 May 2025) Better Hearing Australia (nonprofit, consumer-driven hearing health organisation) Until more widely adopted however, it should be viewed as a complement to—and not a replacement for—existing hearing augmentation …