Publications and Media by Juliëtte Sterkens, AuD
Over 14 years of advocacy for easy hearing aid connection, best practices, and hearing accessibility.
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Key Recorded Presentations
Consumer oriented: Hearing Advice to Make You (and Your Ears) Smile April 9, 2026 (1 hr 35 minutes includes Q&A)
In this PLATO lecture recorded at the Oakwood Village University Woods Arts and Education Center, professional audiologist Juliette Sterkens highlights advances in hearing technology, hearing rehabilitation, and assistive listening. She also shares answers to commonly asked questions about hearing loss and rehabilitation, and takes questions from participants.
Consumer oriented: Hear Your Best with Telecoils and Auracast July 30, 2025 (1 hour, 5 minutes)
In this powerful 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) can support your hearing needs, and get access to practical templates for making effective accommodation requests. Learn how to engage your audiologist, use Google Maps to locate accessible venues, and advocate for broader hearing access in your community. All slides and links are available from the HLAA LA Chapter website. This includes the article, “Auracast Is Here! Now What?” on HearingTracker for more insights.
For churches, ministers and audio people in the church tasked to improve hearing access. Lots of good materials
Get in the (Hearing) Loop (and other technologies) January 29, 2024. Article & video (1 hour)
2026
Roberts, C. (2026, May 7). It’s One of the Best Hearing Aid Features. Many Still Aren’t Using It. Consumer Reports. [quote]
Melby, M. (2026, May 3). Wisconsin first: Hearing loops at every Appleton airport gate get rave reviews. WLUK, Fox11. [quote]
Sterkens, J. (2026, March 19). 10 Steps to “Auracasting” Your Community. Hearing Tracker.
2025
Ostrowski, E. (2025, September 2). Assistive listening devices. Healthy Hearing. https://www.healthyhearing.com/help/assistive-listening-devices
Sterkens, J., & Taylor, B. (2025, December 17). From Remote Mics & Telecoils to LE Audio & Auracast: Accessibility for All and The Evolution of Wireless Technologies in Hearing Aids – Part 2: Accessibility & Candidacy Course 41449. AudiologyOnline.
Sterkens, J., & Taylor, B. (2025a, December 10). From Remote Mics & Telecoils to LE Audio & Auracast: Accessibility for All and The Evolution of Wireless Technologies in Hearing Aids – Part 1: Technology Course 41447. AudiologyOnline.
Sterkens, J. (2025, April 2). “Auracast is Here!” Now What? Hearing Tracker.
Sterkens, J., & Whyman, W. (2025). Helping People Hear Anywhere with Telecoils and Auracast. Canadian Audiologist, 12(1). https://canadianaudiologist.ca/helping-people-hear-anywhere-with-telecoils-and-auracast/
2024
MacLennan, K., & Sterkens, J. (2024, November 15). Webinar | Telecoils, Hearing Loops and Auracast: A Hybrid Solution to Client Satisfaction. AudiologyOnline.
Sterkens, J., & Whyman, W. (2024, July 18). Assistive Listening Systems: Where We Are Today and What’s On The Horizon (Part 2). ADA Great Lakes.
Darrow, K., & Sterkens, J. (2024, March 12). Preventing Decline by Staying in the Loop: Juliëtte Sterkens [Audio recording].
Guthrie, G. (2024, March 20). Hearing aids: Secret tech you didn’t know about. ConsumerAffairs. (quoted)
Hannan, G. (2024, March 12). The Big Talk: Juliëtte Does TEDx. Hearing Health & Technology Matters.
Frazier, S. O., Bailey, A., Caldwell, B., Clifford, C., Liebe, K., Myers, D. G., & Sterkens, J. (2024, January 12). Survey Sheds Light on Why Many People with Hearing Loss Don’t Use Assistive Communication Technology. HearingTracker.
North Shore Senior Center (Director). (2024, January 8). Hearing Advice to Make You (And Your Ears) Smile! [Video recording].
2023
Hingson, M. (2023, May 9). Unstoppable Audiologist with Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens: Episode 125. [Audio recording].
Disability Concerns CRC & RCA (Director). (2023, March 16). Hearing Loop Workshop [Video recording].
HHTM. (2023, March 14). The Power of Hearing Loops: A Conversation with Juliette Sterkens and Susan Taulia. Hearing Health & Technology Matters.
accessiBe (2023, January 22). Hearing Loops Provide Hearing Access for People with Hearing Loss
CRC Network. (2023, January 17). Get in the (Hearing) Loop
2022
Howard, M., Atcherson, S., Sterkens, J., Burwinkel, J., & Xu, J. (2022, December 27). Evaluation of Countertop Hearing Loop to Overcome Speech Contained by Face Mask and Barrier [Poster]. Conference: The American Academy of Audiology Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Smith, T. (2022, November 23). Episode 67: Juliëtte Sterkens, AuD – Audiologist and Professional Hearing Loop Advisor [Audio recording]. The Kosh.
Burry, M. (2022, October 25). The best hearing aids have these four features, advocates say—Tips for finding the best hearing aids. Healthy Hearing.
Sterkens, J. (2022, August 8). Consumers Still Need Telecoils and Hearing Loops–Even If They Have Bluetooth Hearing Aids. Hearing Tracker.
Sterkens, J., & Whyman, W. (2022, May 13). What Older Adults Need to Know About Hearing Loss. @NCOAging.
Sterkens, J., Burwinkel, J. R., Taulia, S. M., & Clifford, C. L. (2022, April 1). Five Star Reviews: How an Emphasis on Accessibility Delights Patients and Elevates Your Practice. AAA + HearTECH convention, St. Louis, MO.
ListenUp!. (2022, March 10). Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens—The Incredible Advantages of Hearing Loops. [Audio recording].
Hears Hearing & Hearables (Director). (2022, March 4). Maps in Search Engines Share Where Hearing Loops? Accessibility! Interview with Dr.Juliette Sterkins [Video recording].
Beck, D. L. (2022, January 26). Hearing Aids, T-Coils and Hearing Loops in 2022? Hearing Industries Association.
2021
Clason, D. (2021, November 19). Hearing aid telecoils and hearing loops. Healthy Hearing.
Burry, M. (2021, November 8). Hearing aid must-haves—The key features you want. Healthy Hearing.
The Shedd Institute (Director). (2021, November 7). The Shedd Institute presents TRAVELING WITH HEARING LOSS: A Community Conversation – Oct 29, 2021 [Video recording].
Rudden, D., & Sterkens, J. P. M. (Directors). (2021, November). Hearing Loops, Podcast (Nos. 2021–11) [Broadcast]. In Hearing Journal. Hearing Journal.
Victory, J. (2021, October 18). Assistive listening devices for hearing loss. Healthy Hearing.
Taddei, S., Sterkens, J., & Bellavia, A. (Directors). (2021, August 18). Wireless Hearing: Hearing Loops and the Future of Bluetooth [Broadcast]. In HearingTracker.
Bacala, T. (2021, August 9). Audiology Meeting Highlights Hearing Loop Benefits. The Hearing Journal.
Bishton, R. (2021, Jul 1). The Advent of “Superfecta” Hearing Aids with Telecoils. Hearing Review.
IAHA, Thomas, A., Baxter, C., Dale, C., Sterkens, J., Persson, P. B., Ros Wigmore, Simpson, R., Shaw, S., & Lewis, S. (July 2021). Comparison of Available Assistive Listening Technologies. [currently being revised]
Sterkens, J., & Archbold, R. (Directors). (2021, June 9). What is not to love about Telecoils and Hearing Loops—YouTube [Video recording].
Sterkens, J. (2021). Webinar | Osher-Univ of Wisconsin | Let’s Talk Hearing (75 min). UW-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education.
Sterkens, J. (2021, April 28). Juliette Sterkens, AuD – Get in the Loop! [Audio recording].
Sterkens, J., & Kelley, B. (2021, April 17). Webinar | eAudiology | HLAA: A Key Member on Your Aural Rehab Team (60 min).
Sterkens, J., & Taylor, B. (2021). Webinar | Audiology Online | Superfecta Hearing Aids: What Clinicians Need to Know | 36714 | Hearing Aids—Adults. AudiologyOnline.
Washington Hearing Society (Director). (2021a, March 19). WA | WHS 2021 NWHAS The Relevance of Telecoils in a Bluetooth World HD 720p [Video recording].
Washington Hearing Society (Director). (2021b, March 19). WHS 2021 NWHAS The Relevance of Telecoils in a Bluetooth World HD 720p [Video recording].
Productions, A. D. (Director). (2021, January 15). The Power of Hearing Loops: HLAA Advocate, Juliëtte Sterkens [Video recording].
Sterkens, J. (Director). (2021, January 14). Let’s Talk Hearing—Advice to Make Your Ears Smile! [Video recording].
For older articles, webinars, podcasts, quotes, and mentions. visit Zotero (online database takes a few minutes to load)