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2020 Walk4Hearing – October 25,2020

October 2, 2020January 21, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Sunday October 25, 2020: New England Walk4Hearing Online Celebration 9:45 am (Eastern) Sign on begins 10:00 am (Eastern) Online program begins The walks are virtual this year, so the New England Walk4Hearing …

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HLAA / Legislation

Experience the 2020 HLAA Virtual Convention – Again!

August 19, 2020May 8, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

2020 Archives are not available. 2018 and 2019 archives can be found at this link. Experience HLAA! (June 18-19, 2020) Recordings The HLAA convention was replaced with a virtual “Experience …

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COVID-19 / Living With Hearing Loss

These Transparent Face Masks Might Make You Feel Normal Again

June 1, 2020January 19, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have devised a transparent surgical face mask that will “soon be …

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Captions, movies, television

[Inaudible Chatter] Closed Captioning Becomes Hit With TV Viewers

March 19, 2020June 24, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

By  John Jurgensen, April 1, 2020 12:18 pm ET   As he recently dug into an unfamiliar drama, California native Adan Franco relied on the closed captioning at the bottom …

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Advocacy / HLAA

Meet Joss, The New American Girl Doll With a Hearing Loss

January 1, 2020May 8, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation’s leading nonprofit organization representing people with hearing loss, is proud to partner with American Girl, the inspiring world of dolls and a …

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Advocacy / Gallaudet

From the Geranium Farm! Origin of Gallaudet University ~ in honor of the Rev. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

October 19, 2019January 19, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle, Priests, 1902 and 1890 Ministry to the deaf in The Episcopal Church begins with Thomas Gallaudet and his protégé, Henry Winter Syle. Without Gallaudet’s …

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Legislation / Medicare

Joint Statement of Support for the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019

September 21, 2019January 21, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

August 2, 2019 Joint Statement of Support for the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019 On July 25, 2019, U.S. Representatives Tom Rice (R-SC), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Mark …

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News About Hearing Loss / Technology

WHO Sets Standard for Headphones That Won’t Give You Hearing Loss Making The World Safe For Hi-Fi Headsets

February 21, 2019September 15, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

WRITTEN BY David Copithorne  – From www.hearingtracker.com Content Director,  16 February 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided that when it comes to loud headphones and hearing loss, enough is …

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Information / Resources / Technology

Regal Access — Glasses with Open Captions ( VIDEO) – Since 2015

October 21, 2017January 21, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Take a tour of Sony’s revolutionary Access Glasses designed to help our deaf and hard of hearing guests enjoy movies like never before. We’re proud to have partnered with Sony …

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Information

The Truth About Mona – wow!

June 3, 2017July 4, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Source –  http://hearinghealthmatters.org/betterhearingconsumer/author/hhm1010/ By Gael Hannan On June 4, 2012  That smile, really just a slight curve of the lips. Are the eyes smiling too, or just watching someone? But who, and why? …

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