My friend and HLAA colleague Ruth Bernstein gave me permission to repost this excellent essay. Posted by Ruth Bernstein on May 5, 2017 Accessibility + Advocacy, Communicate Well, Live Well | 2 Comments | Facebook Tweet Email Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein I have a history as an advocate for people with hearing loss … Continue reading Advocacy: Lessons Learned
Author: Katherine Bouton
Flying this Summer? Hints for Your Hearing Aids
As this year’s summer travel season approaches, news of heightened airport security is making some people with hearing aids or cochlear implants nervous about what they may encounter as they go through TSA screening. Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the current ban on laptops and tablets, including some E-readers, on … Continue reading Flying this Summer? Hints for Your Hearing Aids
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OTC Hearing Aid Act Moves Ahead
On Friday May 12, a Senate bill containing a provision for FDA-approved Over the Counter Hearing Aids passed from committee to the full Senate, where it is expected to pass. This is an enormous step towards cheaper, more accessible hearing aids, which should help lower the cost of all hearing aids, even high-end hearing aids, which … Continue reading OTC Hearing Aid Act Moves Ahead
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What Exactly is an Over The Counter Hearing Aid?
One way or the other, it looks as if Over-the-Counter hearing aids will come on the market in the not too distant future. In March, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D. Mass), Chuck Grassley (R. Iowa), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga. reintroduced their bipartisan Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid bill. On May 2, the House Energy & … Continue reading What Exactly is an Over The Counter Hearing Aid?
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Turn Down the Noise!
A new national survey of adults shows that people in all age groups, from millennials to seniors, think that public spaces are too loud. Here's a link to the study. And here's a quick graphic version. Forty-one percent of those polled said they were concerned that exposure to loud noise may have harmed their hearing. … Continue reading Turn Down the Noise!
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What I Learned by Flunking Out of ASL
This past winter I decided to take a class in American Sign Language, ASL. It was a six-week course with a two-and-a-half hour class once a week. It was totally immersive – no spoken language allowed, even with the administrators. I took this challenge on for a couple of different reasons. The first was that … Continue reading What I Learned by Flunking Out of ASL
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Study Finds that Hearing Aids Work, but So Do Over-the-Counter-Type Hearing Devices. Both Work Better When an Audiologist Is Involved
A new study definitively found that hearing aids can help older adults with hearing loss. We've known this intuitively, of course, but this well-designed study provided the kind of proof that has not existed before. The study team at the University of Indiana, Bloomington, was led by Larry E. Humes. “The research findings provide firm evidence that hearing … Continue reading Study Finds that Hearing Aids Work, but So Do Over-the-Counter-Type Hearing Devices. Both Work Better When an Audiologist Is Involved
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Advocacy Success!
Mayor Bill de Blasio was joined at the bill-signing ceremony at City Hall by, from left: Council Member Helen Rosenthal, HLAA-NYC Chapter President Katherine Bouton, MOPD Deputy Commissioner Kleo King, Chapter member and accessibility advocate Jerry Bergman, MOPD Deputy Commissioner Robert Piccolo, former City Council student intern Edward Friedman, and Council Member Elizabeth Crowley. On … Continue reading Advocacy Success!
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CCAC Offers Grants for Captioning.
I"m reposting this here from CCAC's blog, in case any organizations would like to apply for grants.CCAC is an organization that advocates for universal captioning. You can get to its blog by clicking on the link below. CCAC offers three sorts of GRANTS to eligible associations and individuals for inclusion of LIVE EVENT CAPTIONING. And … Continue reading CCAC Offers Grants for Captioning.
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How’s Your Hearing? Maybe Not as Good as You Think.
If you think your hearing is fine, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) should make you think again. One in 4 people ages 20 to 69 who reported that their hearing was good to excellent were found to have hearing damage. This kind of "hidden hearing loss" doesn't show … Continue reading How’s Your Hearing? Maybe Not as Good as You Think.
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 