(webinar) Ginevra Ralph reveals the methodology the Shedd Institute in Eugene, Oregon, uses in advocating for hearing loops in their community. She reviews a list of replicable tasks their looping committee feels are required for sustainable hearing loop advocacy. 2024 HLAA Diablo Valley Chapter (YouTube video, 1+ hour)
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(51 pages) The how-to advocacy guide has been created to help you get hearing loops installed in your community, at your place of worship, your workplace, your favorite arts venue, or even your doctor’s office. Whether you’re advocating for yourself, or a loved one, or because you understand that every person with a hearing loss
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(41 pages) Part 2 of the handbook You have decided to advocate for hearing loops. How do you start? You would not start an epic journey without a map and a plan. The same logic applies to getting hearing loops installed in your community. Because it is usually not as simple as asking a venue
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(53 pages) In this Handbook is everything — literally everything! — you will need to advocate effectively for hearing loops and better hearing assistance. Compiled by the passionate Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), Get in the Hearing Loop (GITHL) advocacy committee, you will find numerous documents and brochures that explain what hearing loops (technically
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(2 pages) By uploading photos of hearing loops (and FM and infrared systems) in Google Maps, you can show others that the business, organization, or institution has an assistive listening system (ALS). This helps others find and benefit from ALS.
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(2 pages) Google Maps has launched an accessibility attribute, Assistive Hearing Loops. We need your help getting the word out about how life-changing hearing loops are and helping people with hearing loss find and use them. Choose what you would like to do! 5 Actions You Can Take
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Postcard for patients to give to their audiologist. I need help with telecoils! Please advise me if my hearing instruments (hearing aid, cochlear implant, or bone conductive device) have telecoils. If they do, please activate and program them to use with an FM, infrared, or hearing loop assistive listening system (ALS). If I don’t have
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(2 pages) Patients need Bluetooth and telecoils. Many patients miss out because their audiologist didn’t educate them about using telecoils. Telecoils connect to assistive listening systems. Bluetooth connects to audio devices. PATIENTS NEED BOTH TODAY (2 pages)
2023 HLAA-Help Patients Hear In More Places With Telecoils AND Bluetooth Read More »
(2 pages) Did you know your clients must have telecoils in their hearing devices to use ADA mandated assistive listening technology effectively?
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