Apple AirPods2 offer a Hearing Test, Clinical-Grade Hearing Assistance, and Hearing Protection for those with mild to moderate hearing loss.
More information here: https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/hearing-health/
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FCC Approves Hearing Aid Compatibility Order
In October, the FCC ruled that 100% of cellphones sold in the US need to be hearing aid/CI compatible over next 2-3 1/2 years, making it easier for those with hearing loss to purchase a compatible device.
Introducing Phonak’s Audéo Sphere Infinio
Phonak is diving deep into AI (artificial intelligent) and DNN (deep neural network). Starting today, August 7, 2024, The Infinio is available in the US.
Covid and Hearing Loss in Young Adults
Covid is associated with increased risk for hearing loss in young adults despite vaccination.
The recent study is in Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine journal.
Hearing Impaired Hockey Prospect
Philadelphia Flyer’s prospect Noah Powell is hearing impaired. His former NHL trainer says “it’s never really held him back”. Read the whole story here:
Research Subjects Wanted
The University of Colorado wants to learn how to improve emergency care access for people with communication disabilities. They’re looking for people who are 18 years or older, live in the US, have a communication disability (hearing loss counts!), received emergency or urgent care in the past 5 years.
If that’s you, they’re asking for 45-60 minutes of your time over Zoom. Compensation will be provided.
Interested? Contact: [email protected]
Brad’s HLAA Conference Day 1 Recap!
HLAA Boston’s Technology Director, Brad McKenna, has had T-coils in every set of his hearing aids for twenty years. But he’s only started using them. At the HLAA Conference in Phoenix, he got to use them with a hearing loop for the first time.
Read about that experience and other great stuff that he’ll be helping the chapter roll out in the coming months here: https://bradmckenna.wordpress.com/2024/07/08/hlaa-conference-day-1
Open Caption Performances at The Opera House
The following shows will have Open Captions. You can purchase tickets when they become available by going to their accessibility page.
LES MISÉRABLES
Saturday, August 17, 2024
2:00 PM
MAMMA MIA!
Saturday, September 28, 2024
2:00 PM
& JULIET
Saturday, November 9, 2024
2:00 PM
PETER PAN
Saturday, January 25, 2025
2:00 PM
FUNNY GIRL
Saturday, February 8, 2025
2:00 PM
SHUCKED
Saturday, April 12, 2025
2:00 PM
THE BOOK OF MORMON
Sunday, April 27, 2025
1:00 PM
BACK TO THE FUTURE
Saturday, July 12, 2025
2:00 PM
THE WIZ
Saturday, August 16, 2025
2:00 PM
Gael Hannon on Self-Forgiveness
Oh darn, I did it again. I slid into bluffing mode!
Hey, the conversation was a nightmare to follow – it was noisy and I didn’t know the people very well. There were several things I could have done to not bluff, but they involved time, disruption, and putting more value on the casual conversation than I was prepared to give.
Gael Hannon
That’s how Gael’s post begins. It’s got some good tips if you’ve found yourself in a similar situation. You read the rest of the article to find out what they are.
Self-Driving Cars Study Participants Wanted
Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Departments of Family Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation are reaching out to people with disabilities to see if they are interested in participating in our study. The goal of this study is to learn more about what people with disabilities think about and want from autonomous vehicles (AVs), which are cars that drive with little or no human involvement. This research could help make AVs easier to use for people with disabilities.
Here’s the flyer. It has a different ways to contact them if you’re interested.