FCC Establishes Effective Dates for IP CTS Registration and Certification
Wed, 09/10/2014 On August 26, 2013, the Commission adopted the Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) Reform Order, adopting, among other things, new registration and certification...
View ArticleNational Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week (Sept. 8-14)
Fri, 09/12/2014 NARUC, the Federal Communications Commission, and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates are designating September 8-14- the first week after Labor Day - as...
View ArticleWhere (in the Human Body) Venture Capital Is Going
Tue, 09/23/2014 What body parts are seeing the most striking rise in venture-capital funding? The answer in recent years has been the eyes and ears, as investors have poured money into treatments for...
View ArticlePSAPs - Consumer Attitudes
Tue, 10/21/2014Personal Sound Amplification Products: A Study of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior A new study released by the Consumer Electronics Association of adult Americans with hearing loss,...
View ArticleEmerging Issues in Cochlear Implantation
Tue, 10/21/2014 The American Cochlear Implant Alliance has just published their proceedings from its first symposium. The proceedings are intended to be a general resource for anyone in hearing health...
View ArticleFCC Hosts Tutorial October 28 on Smartphones
Tue, 10/21/2014 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will host a live and online tutorial on October 28, 2014, on how to protect smartphones and other mobile devices – and the data on them –...
View ArticleVoters with Disabilities
Tue, 11/04/2014 The U.S. Department of Justice announced it has published a new technical assistance publication about federal laws that protect the rights of voters with disabilities, including the...
View ArticleFCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel: The Future of the Web
Tue, 11/04/2014 FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel provided remarks on October 29, 2014, on technology accessibility and the World Wide Web. She said, in part: For me, the history of the Web is one...
View ArticleNew Disability Advisory Committee in the Works at the FCC
Tue, 11/04/2014 After years of serving on the disability working group on the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee, HLAA is pleased to report that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced the creation of a...
View ArticleDeaf-Blind Community Speaks Out Against Curtaining of IP Relay Services
Sat, 11/15/2014Helen Keller National Center and The American Association of the Deaf-Blind Seek Immediate Action to Prevent Service Disruption on November 14th That Threatens Ability of People Who Are...
View ArticleDOJ/U.S. Department of Education Issues a Joint Guidance on Meeting the...
Sat, 11/15/2014The Rights of Public School Students to Effective Communication November 12, 2014: The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division together with the U.S. Department of Education’s...
View ArticleCMS Final Rules Cover the Cost of Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices
Sat, 11/15/2014October 31, 2014: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that codifies the Medicare policy guidance when a device is not subject to the hearing aid...
View ArticlePotential to Restore Hearing?
Mon, 12/01/2014 The University of Michigan’s Michigan Today (November 24, 2014) publication has an article about scientists who are restoring the hearing of mice partly deafened by noise, using...
View ArticleJob Opening – AmeriCorps: Financial Stability Project Coordinator
Mon, 12/22/2014 FINANCIAL STABILITY PROJECT COORDINATORThis position is for an individual with a disability. The Washington Access Fund is collaborating with local, state, and national partners to...
View ArticleCan You Reverse Hearing Loss?
Fri, 01/09/2015Can You Really Reverse Hearing Loss? Drugmakers Try Gene Therapy By Simeon Bennett - Bloomberg Drugmakers have a slew of treatments for afflictions related to sex and drugs. Now they may...
View ArticleDisability Employment Advisory Committee Adds 17 Public Members
Tue, 01/13/2015WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced the 17 public members who will serve on the new Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for...
View ArticleTSA Serves People with Disabilities
Tue, 01/13/2015TSA Cares is a helpline for travelers with disabilities and medical conditions. TSA Cares agents have received training to provide callers with specific information about the screening...
View ArticleFCC Consumer Help Center
Tue, 01/13/2015HLAA Applauds the New FCC Consumer Help Center to Empower Consumers and Streamline Complaints Consumers got a New Year’s gift from the FCC. Acting Bureau Chief Kris Monteith joined with...
View ArticleAlaskan Judge with Hearing Loss
Thu, 01/15/2015Anchorage Lawyer with Hearing Loss Serves as one of Alaska’s Top Judges As the years passed, Chuck Ray struggled more and more with thoughts of what he would lose when his hearing...
View ArticleNew Focus: Drugs for Vertigo and Tinnitus
Thu, 01/15/2015From Vertigo to Tinnitus, Ear Ailments are New Focus for Drugs By Andrew Pollack, January 9, 2015, Business Day Driving to a meeting in 2008, Jay Lichter, a venture capitalist, suddenly...
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