This blog post is the second in a series on how organizations might secure funding for small projects such as an assistive listening system. Read “Raising Money 101 – Funding An Assistive Listening System”.
Beginning July 6, guests with visual disabilities will be able to explore Disneyland Park in a whole new way through an enhanced Disney-designed device that provides detailed audio description of outdoor areas. This feature compliments the audio description inside Disneyland and Disney California Adventure parks’ attractions and theaters that was launched over a year ago.
Are you aware of the recent changes to the ADA Standards as it relates to assistive listening devices? I can appreciate how that the guidelines can be complex to navigate and understand.
The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is proud to announce it has joined forces with AARP in a new hearing education and awareness effort for those over 50 at risk of hearing loss.
In many circles Distance Learning is seen as an alternative to Classroom Instruction. Distance learning certainly addresses some of the limitations of classroom instruction, in particular the barriers of “at this time and in this place.” Distance learning can eliminate one or both, but not without its own costs.
As people with hearing loss we can be excused from jury duty. But is that what we want to do or should be doing? We have fought long and hard for our rights to access in all aspects of society. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II that covers courts requires that accommodations be made for us to serve. Why fight for these rights if we don’t have the confidence to use them? Not to mention our civic duty.
After the Golden Globe nominations were announced, I was intrigued by one of the films nominated: “The King’s Speech.” I thought I’d treat my family to a captioned showing of a first run film during the holidays. So, I visited the website http://www.captionfish.com/ to see if a theater nearby had a captioned showing. Well, much to my dismay not only did I fail to find either an open or closed captioned showing, I found that the movie has not been captioned at all for theatrical release. So much for my holiday treat for the family.
Every year at this time, we commemorate the anniversary of our organization. In 1979, Founder Howard E. Rocky Stone founded the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) as Self Help for Hard of Hearing People.
Ambassador for Hear the World: Take That, photographed by Bryan Adams holding the Hear the Worldpose – with one hand cupped behind their ear to convey conscious hearing.
I admit it, I never had my hearing checked until a few weeks ago. That’s kinda ironic for a guy who provides assistive listening solutions! It wasn’t a surprise to me that I have significant hearing loss in my left ear and some age related hearing loss on my right side. Like most people, I wasn’t that interested in using hearing aids. My “perception” was that they are for “old” people. Of course, now that I’m 55 years old, my definition of “old” keeps changing…. None the less, it’s just not that exciting to think about wearing hearing aids.
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