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View Post: From the Desk of Dr. Yoder: Fall Weather and Hearing Awareness
3 Nov 2009 by Dr. Suzanne Yoder, Audiologist, LLC  
This month, November, I am celebrating Assistive Technology Month. My focus is on assistive devices for those with hearing loss and I have been scheduling demonstrations of the devices. My next demonstration is November 5, 2009 at the Three ... National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/noise.asp. American Academy of Audiology: Keeping the Sound Down: Educational Campaign Launched to ...
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View Post: Grants for Assistive Technology - Disaboom
6 Nov 2009 by artguydk  
Any hearing impaired person between the ages of newborn and twenty years, with financial need, may apply for a hearing aid. With proper application, other hearing devices, as needed, on an individual basis may be considered for funding. ... MDA is helping to pay for communications technology for people who are primarily affected with ALS, Friedreich's ataxia, and oculo-pharyngeal muscular disorder and over 30 other neuromuscular disorders which cause muscle weakness and ...
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View Post: Opportunities in Speech & Hearing Science
19 Oct 2009 by Best-Mature  
... assessment, and rehabilitation of hearing disorders. When a hearing loss exists, they determine the nature and extent of the hearing loss and recommend appropriate treatment, including hearing aids or other assistive devices. ...
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View Post: Get information on sleeping disorders - Sleep, Sleeping, And ...
25 Nov 2009 by Admin  
Exterior medical devices. Assistive/adaptive equipment. Augmentation devices. Ostomy supplies ***CPAP machines respirators*** Hearing aids. Cochlear implants. Tools for wheelchair disassembly/reassembly. Personal supplemental oxygen ...
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View Post: Career Opportunity in Speech & Hearing Science
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13 Jul 2009 by Anita   ...
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View Post: Lemon Laws For Consumer Products
20 hours ago by CreditGuru  
The devices that may be covered include wheelchairs, reachers, motorized scooters, walking products, stander assists, therapeutic seats, canes, walkers, crutches, hearing aids, eyeglasses, bath seats and certain computer products. ... have enacted specific local laws that mention “assistive devices/products.” Kansas, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon and Wyoming feel that these devices are covered in consumer protection laws, although they're not explicitly named. ...
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View Post: HLAA Chapter Development News: Letter to State and Chapter Leaders ...
11 Nov 2009 by Toni Barrient  
Establishment of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH), and * Introduction of assistive listening devices to Americans during the 1981 White House Conference on Aging. ... It is the time that we reflect on our past accomplishments and look forward to the future, and take pride in being the Hearing Loss Association of America. It is also the time when our Chapters from across the country celebrate Founders Day and assist in raising ...
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View Post: Disabilities Types: The Various Types of Disabilities « arch ...
15 Nov 2009 by David  
Technology has come a long way and various forms of assistive devices are now available for all these disability types. Help is provided in various forms to ease the load off individuals suffering from these various types of disabilities. ... Varying degrees of hearing aids are available to assists such individuals to hear well. Or completely deaf, when they are unable to listen to any kind of sound or noise. Sign language is often the only kind of language used to ...
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View Post: assistive devices for children with functional impairments: impact ...
10 Jan 2008 by Callier Library  
many adults use assistive devices to overcome functional impairments and enable them to participate in daily activities; however, such devices may be underutilized by children. each of the 54 studies reviewed in this report identified ...
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