Thu, July 11, 7pm – 8pm
Hilyard Community Center 2580 Hilyard St., Eugene, OR
Come join us for a summer ICE CREAM SOCIAL! Take a break from the heat, and enjoy some time to kick back and relax with good friends. The event is free for each member and one guest. Non-members only $3
Author Archives: Caitlyn Larson
National Convention is Here
It’s finally here – the 2013 Convention! The schedule is jam-packed with workshops and demo presentations; the sold-out Exhibit Hall has your favorite vendors and plenty of news ones too; several social events, and more. Now is the time to take a closer look and plan your time – you’ll be glad you did!
Advice From a Hard of Hearing Grandma
They say the best part of being a parent is becoming a grandparent. I’m sure that’s true for many people, but as a new grandma I’m still ironing out some of the kinks. (Note: Although my husband and I have only one 17-year-old child together, he is the father of four, one of whom made me an earlier-than-expected grandmother. They call me GG, for Grandma Gael, and we don’t use the ‘step’ word.) Continue reading
Take Part in Research on Music and Hearing Aids
New Research: Listening to Music Through Hearing Aids
Professor Brian Moore and his team at Cambridge University, including Ph.D. students Marina Salorio-Corbetto and Sara Madsen, are studying how hearing loss affects the perception and enjoyment of music and how music listening is influenced by the use of hearing aids.
Hearing aid designers have always prioritized making speech more audible and intelligible in both quiet and noisy situations, especially in modern digital hearing aids. However, people often use their hearing aids to listen other kinds of sounds, in particular music – including some professional musicians. Hearing aids that are optimized for listening to speech may not be ideal for listening to music and some musicians complain that their digital hearing aids are not as good as their old analogue aids when it comes to listening to music. Continue reading
FCC Issues New Order on Captioned Telephones
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an emergency Order regarding Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Services (IP CTS).
The FCC is alarmed that usage of IP CTS has risen dramatically. They are concerned that the fund which serves all Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) will run short this year if they do not do something immediately.
HLAA has made multiple visits to the FCC to provide them with information about the people who use IP CTS. We believe that there are many people with hearing loss who need and are well served by IP CTS. HLAA has said for years that there is a great untapped market for this service, a huge number of people who could benefit from it but who have never even heard of CTS. We look to the FCC to ensure all those baby boomers who are aging into their hearing loss and can no longer use an amplified phone will be well served by CTS in the coming years. Continue reading