Neuromod Devices' Lenire, a bimodal neuromodulation device, has received De Novo approval from the FDA to treat tinnitus. According to the company, Lenire is the first of its kind to receive FDA approval.
Early in Dr Michael McKee's career, one of his patients, who was deaf, died from a heart attack. It led him to study how to prevent it from happening to others. That tragic event might not have happened, he said, if there had been “accessible community health education programs to allow for deaf individuals to learn ways to improve their health and to recognize common danger signs of serious health conditions.”
The American Academy of Audiology (AAA), the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA), and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced that they have endorsed this legislation as a “top priority to ensure expedient and optimal hearing and balance health care for the older adult population in the United States.”
Audiology leader and advocate Eric Hagberg, AuD, passed away on July 24. Among his many professional accomplishments, Dr Hagberg served as president of the ADA, was a respected clinician and private practice owner, and co-authored of the “Berger Fitting Method,” considered to be the first prescriptive fitting procedure.
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The landmark civil rights legislation, which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by then-President George H. W. Bush.
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Two letters were sent to the FCC supporting these standards: one from Reps. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Don Young (R-Alaska), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, and one from Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
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The complaint asserts the governor is in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and calls upon him to begin using ASL interpreters immediately, according to an announcement on the DRF website.
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In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) announced that it will be holding its annual convention online, and present AuDacity 2020: Forge Ahead & Forge Ahead Down Under, on October 16-17, 2020, in collaboration with Independent Audiologists Australia (IAA) and Independent Audiologists New Zealand (IANZ).
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Contestants must be members of the Student Academy of Doctors of Audiology (SADA) in good standing and must be enrolled at an accredited university at some time during calendar year 2020 (2020 graduates are encouraged to participate).
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The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) has published guidelines for telehealth procedures that can be provided with existing technologies—such as hearing aid checks and examinations—as well as those that will require special equipment or technology, like pure-tone audiometry and diagnostic analysis of cochlear implants.
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The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) announced it is now accepting Letter of Intent submissions for the 2020 Student Business Plan Competition.
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If you are working from home or attending school remotely via online coursework, emergency or no emergency, you still have a right to meetings and online coursework that is accessible.
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A federal lawsuit against the Somerville, New Jersey borough and its police department brought by a deaf woman has resulted in the police department agreeing to contact a sign language interpreter when dealing with deaf or hard-of-hearing people.
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The reliance of some hospitals on video remote interpreting (VRI Technology) as a way to comply...
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A new app called Jeenie, available for iOS or Android users, provides access to an ASL interpreter...
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On December 12, 2019, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 3, which includes Section 602...
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The Leo Doerfler Award, the ADA’s “most prestigious honor,” recognizes a private-practice audiologist who has demonstrated outstanding clinical services in the community throughout his or her career.
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Starting Thursday in National Harbor, Md, this year’s ADA convention schedule is particularly packed with special sessions for audiologists who work with older adults, in addition to the usual wide variety of business-oriented sessions that help independent hearing care practice owners build their businesses.
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