Arkansas Senate Bill 118 will empower audiologists to deliver comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitative services that align with their education, training, and current national standards.
Kathy Dowd, AuD, provides an update on what we know about diabetes and hearing loss, as well as her and colleagues' advocacy efforts to inform consumers, hearing care professionals, and medical professionals about this important topic.
Southern California Permanente Medical Group and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide at one of their facilities a qualified sign language interpreter or other appropriate form of auxiliary aid or service to a deaf patient, according to an announcement on the US Department of Justice (DOJ) website.
There were several audiology-related provisions included in the Act, which include Medicare payments and billing.
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The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) will kick off its annual convention online on Friday morning, October 16. This year’s virtual event focuses on “Design Thinking” and offers a wide variety of exceptional interactive feature presentations, keynotes, expert panels, live workshops, on-demand webinars, and an industry showcase.
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Starkey announced its sponsorship of AuDacity 2020’s student education activations, happening October 16 and 17. The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) has partnered with Independent Audiologists Australia and Independent Audiologists New Zealand to host the two-day-long event with virtual panel discussions, presentations, workshops, and exhibits.
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According to Cochlear, the campaign is supported by 10 hearing health nonprofit and industry partners, and establishes a simple, common metric—defined as 20 decibels in each ear—to help simplify the ongoing conversation and actions related to monitoring hearing health and treating hearing loss, especially among adults 55 years of age and older.
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ADA, the Independent Audiologists Australia (IAA), and the Independent Audiologists New Zealand (IANZ) are working together to deliver AuDacity Forge Ahead & Forge Ahead Down Under!
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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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