Cochlear Americas announced that its podcast, “Hearing Health Today,” is set to return for a second season after hearing health professionals tuned in “more than 4,000 times during the first season.” The first episode of Season 2 will be available August 31, 2021.
CI CAN is a new initiative designed to amplify ACI Alliance’s ongoing efforts with grassroots advocacy. Anyone who has or needs a cochlear implant or supports others may join the network, with ACI Alliance staff and volunteers providing training and guidance.
In a series of videos, the “Hear Well. Stay Vital.” campaign shows the importance of hearing health to pursuing and staying engaged with activities that ignite your passion, such as dance, music, or enjoying grandchildren.
The American Cochlear Implant Alliance will host the premiere of ‘The Listening Project’, a documentary co-created by audiologist and frequent ‘Hearing Review’ contributor Jane Madell, and Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky. The film profiles 15 young adults who were born deaf but can now hear, thanks to cutting-edge technologies, including cochlear implants.
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McKinley is co-chair of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus. He is the only Member of Congress with a cochlear implant and is an “active and effective advocate” for hearing healthcare issues, according to the announcement.
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The American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance announced it has published a new blog, “An Octogenarian’s Cochlear Implant Journey,” following the process of Bruce Sloane, an 82-year-old man who thought he wasn’t a candidate for a cochlear implant.
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The American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance announced it has published a new blog, “An Octogenarian’s Cochlear Implant Journey,” following the process of Bruce Sloane, an 82-year-old man who thought he wasn’t a candidate for a cochlear implant.
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CI 2018 will take place March 7-10, 2018 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC.
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I was pleasantly surprised at how the content of this meeting captured and held my attention, introducing me to a broader scope of information and overlap with hearing aids.
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ACI Alliance is partnering with American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) to offer funding for a $25,000 research grant on the societal costs of deafness.
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Consumers are invited to HLAA2017, a communication-accessible educational program and trade show for people with hearing loss, hosted by the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the organization announced.
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The American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance released a set of resources about cochlear implants in honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed a bill to reauthorize federal newborn hearing screening programs for the next five years, the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) announced. The ACI Alliance is a nonprofit organization that advocates for improved access for cochlear implants.
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The CI2017 Pediatric Symposium will be held July 26-29, 2017 in San Francisco. Co-organized by the American Cochlear Implant Alliance, the Stanford University School of Medicine, and University of California San Francisco, the Symposium features a multi-specialty group of clinicians, educators and scientists exploring current topics having the greatest impact on improving pediatric cochlear implant outcomes. This year’s central topics will focus on music, technology, cognition, outcomes, indications, and delivery.
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Call for papers for the 15th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children (CI2017), which will be held July 26-29, 2017 in San Francisco, Calif. The CI2017 Symposium is considered the premier cochlear implant meeting in 2017.
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ACI Alliance has published a new online step-by-step guide for consumers, parents and professionals on the cochlear implant (CI) process. The guide is available for free on the ACI Alliance website.
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ACI Alliance has published a new online resource on insurance coverage for cochlear implants (CI) including employer plans, Medicare and Medicaid, SS disability eligibility, and traditional insurance, as well as some “non-traditional” funding sources.
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The ACI Alliance recently profiled Neil Maes, an 11-year-old boy who was born deaf, but has worked hard to develop spoken language. His mastery of spoken language is so successful that in May 2016 he competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC.
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