Why Hard-of-Hearing Music Fans Prefer a Different Sound
Researchers studied the impact of hearing loss on subjects’ enjoyment of music by playing different music mixes to those with hearing loss.
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RIT Press Releases ‘A Shining Beacon,’ Detailing 50-Year History of National Technical Institute
Seen through the perspectives of selected contributors, “A Shining Beacon” is said to illuminate the multifaceted experiences of NTID’s students, faculty, and staff, covering topics as varied as deaf culture, the performing arts, student leadership, and more.
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Texas Music Festival to Host Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Accessible Concert in May
In recognition of May's Better Hearing & Speech Month, the Good Vibrations Music & Arts Festival (GVMAF) will host the first fully-encompassing deaf and hard-of-hearing accessible concert on May 20, 2017 at the 1850 Settlement in San Antonio, Texas. Ticket sales and festival commissions will benefit Texas-based nonprofit, Aid the Silent.
Are Women Better Than Men at Explaining Hearing Loss?
A survey of patients in a hearing clinic found that women were two times more likely than men to tell others about their hearing loss, and also to explain how others might help improve communication.
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Dentist Uses Special Strategies to Provide Dentistry for People with Hearing Loss
Dentist Sabrina Magid-Katz, DMD, uses American Sign Language (ASL) and special strategies to accommodate deaf and hard-of-hearing patients in her Harrison, NY, dental practice.
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Back to Basics: What Is the Best Musical Instrument for My Child Who Is Hard of Hearing?
Dr Chasin discusses how the clarinet and wind instruments compare as musical instruments for people who are hard of hearing.
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Yahoo Expands Video Captioning for Deaf, Hard of Hearing
Yahoo has added video captioning to an expanding number of videos from partners including The New York Times, The Associated Press, Reuters, and more to increase digital accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
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Research: The Effect of Hearing Loss on the Communication Partner
In a recent JAAA article, Rebecca Kamil and Frank Lin provide a systematic review of literature about how hearing loss in older adults affects their communication partners. Not surprisingly, what emerges is evidence of restricted social life, burden in communication, and poorer quality of life and relationship satisfaction.
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ADCO Hearing Products Changes Ownership
ADCO Hearing Products transferred ownership in November 2014, and new owner Abby Armijo plans to continue ADCO’s history of great products and services, while expanding its offerings throughout next year.
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HLAA Signs Agreement on Nationwide Movie Captioning
An initiative amongst five organizations has led to documents being filed with the US Department of Justice that help improve access to movies in US theaters for deaf and hard of hearing people. The HLAA, NAD, ALDA, and AG Bell met with representatives from the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) to hammer out the agreement on movie captioning.
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New TV Sound System for Hard of Hearing
A University of Southampton researcher has developed a TV loudspeaker system that helps people with hearing problems listen to television without affecting the sound for other viewers.
Read MoreNSF Awards Grant for Study on Negative Stereotypes of Deaf Students
NTID was awarded a three-year, $534,204 grant from the National Science Foundation with a collaborative sub-award to the University of Rochester to determine if stereotypes affect the way deaf and hard-of-hearing students perform in mathematics.
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Software for Google Glass Provides Captions for Hard-of-Hearing Users
A team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology has created speech-to-text software for Google Glass that helps hard-of-hearing users with everyday conversations. According to the research team that designed the Captioning on Glass software system, a hard-of-hearing person wears Glass while a second person speaks directly into a smartphone. The speech is converted to text, sent to Glass and displayed on its heads-up display.
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Hamilton Relay Provides Captioned Telephone Relay Service in the District of Columbia
Starting in October 2014, Hamilton Relay is providing Captioned Telephone Relay Service (CTRS) for the District of Columbia.
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Marvel’s Newest Super Hero Has Hearing Loss
On October 18, 2014, the Ear Institute at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) hosted an event by the Children’s Hearing Institute (CHI) and Marvel Custom Solutions to uncover the identity of Sapheara, a new girl super hero with cochlear implants.
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Infographic: Famous People with Hearing Loss
From Beethoven to Thomas Edison to William Hoy, many well-known people who made huge contributions to society lived and thrived by turning their “impairments” into improvements.
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Williams Sound Teams with University of Minnesota to Present 2014 Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Day
The University of Minnesota recently hosted more than 100 deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students, teachers, and parents for its seventh annual Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Day. Williams Sound was there to help with its Digi-Wave wireless communication systems.
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