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The XR Access Symposium was held virtually June 10-11, 2021. This report was compiled by the organizers based on notes and presentations from the symposium.

You can find information about LE Audio on the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) website. The Bluetooth SIG, based in Kirkland, WA (outside Seattle), is a not-for-profit trade association with over 36,000 member companies working to advance Bluetooth technology in a variety of markets and solutions. The link provided below under 'Related Websites' is a starting point for exploring the…

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced LE Audio, their “Next Generation of Bluetooth Audio.” You can read the full press release at the Business Wire link below under 'Related Websites.'

In this blog post, Nick Hunn discusses the current state and future of the hearables industry and market, which essentially got its start a mere six years ago. Nick Hunn is a self-described technology strategist and wireless evangelist. He also chairs the Hearing Aid Working Group in the Bluetooth SIG.

How can employers support their employees with hearing loss? In this article from Forbes Magazine, Cheryl Goodwin, Head of Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility at Sony, discusses four ways that companies can design internal systems that help employees with hearing loss feel supported.

Face masks are a critical tool in slowing the spread of COVID-19, but they also make communication more difficult, especially for people with hearing loss. Face masks muffle high-frequency speech sounds and block visual cues. Masks may be especially frustrating for teachers, who will be expected to wear them while teaching in person this fall. Fortunately, not all masks affect sound in the same…

In the United States, most people with hearing loss do not receive hearing health care. This research symposium highlights some of the latest advances in delivering hearing care to communities traditionally unserved by clinic-based hearing care, including remote Alaska villages, older adults along the U.S.-Mexico border, and low-income older adults in Baltimore. In these settings, care is provided…

Sometimes, acoustics can be surprising. Like when a big space is noisier with fewer people in it. This blog from Kathi Mestayer, a staff writer for Hearing Health magazine, helps us understand why.