Groups related to Assistive Listening Devices & Apps
Event
ATIA 2025 Conference
The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) will host its 2025 conference in Orlando, Florida, with additional virtual participation options. This annual event brings together professionals, educators, caregivers, and individuals with disabilities to explore the latest advancements in assistive technology.
News releases
Apple introduces groundbreaking health features to support conditions impacting billions of people
Submitted by ICAAT Tech Forum on
On September 9, 2024, Apple Inc announced hearing health features coming to AirPods Pro 2, which provide the world’s first all-in-one hearing health experience including a clinical-grade, over-the-counter Hearing Aid feature. Included in these new features is Hearing Protection to help users prevent exposure to loud environmental noise while preserving the sound signature of what they’re listening…
Event
Discover AuraCast with Tom Kaufman
In this HLAA Boston Chapter meeting, discover how the emergence of Auracast, a groundbreaking Bluetooth technology, can revolutionize hearing accessibility. This session delves into Auracast's potential for direct-to-hearing-aid streaming and how it complements existing hearing loop systems.
Webpages/Websites
Guide to Available Assistive Listening Technologies
Submitted by ICAAT Tech Forum on
The International Hearing Loop Manufacturers Association (IHLMA) created a guide to and comparison of Available Assistive Listening Technologies (2021). In the guide, IHLMA notes: “People with hearing loss of all levels, frequently exhibit a disproportionate amount of difficulty understanding speech in the presence of noise. This is especially the case in situations where desired speech signals…
Discussion
Group Conversations: Who is speaking?
Submitted by ICAAT Tech Forum on
Conversations in group settings can be a challenge for individuals with hearing loss. Someone starts talking about a subject and at some point another person may ask a question or add information about that topic. Another person may ask a different question or introduce an entirely different topic. The discussions can change from topic to topic and back again. Oftentimes, people with hearing loss…
Discussion
Consumers lack information to access effective communication
Submitted by Mary Jarrett on
PR is needed to educate consumers about Assistive Listening Systems. The following was just posted on a forum I follow which is an example of story showing the needs of consumers: “I bought a pair of Resound Omnia hearing aids about 6 months ago.I would describe my hearing loss as between mild to moderate and dont wear them all he time.When I do wear them it is listening to a speaker in an…
Discussion
Consumers lack information to access effective communication
Submitted by Mary Jarrett on
PR is needed to educate consumers about Assistive Listening Systems. The following was just posted on a forum I follow which is an example of story showing the needs of consumers: “I bought a pair of Resound Omnia hearing aids about 6 months ago.I would describe my hearing loss as between mild to moderate and dont wear them all he time.When I do wear them it is listening to a speaker in an…
Webpages/Websites
#DidYouKnow: The Americans with Disabilities Act has an official website - ADA.gov
Submitted by ICAAT Tech Forum on
ADA.gov is the official website of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), operated by the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. It serves as a hub for information on the ADA, which is a law that protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination in many areas of public life, such as employment, transportation, public accommodations, and access to state and local…
