July 28, 2022. ADA Remarks by Jerry Bergman during "Disability Rights in New York State" Sponsored by the NYS Division of Human Rights on July 28, 2022. In association with the New York Association on Independent Living, the Hearing Loss…
Read More Celebrating 32nd Anniversary of ADA in New York State
Hello again! Hope all is well! I have been busy changing things around the house gearing up for the end of fall and beginning of winter. Hard to believe winter is just around the corner. I have been busy with…
How’s it going? I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the outdoors. Camping season is drawing to a close soon for my family and me. I’m not sure where the summer went but I can say we made the…
"We Hear You" is a one-hour documentary about hearing loss, the invisible disability that impacts 430 million people worldwide. The film won the "Best Film on Disability" category in the June 2021 awards at the Cannes World Film Festival and has a…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zic7Z_Y3-cw An online advocacy seminar presented last month by our New York State Association was attended by over 300 people, according to HLAA’s national office. The event, “Hearing Accessibility and the Law: Your Rights and How to Obtain Them,” was…
by Donna S. Wayner, Ph.D. I have been intrigued by hearing loss since childhood. When term papers were required in high school and college, I researched issues related to hearing and hearing impairment. Then, an advanced degree in Audiology placed me in…
HLAA will convene & host a Patient-Focused Drug Development (PFDD) mtg. on May 25, with permission from the FDA on sensorineural hearing loss and its impact on daily life. Webinar on April 8. Register: http://bit.ly/3r2DOG1
by Dr. Katrina Stidham. I have been a practicing neurotologist for 20 years. During that time, many significant changes have occurred in the management of hearing loss. Technology has taken leaps and bounds. Hearing aids have transitioned from analog to digital technology with…
Read More Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implants in the Advanced Elder Population
The World Report on Hearing (WRH), developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution (WHA70.13), adopted in 2017, provides guidance for Member States to integrate ear and hearing care into their national health plans. "Based on the best available…
Do you believe that hearing loss is accurately represented in mainstream media? If your answer is no, you will want to see the one-hour documentary, "We Hear You" next month when it is released. It was created over the past…
Read More New Documentary on Hearing Loss Experience: April 2021
