1. Hearing Loss and Communication Access 1 Cheryl D. Davis, Ph.D Regional Resource Center on Deafness http://www.wou.edu/~davisc

2. The Agenda How does a partial hearing loss affect what one hears? What are the listening requirements in various adult settings? What are the possible accommodations? How do I match the accommodation to the needs of the individual in that setting? 2

3. The Importance of the Topic 3

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6. What do we hear? 6

7. Hearing loss reduces our ability to make these distinctions. 7

8. Myths & Misunderstandings 8

9. Example: Conversation vs. Lecture 9

10. What can we hear? 10

11. In looking a a ma ing of common ee ound by requen y or i and de ibel (dB) or loudne, i can be een a even a mild igh requen y lo mean e individual lo e e ound. 11 74% of the letters remain but only 43% of the words are intact.

12. The Hearing Mechanism 12

13. Hearing Aids/Cochlear Implants 13

14. Hearing Loss or Deaf Gain? 14

15. No ALD With ALD Why aren’t CIs or Hearing Aids enough? 15

16. Coping: Self-Accommodation 16

17. Possible Accommodations 17

18. Transmitter & Receiver Systems 18

19. Personal Amplifiers 19

20. FM system includes: 20

21. FM systems: 21

22. Microphones 22

23. L istening Options 23

24. New Technologies

26. Outdated!

27. Text Relay

28. Video Relay Service

29. Mobile Devices

30. Applications … aka … Apps

31. Accessible Apps

32. Accessible Apps: Video Relay

33. Accessible Apps: Text Relay

34. Accessible Apps: Captioned Calls

35. Accessible Apps: Written Communication

36. Accessible Apps: Sound

37. Providing Access: CapTel

38. Providing Access: UbiDuo

39. Providing Access: Electronic Portfolios

40. Providing Access: Video Conferencing

43. Impact?

44. Example Scenarios:

45. Example Scenarios

46. Why is Technology a Big Deal?

47. Considerations: Each individual is unique. What works for one person will not necessarily work for another Some people adapt to change and new technologies easier than others Many of these applications and products are still relatively new and need time to work out all the kinks

48. Considerations: Language preference of the individual Technology available (high speed internet?) Cost

49. Accessibility: Alerting Devices

50. Alerting Devices: Bed Alarms

51. Alerting Devices: An Example

52. Accessibility: Amplification Products

53. Accessibility: Amplification

54. Questions? Comments? help@pepnet.org

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