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Hearing Loss
- Do You Suspect You Have a Hearing Loss?
- Profound Unilateral Hearing Loss
- You and Your Hearing Health Professional
- Using the Telephone When You Have a Hearing Loss
- Enjoying Television When You Have a Hearing Loss
- Restaurant Strategies When You Have Hearing Loss
- Toxic Drugs that Can Cause Hearing Loss
- Communication Strategies
Hearing Aids
- Important Tips Before Buying Hearing Aids
- Financial Assistance for Buying Hearing Aids
- Popular Brands of Hearing Aids
- The Telecoil: Plugging into Sound
Caregivers and Parent Resources
Hearing Dogs
- Hearing Dog Training Programs
Cochlear Implants
- How does a Cochlear Implant Work?
- Am I Ready for a Cochlear Implant?
- How Do I Go About Getting a Cochlear Implant?
- Insurance Coverage for Your Cochlear Implant
Assistive Listening Devices and Technology
How to File a Closed Captioned Complaint
- Cable TV Contacts
- Local TV Station Contacts
Interpreters and Transliterators
- Tips for Working with Interpreters
- Tips for Working with Cued Speech Transliterators
(from the National Cued Speech Association)
The following Tip Sheets are from the ADA Information Center:
www.adainfo.org and the DOJ's ADA website:
- Providing Sign Language Interpreters
- Working with Sign Language Interpreters in the Medical Setting
- Tax Incentives for Providing Accommodations
- Working with Individuals with Disabilities
The following Standard Practice Papers are from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID):
- Professional Sign Language Interpreters
- Team Interpreting
- Certified Deaf Interpreters
- Deaf-Blind Interpreting
- Oral Transliterating
- Healthcare Settings
- Mental Health Settings
- Legal Settings
- Video Remote Settings
Technology Fact Sheets
Phones
- Amplified Telephones - Geemarc AMPLI500 Amplified Speakerphone - Serene HD60 Amplified Telephone
- Captioned Telephones - CapTel 840i - CapTel 2400i
Signaling Devices
- Doorbell/Alarm Clock Combination - CentralAlert 360 Signaler
- Baby Crying Signaler -
- Smoke Alarms - First Alert Visual Smoke Alarm , Gentex Smoke Alarm
- Door Bell Signaler - Trine Wireless Doorbell
- Alarm Clock - The Sonic Boom Alarm Clock and Bedshaker
Amplifiers
- In-Line Amplifier for Phones - Clarity HA40 Portable Amplifier
- Portable Telephone Amplifiers - Portable Telephone Amplifier
- Personal Amplifiers - Comfort Duett - POCKETALKER Ultra - POCKETALKER PRO System
Music and Television
- Television Devices - Enjoying TV When you Have a Hearing Loss - Digital TV and Captioning Questions