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Educational webinars are generally held on the third Wednesday of the month from 8 PM – 9 PM EST. From time to time we will also have product/service showcase webinars, which are sponsored presentations featuring a company's product of service, similar to an "infomercial." All webinars are recorded and captioned.
On April 17 at 8:00 PM, Bill Barkelely will talk about "Life Without Limits". It's not just a saying or part of a title; it is how Bill lives his life. Every year since 2007, Bill has undertaken a significant deaf-blind adventure to embrace and promote the No Barriers Life Elements. He has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, led deaf student expeditions to the Amazon, Grand Canyon and Machu Picchu, run two Boston Marathons, competed in the Adventure Team Challenge and has hiked the Camino de Santiago from France into Spain. His adventures have fueled his advocacy for those with hearing and vision loss around the world.
Check the latest schedule at: https://www.hearingloss.org/programs-events/webinars/schedule-recordings/.
Bill graduated from the University of Southern California in 1984 with a B.S. in Business Administration. For 25 years, Bill served as Director of Sales and Marketing at Steelcase, Inc., a Fortune 500 company. Bill currently travels the world as an adventurer and storyteller to promote education and awareness around hearing and vision loss. He is on the executive committee of the Hearing Loss Association of America (Grand Rapids chapter), serves on the board of directors of No Barriers USA and is a community ambassador for Hear the World.
You can view this and past webinars at any time. Link to:
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HLAA Webinars are scheduled with short notice, so check for the latest schedule at: https://www.hearingloss.org/programs-events/webinars/schedule-recordings/
Last month, former Chapter Board member, Brad Ingrao, Au.D., now an assistant professor at Nova Southeastern University, made the webinar presentation and took questions on a variety of hearing-related topics including hearing loss, hearing testing, hearing technology (hearing aids, hearing assistive technology, and implantable hearing systems), tinnitus and balance.
http://www.hearingloss.org/online-community/webinars/transcripts-replay-webinars
Brad Ingrao, Au.D., has been in clinical practice since 1992 in a variety of settings including academia, private practice, educational audiology, the VA and the hearing aid industry. He specializes in severe to profound hearing loss, including cochlear implants, musicians with hearing loss, and hearing assistive technologies. He has presented at professional and consumer conferences in 48 states and six countries in both English and American Sign Language.
He is a contributing author to the book Making Music with a Hearing Loss: Strategies and Stories, and is a regular columnist for Hearing Life, the official magazine of the Hearing Loss Association of America.
On September 19 from 8:00 – 9:00 PM HLAA will present its monthly Webinar. This month's topic is Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI).
The Webinar can be linked live at:
Ravi N. Samy, M.D. will be the presenter. He successfully implanted a cochlear implant (CI) in the right ear and an auditory brainstem implant (ABI) in the left ear of a patient named Jessica, making her one of the few patients in the country to have both. Dr. Samy is Chief of the Division of Otology/Neurotology at the University of Cincinnati / Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He is also the Program Director of the Neurotology Fellowship and Auditory Brainstem Implant and Cochlear Implant Program.
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The ABI was implanted with the CochlearTM Nucleus® 7, the first made-for-iPhone sound processor approved by the Food and Drug Administration. With the combination of the ABI and the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor, Jessica can stream phone calls, video, music and entertainment.
Tune in to learn about Jessica's unique case and as well as the CI/ABI program at the University of Cincinnati/ Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
HLAA conducts educational webinars for its members and constituents. There is no cost to attend webinars. All webinars are captioned and archived for access at the HLAA website. HLAA has found that member's schedules are busy but many go the archives to catch up on the topics that interest them. The website gives you the opportunity to do that. Check out the past topics when there.
July's Webinar is Kid Approved!
Live at 8:00 PM on July 19 http://www.hearingloss.org/content/webinars
The speaker is Tina Childress. Tina is an educational audiologist, technology and social media aficionado, late-deafened adult and bilateral cochlear implant recipient who is also fluent in ASL.
Smartphones, tablets and apps are not only prevalent in our personal lives but are also used in education as therapy and communication tools. This relatively new medium can provide accessibility such as captioning and video conferencing, measurements for loudness levels in different environments, activities for speech, language and auditory training and tutorials for learning sign language. This presentation provides an overview of how to leverage touch technology, what features are needed when working with deaf and hard of hearing students, as well as a sampling of apps and accessories and where to find free and discounted apps.
April go to http://www.hearingloss.org/content/webinars.
The presentation will be about Glenn's experience with tinnitus (and to a lesser extent Meniere's disease) and how he was eventually able to find relief from the ringing in his ears. When it comes to tinnitus, few people have been let down harder than those with hearing loss as many of the common treatment options, like sound masking, are simply not possible. But Glenn's story and his experience highlight a meditation-based approach that can work for anyone, regardless of their level of hearing. The goal of the presentation is to spread a message of hope to those suffering with tinnitus and hearing loss.
The Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 has sparked a great deal of debate and controversy. The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) is the only provider organization to support S.670/H.R. 1652, the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, and commends Senators Warren and Grassley, and Representatives Blackburn and Kennedy for their foresight in introducing this legislation, which if enacted, will remove unnecessary and burdensome barriers to hearing care for millions of Americans. Join us for this informative webinar and discover why ADA supports OTC hearing aids and the elimination of the medical clearance requirement for adult consumers.
The Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act is consistent with ADA's longstanding position to implement recommendations from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), which have both recommended making some types of hearing aids available over the counter and removing the requirement of a medical evaluation in order to allow millions more Americans to access hearing aids.
The availability of FDA-registered OTC hearing devices will allow consumers to make better informed decisions about their treatment options, and will also facilitate increased competition, enhance quality and improve transparency about the purchase of direct-to-consumer hearing amplification products.
This month's Webinar is a new product …. DITTO – the anti-gadget to "hear" your mobile phone!
Guest:
Neal Pecchenino
Date & Time:
Nov 2, 2016 – 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Ditto is something to free people from worrying about their smartphones and to be more present in life. Ditto is tiny and elegant. No buttons, switches, lights displays, or cables. Ditto is silent, discrete, and allows you to feel your phone from 50 to 100 feet away!
Ditto notifies you to calls, texts, emails, alarms, calendar updates, and even to a forgotten phone!
The user-friendly Ditto app allows you to customize exactly what notifications you receive while also filtering out unwanted distractions. If you only want to receive updates from a few special people in your life, Ditto makes it possible.
As with all Product/Service Showcase webinars, products and/or services presented are in no way to be construed as an endorsement by HLAA.
See more at https://dittowearable.com/pages/how-it-works.
Last Month's Webinar:
Dr. Beck is among the most prolific authors in audiology with 152 published articles and more than 1000 abstracts, interviews and op-eds written for the Academy (2008-2015) and Audiology Online (1999-2005) addressing a wide variety of audiology and professional topics. More information, a free copy of The Handbook of Intraoperative Monitoring and numerous PDFs are available at www.douglaslbeck.com.
Sep 21 2016 – 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Summary: Audiologists and other health professionals evaluate and manage tinnitus daily and can provide effective and useful management for up to 90% of all tinnitus patients. Taming tinnitus begins with a complete history and audiologic evaluation, and may involve multiple health care professionals – depending on the findings. In this webinar, we'll detail the types of tests which are useful to diagnose and manage the tinnitus patients (audiometric tests as well as questionnaires, medical consultations, radiographic studies and more), tinnitus classifications (subjective versus objective findings), treatments (medical, audiologic, psychological and more) and the vast multitude of wallet-biopsies, scams, snake-oil and "take the money and run" approaches found in newspapers, airline magazines, food stores and pharmacies.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation.
This month's Webinar features our own Joan Haber conducting an orientation for HLAA members from around the nation attending the HLAA Convention.
ALL THINGS CONVENTION
Jun 15 2016 – 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Summary: Joan will review the HLAA Convention 2016 Program and Exhibit Guide and highlight cool Convention events. Don't miss this opportunity to ask questions of this avid convention attendee
This Month's Webinar — May 18, 8:00 PM
Lauren E. Storck, Ph.D. is the founder and president of the CCAC (CCACaptioning.org), a non-profit organization of volunteer captioning advocates. As a clinician, teacher and consultant her publications span a variety of issues, including group, social, and international dynamics, leadership and online behavior, aging, women's issues, captioning studies and hearing loss. She has been deafened for 15 years.
Lauren will introduce the organization called the "Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning" or as many know it now, the CCAC, a non-profit registered in the U.S. with many global participants.
Neither a hearing loss nor deaf organization per se, the CCAC attracts many people with hearing loss, as well as many interested in education, literacy, languages, disabilities, technologies, and accessibility. She will address some of the pros and cons of an all-volunteer group, and the challenges of continuing captioning activism.
Mention will be made of an exciting first captioning conference as well as some information about the new IFHOH survey about captioning. Time for questions about advocacy will be welcome.
Many CCAC members also belong to long-established and important groups such as HLAA, ALDA, IFHOH, and more. Together, CCAC says, "Let's #captiontheworld."
Last month's Webinar on February 10 addressed a common question of HLAA members, affordable hearing aids.
The guest speakers were Allison Baker and Drew Wingert of Audicus. If you "dial it up" on the link above, they will walk you through the process of buying an affordable, high-quality hearing aid online. They will describe how people find their site, how Audicus representatives walk users through the purchasing process, and how the hearing aids are customized remotely. They will also discuss the new Audicus hearing screening app, which will allow people to assess their hearing from the comfort of home, and the newly released personal sound amplifier, the Solo.
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On January 15, Dr. Alison Freeman Ph.D. presented "I Survived the Holidays…Barely!"
Summary During this presentation, Dr. Freeman reviewed how we handled (or not) our hearing loss during the holidays. She will share both her personal and professional experiences in dealing with her lifelong hearing loss. This webinar looked at how we can better manage the challenges of hearing loss during stressful times in time for the next holiday and every day!
The eight webinars presented in the first half of 2015 are found below. One or more may be of specific interest to you.
Dec 16 2015 – 8:00pm – 9:00pm Guest Speaker Christine K. Cassel, M.D. Topic: 1 – Aging America and Hearing Loss: The PCAST Report Explained Webinar Files: Download PPT presentation [PDF] Webinar Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSseh4XAf50 Replay Christine Cassel's Webinar
Summary: Dr. Cassel will describe a recent study on improving hearing technologies for older adults, which was conducted by the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology (PCAST). PCAST specifically looked at how to support older adults with mild to moderate age-related hearing loss, which affects nearly half of people over the age of 60 and has major health and social impacts.
The report found multiple factors that limit people's access to hearing technologies—most notably, the high cost of hearing aids, but also the challenges that consumers face in shopping for best value. PCAST recommended a few key federal actions that it believed could improve access and reduce cost, and Dr. Cassel will summarize those recommendations in the webinar.
Nov 18 2015 – 8:00pm – 9:00pm Guest Speaker Margaret Wallhagen, Ph.D. and Anna Gilmore Hall Topic: HLAA Town Hall Meeting Webinar Files: Download PPT presentation (PDF) Webinar Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_9gMcpDyjE&feature=youtu.be Replay Meg and Anna's Webinar The Town Hall Meeting will be an opportunity for Anna and Meg to share some of the exciting activities occurring at the national level, as well as provide a forum to talk about opportunities and challenges occurring at the state and chapter levels. The Town Hall Meeting will provide a forum for discussion with people who join the webinar. Anna and Meg look forward to "talking and listening" with you on Wednesday, November 18th at 8 p.m. EST.
Nov 10 2015 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm Guest Speaker Diane Nens, Audiologist Topic: hi HealthInnovations: Improving the Access and Affordability of Hearing Health Care Webinar Files: Download PPT presentation [PDF] Webinar Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW73QFYb8wA Replay Diane Nens' Webinar Summary: Product Showcase Webinar – Hearing loss is a growing health issue, underdiagnosed, and treatment options many times expensive. hi HealthInnovations provides awareness of hearing loss, increased access to hearing testing, and reduced cost of hearing aids. The presentation will include how hi HealthInnovations is improving the access and affordability of hearing healthcare through their delivery model, access channels, services, products and customer support.
Nov 4 2015 – 7:00pm – 8:00pm Guest Speaker John Kinstler Topic: CapTel Captioned Telephone: See What Everyone is Talking About! Webinar Files: Download PPT presentation [PDF] Summary: Product Showcase Webinar – Learn about the exciting new developments in CapTel Captioned Telephone technology designed to help people with hearing loss enjoy telephone conversations with confidence. Ultratec, the inventor of captioned telephone technology, shares the latest advances in providing word-for-word captions during telephone calls.
Oct 21 2015 – 8:00pm – 9:00pm Guest Speaker Steven Gordon Topic: Equal Access to Health Care Services for Individuals with Disabilities Webinar Files:http://www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/HLAA%20Presentation%20Oct%2021%202015.pdf Webinar File – Download PPT presentation [PDF] Webinar Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L03mNe4_FQ Replay Steven Gordon's Webinar Summary: During this presentation, Mr. Gordon will discuss the legal principles under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that are applicable in health care settings, the Department of Justice's Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, and recent cases that have settled under this initiative.
Sep 16 2015 – 8:00pm – 9:00pm Guest Speaker Perry C. Hanavan, Au.D. Topic: A Smartphone Is a Hearing Assistive Technology Webinar Files:http://www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/ASmartphoneIsaHearingAssistiveTechnology.pdf Download PPT presentation [PDF] Webinar Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIcD2jJvm4s&feature=youtu.be Replay Perry Hanavan's Webinar Summary: A hearing aid or cochlear implant by itself is often not enough to hear conversations and alerting sounds. Numerous technologies are designed to help people with hearing loss enhance telephone communication, TV reception, hear alerting/warning sounds, and listen in various kinds of public venues. This presentation will focus on how one device, a smartphone, can serve as a hearing assistive technology.
Sep 8 2015 – 8:00pm – 9:00pm Guest Speaker Aimee Gross, M.S., CCC-A Topic: Introducing MED-EL's SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant System: In Sync with Natural Hearing Webinar Files:http://www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/Webinar_MED-EL_SYNCHRONY_slides.pdf Download PPT presentation [PDF] Webinar Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4JnrUrPXU4&feature=youtu.be Replay Aimee Gross' Webinar Summary: Product Showcase Webinar – This webinar is intended to introduce MED-EL's new SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant System. The SYNCHRONY CI System includes a number of new products, features, and functions. Discussion will include new technology available with the SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant, as well as proper use and care of the SONNET Audio Processor and WaterWear Accessory for RONDO.
Aug 19 2015 – 8:00pm – 9:00pm Guest Speaker Valerie Stafford-Mallis Topic: What a Person with Hearing Loss Needs to Know Before a Medical Encounter Webinar Files: http://www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/Webinar_8-21-2015_Stafford-Mallis.pdf Download PPT presentation [PDF] Webinar Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvDl9iyijNo&feature=youtu.be Replay Valerie Stafford-Mallis' Webinar
Dr. Cassel will describe a recent study on improving hearing technologies for older adults, which was conducted by the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology (PCAST). PCAST specifically looked at how to support older adults with mild to moderate age-related hearing loss, which affects nearly half of people over the age of 60 and has major health and social impacts.
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Sen. Harkin of Iowa, now retired, is still a firebrand advocate for hearing loss. He had a lot to do with movie and TV captions and is still pushing for airline movie captioning. In accepting the HLAA "Advocacy Hall of Fame Award at the HLAA Convention, he said: "If they can put English captions on Japanese and French movies, why can't they put English captions on English movies"
May 2015 Webinar
The May Webinar featured Lise Hamlin who is HLAA's national staff director of public policy and state development. Ms. Hamlin is HLAA's representative on the FCC's re-chartered Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) and the FCC's Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC).
Gaining Greater Access for People with Hearing Loss
HLAA is dedicated to gaining greater access for people with hearing loss. The webinar addressed:
• HLAA's public policy agenda and how your local advocacy can dovetail with our work on the national level;
• HLAA's new policy statements;
• Recently introduced federal legislation HLAA supports that provides Medicare coverage of hearing aids and another that provides tax credits for hearing aids;
• HLAA's support for affordable and accessible hearing health care;
• HLAA's work in looping in public places; and
• Collaboration with other organizations for movie captioning
All Webinars since 2008 are easily accessed at:
April 2015 HLAA WEBINAR
HLAA conducts educational webinars for its members and constituents. There is no cost to attend webinars. All webinars are captioned and archived for access at the HLAA website. Next up–
April 15 at 8:00 PM, "Reshaping Antibiotics to Prevent Hearing Loss."
This month, Anthony Ricci, Ph D and Alan G, Cheng, M D will talk about aminoglycoside antibiotics which are the most commonly used antibiotic worldwide. They are often used in newborns suspected to have infection, and also in adults with sepsis and pneumonia. However, up to 60% of patients treated with these drugs experience some degree of hearing loss. This hearing loss is a result of the drug entering and damaging the inner ear hair cells, which do not regenerate and are essential to the hearing process.
Drs. Cheng and Ricci will discuss their research to create a safer version of this lifesaving drug, which would retain its effectiveness without causing permanent damage to the hearing mechanism.
Dr. Cheng
Dr. Ricci
Dr. Ricci is moving toward more applied research and Dr. Alan Cheng is seeking to solve the problem of aminoglycoside antibiotic ototoxicity. In 2011, Drs. Cheng and Ricci published an initial paper in PLOS ONE, which showed that AGs enter the inner ear sensory cells via a mechanically-gated ion channel, novel to the sensory hair cells, which is responsible for converting sound waves into electrical signals. This and present work opposed previous theories suggesting that AGs entered sensory cells via a transport molecule. In their most recent collaborative paper they showed that they were able to temporarily disrupt the tip-links in cultured hair cells, and therefore protect them from damage by aminoglycosides. This is important work toward understanding and creating safer drugs which maintain their efficiency. They have also developed their first series of new compounds and are testing ototoxicity and antimicrobial activity. The goal is to provide a modified class of antibiotics that will no longer lead to hearing loss.
Webinars with some great topics have been archived for the past six years. To select one or more to view, link to: http://www.hearingloss.org/content/webinars
February 2015 HLAA WEBINAR
In a Webinar announced just prior to airing, Dr. Dusty Jessen presented "5 Keys to Communication Success". This presentation on February 18 was recorded and is available on the HLAA website.
Dusty Jessen has been an audiologist in a busy ENT practice for more than 12 years. In 2013 she wrote and published a handbook (Frustrated by Hearing Loss? 5 Keys to Communication Success) to help people cope with the challenges related to hearing loss.
Communication is our way, as human beings, of connecting with each other and with the world around us. Hearing is just one piece of the communication puzzle. Hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devices do a wonderful job of helping people to hear. But better hearing will not facilitate better communication unless the other pieces of the puzzle are put into place. The 5 Keys to Communication Success is a simple and fun way to learn and practice strategies that target all pieces of the communication puzzle.
There is no scheduled Webinar in March BUT Webinars with some great topics have been archived for the past six years. To select one or more to view, link to: http://www.hearingloss.org/content/webinars
JANUARY 2015 HLAA WEBINAR
In a Webinar announced just prior to airing, hearing loop advocate Dr. Juliette Sterkens ( who has visited our Chapter several times), gave a presentation in late January on the latest t-coil technology. This presentation can be linked any time at http://www.hearingloss.org/content/webinars
MFi (Made for iPhone) and Telecoil Technology: A Winning Team
Summary: Learn where and when each technology can help you hear with hearing devices you already own. Looking to replace your instruments in the near future? Learn what questions to ask of your hearing provider regarding wireless technology.
There is no scheduled Webinar in February BUT Webinars with some great topics have been archived for the past six years. To select one or more to view, link to: http://www.hearingloss.org/content/webinars
DECEMBER 2014 HLAA WEBINAR
HLAA conducts educational webinars for its members and constituents. There is no cost to attend webinars.
Webinars generally take place the third Wednesday of each month (December 17 at 8:00 PM this month) with top-notch professionals. All webinars are captioned and archived for access at the HLAA website. HLAA has found that member's schedules are busy but many go the archives to catch up on the topics that interest them. The website gives you the opportunity to do that. Check out the past topics when ther.
To view a Webinar, go to http://www.hearingloss.org/content/webinars
Improve Your Next Hearing Aid Experience with Hearing Tracker, Adam Baily, Au.D.
Launched in March 2014, HearingTracker.com has rapidly grown to become an important online resource for consumers with hearing loss. HearingTracker.com boasts America's most comprehensive directory of hearing health care providers, including details on each provider's educational background, qualifications, provided services, and consumer reviews. HearingTracker.com also hosts a large collection of hearing aid model listings and authenticated hearing aid reviews. Consumers may browse and compare hearing aid models, and locate nearby suppliers. Please join Hearing Tracker founder and President, Abram Bailey, Au.D., for a personalized tour of HearingTracker.com's features. Learn what to look for in a provider, what hearing aid features matter, and how to improve your next hearing aid experience.
NOVEMBER 2014 HLAA WEBINAR
Webinars generally take place the third Wednesday of each month with top-notch professionals. All webinars are captioned and archived for access at the HLAA website.
To view a Webinar, go to http://www.hearingloss.org/content/webinars .
On 8:00 PM on November 19, Dr. Rob Jackler will provide a broad overview of the state-of-the-art in the bioscience and technology of hearing loss with an emphasis upon emerging new methods of treatment and promising lines of research which may lead to new cures.
There may be hope for those with hearing loss. A few years ago, Stanford University launched an audacious and intensive effort, dubbed "Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss" (SICHL), staffed with stellar world-class interdisciplinary team of ear and hearing loss scientists and doctors, dedicated to finding a cure for sensorineural hearing loss and chaired by Dr. Jack