Author: Norman P. ErberPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Telephone Communication and Hearing Impairment
Author: Norman P. ErberPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Telephone Service for the Hearing-impaired
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on CommunicationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hearing impaired
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Hearing Loss
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309092965
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Millions of Americans experience some degree of hearing loss. The Social Security Administration (SSA) operates programs that provide cash disability benefits to people with permanent impairments like hearing loss, if they can show that their impairments meet stringent SSA criteria and their earnings are below an SSA threshold. The National Research Council convened an expert committee at the request of the SSA to study the issues related to disability determination for people with hearing loss. This volume is the product of that study. Hearing Loss: Determining Eligibility for Social Security Benefits reviews current knowledge about hearing loss and its measurement and treatment, and provides an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the current processes and criteria. It recommends changes to strengthen the disability determination process and ensure its reliability and fairness. The book addresses criteria for selection of pure tone and speech tests, guidelines for test administration, testing of hearing in noise, special issues related to testing children, and the difficulty of predicting work capacity from clinical hearing test results. It should be useful to audiologists, otolaryngologists, disability advocates, and others who are concerned with people who have hearing loss.
Telecommunications Services for the Hearing Impaired
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on CommunicationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deaf
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Hearing Health Care for Adults
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309439264
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
The loss of hearing - be it gradual or acute, mild or severe, present since birth or acquired in older age - can have significant effects on one's communication abilities, quality of life, social participation, and health. Despite this, many people with hearing loss do not seek or receive hearing health care. The reasons are numerous, complex, and often interconnected. For some, hearing health care is not affordable. For others, the appropriate services are difficult to access, or individuals do not know how or where to access them. Others may not want to deal with the stigma that they and society may associate with needing hearing health care and obtaining that care. Still others do not recognize they need hearing health care, as hearing loss is an invisible health condition that often worsens gradually over time. In the United States, an estimated 30 million individuals (12.7 percent of Americans ages 12 years or older) have hearing loss. Globally, hearing loss has been identified as the fifth leading cause of years lived with disability. Successful hearing health care enables individuals with hearing loss to have the freedom to communicate in their environments in ways that are culturally appropriate and that preserve their dignity and function. Hearing Health Care for Adults focuses on improving the accessibility and affordability of hearing health care for adults of all ages. This study examines the hearing health care system, with a focus on non-surgical technologies and services, and offers recommendations for improving access to, the affordability of, and the quality of hearing health care for adults of all ages.
Communication and Adult Hearing Loss
Author: Norman P. ErberPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Designed to show relatives, friends and health-care workers how to communicate more effectively with hearing-impaired adults, by speaking more clearly, clarifying sentences and reducing distractions. Suggests how the hearing-impaired person can help. Samples of everyday conversation show how these practical techniques are applied. The author is a senior lecturer in Adult Aural Rehabilitation at La Trobe University who conducts clinical research, and has published over 60 articles and four textbooks on auditory training, telephone communication and communication therapy in this field. With bibliography and index.
Americans with Disabilities
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications and FinancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination against people with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Telephone Service for the Hearing-impaired
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on CommunicationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hearing impaired
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Telephone Strategies
Author: Diane L. CastlePublisher:
ISBN: 9780935473049
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1987
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on CommunicationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communication devices for people with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description