Amplicom, the German supplier of amplified telephones and other assistive listening devices (ALDs) for hard-of-hearing consumers, has entered the North American market with first shipments of its family of PowerTel corded and cordless amplified phones. Amplicom USA, based in New York, said the new phones meet the Telecommunications Industry Association's TIA-1083 hearing-aid … [Read more...] about Amplicom Enters North American Market With PowerTel 500 Amplified Phone For Consumers Who Need Hearing Assistance
GN ReSound Expects To Increase Its Share Of The Global Hearing Aid Market After A Slow Two Years, But Industry Growth Remains Anemic
More evidence of a turnaround in worldwide sales of hearing aids came with GN ReSound's announcement of improved financial results today, but overall growth in the industry remains anemic. GN ReSound, one of the six largest global hearing aid makers, announced flat organic growth in the second quarter of 2010 over the same period in 2009, after sales declines in the previous … [Read more...] about GN ReSound Expects To Increase Its Share Of The Global Hearing Aid Market After A Slow Two Years, But Industry Growth Remains Anemic
Phonak Dynamic Soundfield Technology Turns The Classroom Into A Giant Hearing Aid
Soundfield classroom amplification systems have improved the education and lives of thousands of schoolchildren who otherwise would miss valuable instruction simply because they cannot hear their teachers well enough to understand what they are teaching. Now Phonak has put its vast experience designing hearing aids to use with a next-generation soundfield system featuring a … [Read more...] about Phonak Dynamic Soundfield Technology Turns The Classroom Into A Giant Hearing Aid
New ‘Buy A Hearing Aid’ Web Site Provides Good Information On Hearing Aid Brands Along With Referrals To An Audiologist Near You
There is a new web site devoted to helping hearing-aid buyers sort through what products on the market will best meet their needs and find a reputable audiologist nearby who can help them. Buy a Hearing Aid provides detailed information about the major hearing aid brands and makes it easy to compare and contrast features and benefits. And if you provide them with your zip code … [Read more...] about New ‘Buy A Hearing Aid’ Web Site Provides Good Information On Hearing Aid Brands Along With Referrals To An Audiologist Near You
U.S. Senate Passes Twenty-First Century Communications And Video Accessibility Act Of 2010 By Unanimous Consent
The U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century Communications and video Accessibility Act (S. 3304) by unanimous consent, virtually assuring that the disability rights act guaranteeing access by deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind and vision-impaired consumers to all forms of media will become law. Passage was expected after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved its … [Read more...] about U.S. Senate Passes Twenty-First Century Communications And Video Accessibility Act Of 2010 By Unanimous Consent