The U.S. House of Representatives' passage of H.R. 3101, the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, was a huge bi-partisan(348 to 23) vote of confidence in the commitment of our society to support the right of equal access to commonly used public services -- especially the airwaves and Internet -- no matter what disabilities a citizen might have. The vote, on … [Read more...] about U.S. House Passage Of Telecommunications Access Act Brings Universal Closed Captioning And Other Services A Giant Step Closer
Panasonic Rolls Out Family Of Behind-The-Ear And Receiver-In-The-Canal Hearing Aids In North American Market
Global consumer electronics giant Panasonic is using its decades of experience selling hearing aids to its home market in Japan to deliver a complete family of hearing solutions to the North American market for the first time, with its sales roll-out starting this month. Following the company's announcement at the American Academy of Audiology convention in April, North … [Read more...] about Panasonic Rolls Out Family Of Behind-The-Ear And Receiver-In-The-Canal Hearing Aids In North American Market
Two Cheers For On Semiconductor’s Acquisition Of Hearing-Aid Chip Maker Sound Design Technologies
On Semiconductor's recent acquisition of Sound Design Technologies reduces the number of independent manufacturers of digital signal processor (DSP) chips for hearing aids, lessening competition in an industry that is already highly concentrated. Less competition is not a good thing over the long run, because when fewer manufacturers control a market, they can charge higher … [Read more...] about Two Cheers For On Semiconductor’s Acquisition Of Hearing-Aid Chip Maker Sound Design Technologies
Will HearingPlanet Still Give Objective Advice About Other Hearing Aid Brands When It Is Owned By Phonak Parent Sonova?
Audiology Online published an intriguing interview yesterday with a senior executive of the The Sonova Group, parent of the Phonak, Lyric and Unitron hearing-aid brands, among others, on why Sonova acquired HearingPlanet, the popular web site that provides detailed information on multiple hearing-aid brands for potential customers. In the AudiologyOnline Q&A, Sonova Group … [Read more...] about Will HearingPlanet Still Give Objective Advice About Other Hearing Aid Brands When It Is Owned By Phonak Parent Sonova?
An Official Complaint About Poor Video Captions Is Actually A Vote For Better Captions — Make Your Vote Count!
Everyone who needs open or closed captions to understand the TV, DVDs and web videos knows captioning services in general could stand substantial improvement. Ever since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandated captioning for almost all television shows, many hard-of-hearing people have come to depend on them. On my home set I keep the "CC1" setting on all the time. … [Read more...] about An Official Complaint About Poor Video Captions Is Actually A Vote For Better Captions — Make Your Vote Count!