Legislation and Hearing Health

Thursday, July 28th 2011 Wells Fargo has reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice, requiring them to compensate individuals who we discriminated against on the basis of their disabilities. If you are hard of hearing or deaf, are blind or have low vision, or have a speech disability and needed help to communicate with Wells Fargo but were denied such help, you may have been discriminated against and should contact the US Department of Justice.

Sunday, March 28th 2010 A new FCC rule requires wireless microphones that operate in the 700 MHz Band to stop operating no later than June 12, 2010 and will affect many theaters, churches, schools, conference centers, theme parks, and musicians.

Saturday, March 27th 2010 HIA’s long-term, dedicated efforts in support of the Hearing Aid Tax Credit laid the essential groundwork for HIA and its hearing health allies to effectively engage Congress in opposition to a proposed tax on medical devices including hearing aids.

Friday, March 26th 2010 The complicated process by which the Senate and House adopted sweeping health reform legislation ended yesterday with the House's adoption of minor changes that the Senate made to the Health Reform Reconciliation Bill. The final legislation specifically exempts hearing aids from a new medical device tax.

Wednesday, March 24th 2010 The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) will provide qualified sign language interpreters as required by federal law to deaf and hard-of-hearing persons using its...

Saturday, March 20th 2010 Group Appeals To Lawmakers For Long-Term Solution   Rockville, MD ? March 3, 2010 - The Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc...

Saturday, February 13th 2010 December 20, 2009 - President Obama signed into law an omnibus fiscal year 2010 spending bill that combined six different appropriations bills which provide...

Sunday, February 7th 2010 Washington, DC, January 26, 2010 - Hearing Aid Tax Credit legislation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1646) shattered previous co-sponsorship records...

Sunday, January 31st 2010 January 15, 2010 - During this economic downturn with record-breaking unemployment rates, ODEP and its Federal partners are launching a six-city Listening Tour...

Saturday, January 30th 2010 Congress also considers children's coverage mandate and payment disclosure rules The election of Scott Brown (R-MA) to the Senate is likely to have a...

Tuesday, January 5th 2010 Coalition Effort Continues as House and Senate to Merge Legislation The Senate has released a health reform proposal that will likely attract the 60 votes...

Tuesday, December 29th 2009 Senator Stabenow Co-Sponsors Hearing Aid Tax Credit Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) co-sponsored S. 1019, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit, last week. She is a...

Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 HIA and allied organizations representing people with hearing loss, parents of children with hearing loss, and hearing health professionals have

Sunday, December 20th 2009 This week, President and Mrs. Obama put out a call to encourage talented young leaders with disabilities to apply to the White House Fellows program. Each year, 11-19 exceptional...

Saturday, December 12th 2009 Westminster, CO ? November 2, 2009 - Citing the fact that nearly 22 million American workers are exposed to hazardous noise on a daily basis and that...

Monday, December 7th 2009 Although a similar bill is introduced on the Hill every year, it never gets very far. However, since August 2009, the bill has reached the threshold of 100 bipartisan co-sponsors, so there is hope that it will finally be passed.

Sunday, November 22nd 2009 HearUSA Urges Passage of Legislation West Palm Beach, FL - November 17 - Hearing aids for as many as ten million Americans living with...

Friday, November 20th 2009 The Senate last night unveiled health reform legislation that includes most features of the original Senate Finance Committee's (SFC) medical device tax proposal including...

Friday, November 20th 2009 On October 21, the Senate Finance Committee released an accompanying report to its version of health care insurance reform legislation,

Tuesday, November 17th 2009 European consumers will benefit from new default settings on personal music players set at safe exposure levels, as well clear warnings on the adverse effects of excessive...

Saturday, November 14th 2009 Group Says Outdated Information Is the Basis for Stopping the ScreeningsNo Screenings Mean Thousands of Young People Are Now at Risk

Sunday, November 8th 2009 Although the Hearing Aid Tax Credit is not part of healthcare reform legislation at this point, various House and Senate proposals would have an impact on hearing health if they...

Wednesday, November 4th 2009 Washington - The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has awarded a cooperative agreement to Cornell University's...

Thursday, October 29th 2009 As you may already know, AARP has announced that it is endorsing the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (H.R. 1646/S. 1019). AARP represents 40 million people age 50 and older, and is the...

Tuesday, October 27th 2009 In recent days, AG Bell has appealed to Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senate Majority Leader...