Hearing Aid Assistance

Hearing loss is the third largest health problem after heart disease and arthritis in America today. When people cannot afford hearing aids it impacts their work and earning potential, relationships, education opportunities, and their ability to participate socially.

Oticon Hearing Foundation made a $27,500 donation by the to the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) to support graduate audiology scholarships.

For the third year in a row, Oticon wins top award for its booth at the 2011 AudiologyNOW! conference and donates $10,000 to a local charity.

Oticon Hearing announces the call for nominations for the 2011 Oticon Focus on People Awards, honoring individuals who have demonstrated that hearing loss does not limit a person's ability to make a positive difference.

Representatives Tom Latham (R-IA) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) have reintroduced the bipartisan Hearing Aid Tax Credit (H.R. 1479) with 36 original co-sponsors, including 4 members of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Hearing specialists launch SecureEar to protect the ears from loud bangs but at the same time amplify the sounds of nature.

Older Americans are not receiving the critical preventive medical services that will help them live healthy, independent lives.

Sites We Like - Healthy Hearing features websites related to senior care and senior housing services.

Hamilton Relay, Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) and captioning provider, will award 18 $500 scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year.

During February and March, Oticon will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Agil hearing aids to the American Heart Association to fund life-saving research.

Lack of funding leads to the cancellation of the 17th Annual Winter Deaflympics in Slovakia.

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has signed on to support a petition asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require better access to television captioning for people with hearing loss.

Deaf discrimination is the topic of this week's ABC program What Would You Do? and explores whether people would speak up in a situation where deaf people were being discriminated against.

An ADA ruling now requires that H&R Block furnish sign language interpreter services when necessary for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing so they may have equal access to the goods, services and accommodations made available to others.

The Rochester Institute of Technology American Sign Language & Deaf Studies Community Center (RADSCC) opened this week in the center of RIT’s campus, establishing a space for students of diverse backgrounds to come together.

The late Leslie Nielsen was not only a talented actor, but also a dedicated advocate of hearing health making numerous media appearances on behalf of BHI to educate people on aspects of hearing loss and it's impact on the quality of life.

The Coalition for Global Hearing Health, a new organization made up of humanitarian hearing health professionals, is raising awareness and looking for solutions to the global hearing loss crisis, and will hold its first conference on June 14 and 15 2010 in Washington D.C.

In recognition of Universal Children’s Day November 20, CASLPA highlights the vital role of speech-language pathologists, audiologists and supportive personnel to maximize the communication and hearing potential of children.

Solar Ear is a low-cost hearing aid that gets a charge from solar-powered batteries and brings hope to hundreds of thousands of hearing impaired people in the developing world.

The Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss is seeking donations of BTE hearing aids in good working condition and financial contributions to support its Hearing Aid Program for an upcoming audiology and auditory-verbal Mobile Mission in Vietnam scheduled for January 10-21, 2011.

A team of Oticon employees joined forces with tens of thousands of walkers who participated in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer noncompetitive walks in New York and New Jersey and helps raise $20K.

The Hearing Aid Tax Credit was originally co-sponsored by Reps. Jim Ryun (R-KS) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) in the 109th Congress. With the new Congress convening in January 2011, the importance of bi-partisan support for HATC will be critical.

The Oticon Focus on People Award, given out each year since 1997, focuses attention on common misconceptions about hearing loss, correct negative stereotypes, and motivate people with hearing loss to take advantage of the help that is available to them.

Since its inception in 1997, the Oticon Focus on People Awards has honored outstanding people with hearing loss who prove that hearing loss does not limit a person’s ability to live a full, productive and even, inspiring life.

The Oticon Foundation and American Academy of Audiology Foundation provided funding for the 2010 Future Leaders of Audiology Conference. Oticon strives to empower people to communicate, interact and participate, and audiology’s new leaders to advance this mission.