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Senate Finance Committee Report Adds Habilitative Services to Health Care Insurance Reform Legislation
Friday, November 20th 2009
On October 21, the Senate Finance Committee released an accompanying report to its version of health care insurance reform legislation,
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Project Deaf India Reaching Those in Need
Wednesday, November 18th 2009
Project Deaf India began with a newspaper article Dr. Raj Desai received from a friend. In it, the reporter wrote about a remote village in which 20% - 30% of the population was...
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European Commission Acts to Limit Health Risks from Exposure to Noise from Personal Music Players
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...
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NTID President Selected to Lead Gallaudet
Tuesday, November 17th 2009
NTID President Alan Hurwitz has been selected to become president of...
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ASHA Urges Bloomberg Administration to Restore Hearing Screenings for New York City Schoolchildren
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Group Says Outdated Information Is the Basis for Stopping the ScreeningsNo Screenings Mean Thousands of Young People Are Now at Risk
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CASLPA Supports National Veterans' Week - November 5-11, 2009
Thursday, November 12th 2009
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) estimates there are over 750,000 Canadian Forces (CF) veterans in Canada. Through different veteran services programs, VAC works in partnership with...
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Hear the World Tour: Phonak Joins Forces with Macy's to Raise Awareness About the Importance of Hearing and Consequences of Hear
Wednesday, November 11th 2009
In-store events include an internationally-acclaimed photography exhibit by Bryan Adams featuring Hear the World celebrity ambassadors and free hearing...
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Healthcare Reform Legislation and the Hearing Health Community
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...
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U.S. Labor Department Announces Agreement on National Technical Assistance Center for Employers on People With Disabilities
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...
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AARP and HearUSA Form Hearing Aid Partnership
Monday, November 2nd 2009
To millions of Americans age 50 and over, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is a familiar name. That's because some 40 million people in the United States...
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AARP Endorses Hearing Aid Tax Credit
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...
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AG Bell Appeals to Senators Harkin and Reid in Health Care Reform
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...
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Lee Woodruff Named Keynote Speaker for AG Bell 2010 Convention
Friday, October 23rd 2009
Washington, DC eptember 23, 2009 - The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) announced today that Lee Woodruff, bestselling author and...
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U.S. House Approves Bill That Would Reduce Exposure to Noise in Classrooms
Friday, October 23rd 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives considered and passed H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, by a margin of 253-171. The legislation intends to boost...
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NIH Wants to Hear from You!
Tuesday, October 20th 2009
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Communication and Public Liaison and the NIH Director's Council of Public Representatives have partnered to develop a...
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Ida Institute Earns Standard of Excellence Award in 2009 WebAward Competition
Sunday, October 18th 2009
Naerum, DK, September 23 - Ida Institute today announced that its website, idainstitute.com, has earned a Standard of Excellence Award in the Non-Profit category in the 2009...
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Washington Redskins Show Their Support for the Walk4Hearing
Friday, October 16th 2009
The Hearing Loss Association of America is pleased to announce that the Washington Redskins is supporting the association's Walk4Hearing program. Washington Redskins Reed...
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HearUSA Introduces AARP Hearing Care Program for Americans Aged 50-plus in Florida and New Jersey
Wednesday, October 14th 2009
West Palm Beach, Florida - October 1, 2009 - Designed to help millions of Americans aged 50+ who have untreated hearing loss, the AARP Hearing Care program, provided by HearUSA...
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HLAA Testifies Before Congress on Emergency Alerting Issues
Sunday, October 11th 2009
"This is NOT a test: Will the Nation's Emergency Alert System Deliver the President's Message to the Public?" That was the topic of a 3 ½ hour hearing before the US House...
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EDUCATE Act Introduced in the House
Thursday, October 8th 2009
On September 15, U.S. Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Todd Russell Platts (R-PA) and Tim Walz (D-MN) introduced the Everyone Deserves UnConditional Access to Education...
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Senator Tom Harkin Takes the Helm of the Senate HELP Committee
Wednesday, October 7th 2009
On September 16, 2009, Senator Tom Harkin was named chair of the Senate HELP (Health Education Labor and Pensions) Committee replacing Senator Ted Kennedy.
This change places...
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Rush Limbaugh Donates $500,000 to House Ear Institute in Memory of Dr. Antonio De La Cruz
Tuesday, October 6th 2009
September 16, 2009, Los Angeles, Calif. -Â House Ear Institute has received a $500,000 gift from Rush Limbaugh in memory of Antonio De la Cruz, M.D. The gift will be used to...
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Call for Papers: HLAA Convention 2010
Monday, October 5th 2009
HLAA is now accepting proposals for workshop presentations for HLAA Convention 2010, June 17-20. The Call for Papers instructions and submission form are available in the...
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September 21 is World Alzheimer's Day
Thursday, October 1st 2009
An estimated 500,000 Canadians are currently living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. The majority are aged 65 or older and nearly three-quarters of them are...
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Deafness Research Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
Wednesday, September 30th 2009
On August 31, the Deafness Research Foundation (DRF) announced its 2009-2010 grant recipients. DRF issued 17 grants of up to $25,000 and one Centurion Clinical Research Award of...
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