News on Hearing Aid Assistance

Washington, D.C. - September 1, 2009 - The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) Academy for Listening and Spoken Language today announced...

When her daughter Grace was born with hearing loss nine years ago and her insurance company refused to cover the cost of hearing aids, Jeanine Gleba started a long, but...

Oticon, Inc. launches its newest campaign "Positively Pink" to introduce Oticon Dual Think Pink, the newest addition to the Dual portfolio of colorful, modern design, high...

Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Ron Kind (D-WI) indicated their support for hearing health issues and the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (H.R. 1646) during events hosted by local Hearing...

RNID is delighted to have received a major gift to a UK charity from the late Hollywood actor Paul Newman's Foundation, which will be used to support...

H.R. 1646, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit, attracted its 100th co-sponsor just as the House of Representatives adjourned for its 5-week August recess. This milepost was reached in...

Minneapolis, August 5, 2009 - Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of world's leading hearing technology companies, has awarded a £200,000 research grant over three years to the...

The recently created Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Outreach is a non-profit organization with a mission of serving as a conduit for prevention, outreach and education...

HLAA is delighted to announce that at the urging of HLAA, United Healthcare, an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, has reviewed appropriate scientific...

Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) has co-sponsored the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (S. 1019), and will co-sign a "Dear Colleague" letter with Senator Harkin (D-IA) urging support from other...

Brenda Battat, Executive Director of Hearing Loss Association of America, joins President Barack Obama and disability representatives from around the country today at the White...

Barry Freeman, Ph.D., Speaks to Congress Members and Legislative Directors Minneapolis, July 31, 2009 - Barry Freeman, Ph.D., Senior Director of Education and Audiology at...

Late yesterday, Democrats in the House of Representatives unveiled long-awaited heathcare reform legislation that combines the efforts of the House Education and Labor, Energy...

HIA is sponsoring local events in support of the hearing aid tax credit during the August Congressional recess in Henderson, NV for Rep. Dina Titus and in La Crosse, WI for Rep....

Eden Prairie, Minn.-July 14, 2009- An evening of entertainment and fundraising that included performances by Elton John, Billy Crystal, Tony Bennett, and Gladys Knight resulted...

Washington, DC, July 7, 2009- The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) today launched a seven topic mega-blog that offers the latest hearing health news and that provides a forum for...

Menlo Park, California une 30, 2009 - The Let Them Hear Foundation (LTHF) announced today its creation of a new Special Education Resource website for parents of children with...

Shanna Groves is a hard of hearing (HOH) mother of three and often becomes frustrated with not hearing her children's voices well. And she is not alone. According to the Deafness...

36 million Americans have some form of hearing loss, yet only 20 percent receive the technology and services they need. There are millions of people who need help managing their...

The HLAA Convention 2009, held in Nashville, marked the 30th Birthday Celebration of that organization. One of the events at the HLAA Convention in Nashville was a night at the...

Somerset, NJ, June 30 - A $12,000 grant from Oticon Pediatrics enabled Sertoma, Inc. to award $1,000 scholarships to 12 outstanding college-bound students with hearing loss. The...

Public invited to get photos and autographs with celebrities attending Ninth Annual "So the World May Hear" Awards Gala

National Women's Health Week occurred May 10-16, 2009 and was coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health (OWH). Among various...

6/28/2009 A just-released FCC order extends from June 30 to November 12, 2009, the deadline by which users of video relay and IP relay services must register for ten-digit...

Chicago: Mike Orscheln, president and CEO of Phonak, has been named Business Team Chair of the 2009 Chicago Walk4Hearing to be held on Sunday, October 18, in Lincoln Park. In...