News on Hearing Charities

Wednesday, February 1st 2012 Oticon collaborates with American Heart Association to promote heart and hearing health awareness campaign.

Wednesday, August 17th 2011 House Research Institute has begun a campaign to raise $65 million in honor of their 65-year anniversary. These funds will continue the Institute's mission of helping people enjoy a better quality of life through better hearing.

Wednesday, August 10th 2011 Oticon, a leading hearing aid manufacturer, donated $10,000 to the American Heart Association (AHA). The funds were raised through the sale of Oticon Agil hearing aids and will be used by the AHA to fund education and research.

Monday, June 13th 2011 Support the American Tinnitus Association’s (ATA) research grant program either in person or online. There will be prizes for the highest fundraising teams and a raffle for all physical participants.

Thursday, June 9th 2011 The Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss visited Dalat, Danang, and Saigon to mentor teachers of the deaf and parents and distribute supplies donated by Ear Gear.

Tuesday, April 26th 2011 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.

Tuesday, April 19th 2011 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.

Friday, February 18th 2011 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.

Thursday, February 17th 2011 Lack of funding leads to the cancellation of the 17th Annual Winter Deaflympics in Slovakia.

Wednesday, February 9th 2011 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.

Tuesday, January 25th 2011 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.

Thursday, December 16th 2010 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.

Wednesday, December 15th 2010 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.

Monday, December 6th 2010 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.

Wednesday, November 24th 2010 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.

Thursday, September 30th 2010 The Children's Hearing Institute partnered with the New York Mets on Saturday, September 18th, to sponsor Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Day at Citifield. The Institute distributed free tickets to over 1000 hearing impaired children.

Tuesday, September 7th 2010 In October, Oticon will launch - Pink with a Purpose - to introduce the Oticon Agil Think Pink hearing aid. During October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Oticon will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the special edition Agil Think Pink and all Agil hearing aids to the National Breast Cancer Coalition to support breast cancer research.

Friday, August 6th 2010 Hearing Care Professionals across the US can make a positive difference in South Africa, where people are in need of hearing healthcare services. Join Oticon's Mission to Xanthia by participating on the mission blog and hearing instrument donation program.

Wednesday, April 28th 2010 The countdown is on for Hearing Loss Association of America's (HLAA) Walk4Hearing 2010 Spring walks to begin. Since 2006, thousands of people nationwide have joined the effort to end the stigma associated with hearing loss and provide support and resources for hearing loss prevention and education programs through the Walk4Hearing™.

Thursday, February 25th 2010 The Oticon Foundation announced that it will donate 250,000 kroners (approximately $50,000) to support relief services for victims of the earthquake that devastated Haiti on...

Monday, February 8th 2010 AG Bell has named Inez K. Janger as the 2010 recipient of its prestigious Honors of the Association Award, which is given to individuals who have demonstrated dedication to, and...

Sunday, February 7th 2010 The Assocation is offering raffle tickets for a "Cruise for Two" on the newer Royal Caribbean ruise ship, Freedom of the Seas, sailing October 17, 2010 to the Western...

Saturday, January 23rd 2010 Bethesda, MD: The Hearing Loss Association of America® is pleased to announce that the association's Walk4Hearing? program surpassed its...

Thursday, January 14th 2010 St Louis, MO. - January 7, 2010 - Oaktree Products, Inc. a leading multi-line distributor of audiology and hearing aid supplies, accessories and equipment,...

Monday, January 4th 2010 The RIT National Science Fair for students who are deaf and hard of hearing in 6th through 12th grades will be held at RIT/National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester,...