Declarations and Strategic Documents
“ADA-Access-Ready” hearing instruments, are ones with both Auracast™ and telecoils
To ensure access for all assistive listening systems, it is critical that both Auracast and telecoils be included in hearing instruments for at least the next decade and probably longer.
Users shouldn’t be forced to choose between Auracast (this website) and telecoils, nor should providers be forced to choose (because of the lack of devices provided by the hearing aid manufacturers) between models that offer only one or the other. Patients should be able to have a telecoil in the device itself and not in an accessory.
Since 2009 (15 years ago), national and international groups have written declarations about the criticality of including BOTH telecoils and Bluetooth/Auracast.
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(5 pages) To guide the critical changes needed, the Center for Hearing Access has issued a new 2024 United States …
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(1 page, pdf) Changes Needed to Access ADA Assistive Listening Systems. Includes a) quotes from frustrated users with hearing loss …
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(2 pages) promotion of both technologies (Auracast and telecoils) to maintain accessibility across various settings. EFHOH calls on hearing aids …
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(2 pages) Give your patients the best possible hearing advantage by helping them easily connect to ALS in public venues. …
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(2 pages) New technologies are under development in the assistive listening sector which aim to create alternative listening experiences in …
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(19 pages) A summary and excerpts of legislation and rulemaking for telecoils, assistive listening systems, and buildings.