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Hearing Loss Web is dedicated to people who have hearing loss, but are not members of the traditional Deaf community. This includes people who consider themselves to be hearing impaired, hard of hearing, late deafened, and oral deaf. We provide information on issues,medical topics, resources, and technology, and eventsrelated to hearing loss.Buy sildenafil tablets such kamagra oral jelly, vigora, cenforce, cialis Online Casino Guide Play Free Slots demo fishin frenzy big splash Demo Vegas
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Welcome!

Hearing Loss Web is dedicated to people who have hearing loss, but are not members of the traditional Deaf community. This includes people who consider themselves to be hearing impaired, hard of hearing, late deafened, and oral deaf. We provide information on issues,medical topics, resources, and technology, and eventsrelated to hearing loss.Buy sildenafil tablets such kamagra oral jelly, vigora, cenforce, cialis Online Casino Guide Play Free Slots demo fishin frenzy big splash Demo Vegas

What’s HOT! Interested in our perceptions of the current trends in the hearing loss world! We read many of the email lists, subscribe to lots of publications, and attend conventions every year. So we think we have a pretty good pulse on what’s going on! Here are our thoughts on current trends:

In the News

Here are quick excerpts of hearing loss stories in the news, along with links to more complete coverage!

Coverage of the 2008 HLAA Convention

Here’s our coverage of the 2008 HLAA (formerly SHHH) convention. We’ve got LOTS of great reports on the workshops, activities, and the “flavor” of this great event!

Sorenson Resumes Disinformation Campaign

Remember last year when Sorenson enraged the HOH community by claiming that Video Relay Service (VRS) serves their needs? Well, they’ve just kicked it up a notch by claiming that ASL is the native language of HOH folks!

Relay Services and HOH Folks: Why Don’t They Want to Serve You?

Video Relay provides functionally equivalent telephone service for the signing community, but the relay services for the HOH community aren’t nearly as elegant, despite the relative ease with which they could be provided? Have you ever wondered why that is?

Coverage of the 2007 SayWhatClub Convention

Here’s our coverage of the 2007 SayWhatClub convention, which took place in Las Vegas in May. Our own Larry Sivertson was the keynote speaker, and our coverage includes his inspiring address!

Awakening Oral Hearing Loss Community

Members of the oral hearing loss community (hard of hearing, late-deafened, and oral deaf folks) are demanding services and appropriate accommodations. Increasingly aware that they comprise over 95% of the people with hearing loss, their voices are increasingly being raised and heard! Awakening OHL Community

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Resource

Directories

Our Resource Directories are like hearing loss classifieds – jobs, events, products, and services here in one convenient location!

If you’re looking for products and services that are national in scope – things like phones, ALDs, publications, national organizations, hearing aid maintenance and repairs, etc., please visit our National Resource Directory Home Page.

If you’re looking for a local audiologist, hearing loss organization, captioned movie, church service, etc., you’ll want to visit our Local Resource Directory for your area. The directories for many southern California communities and for Denver and Chicago are up and running. To check it out, visit the Local Resource Directory Home Pageand click on your city.

We’ve just added an Events listing to this website! Organized by date, it lists hearing loss events throughout the country. So, if you’re looking for a convention, expo, meeting, or other activity, do have a look at the Hearing Loss Web Events Listings.

Looking for a job? Got a job opening you’re trying to fill? Then check out the Hearing Loss Web Employment Opportunities Section.

Or maybe you’d like to get some additional education or training. OurEducation/Training Opportunities Section can help you find the right situation.

And please be sure to let people know that you found them on Hearing Loss Web!

Chapters

Issues and their resolution continue to be a hot topic among the hearing loss community. Check here to find out what really sets us off and what we’re doing about it.
Medical aspects of hearing loss are receiving increased attention from the medical and scientific community. Here’s where you can find out about current developments.
Resources take many forms. It can be an organization that informs us about a new device to assist us, a group of hard of hearing, late deafened, or oral deaf people who REALLY understand a situation that has us upset, or someone who can tell us how she successfully resolved our current problem.
Technologygreatly improves access for people with hearing loss. There are so many new things that can really make a difference in our lives. Read about them here.
Events related to hearing loss provide an opportunity to learn new coping strategies, lobby for access, or socialize with friends. Here’s information on some national events.
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New to Hearing Loss ?
If you're new to hearing loss, you may not know enough about it to be able to ask the right questions. So we've tried to ask and answer the most common questions from "hearing loss newbies". But we've done it in a way that lets YOU control how much about each topic you read. We think you'll like our New to Hearing Loss page.
Finding Information on This Site
This is a large site with lots of information. Perhaps the best way to find what you're looking for is to look at the links in the left column. Topics are categorized under main headings, which should help you locate the information you're seeking. Note that this column is included in every page of this site to help you find your way around. If you're looking for very specific information on a particular topic, your best bet might be to search this site. Finally, you may choose to scroll down to the chapter descriptions below, and follow the links in that section to increasingly detailed and specific categories of information. However you choose to navigate this site, we hope you'll find it useful!
Our Mission
Hard of hearing, late deafened, and oral deaf Americans are unrecognized and underserved. They have not been successful at educating the public concerning their situation or at getting their needs met. This website will focus on changing that reality. Our goals are: 1) To provide resources to assist the hard of hearing, late deafened, and oral deaf population to fully participate in mainstream American society 2) To educate members of the hearing world about our hard of hearing, late deafened, and oral deaf population
Discussion Forum
We are very excited to announce the addition of our Discussion Forum. Do you have a gripe you want to get off your chest? Or maybe you want to let others know about a great resource you found. Or just see what others in the hearing loss community have to say. Check it out on our Discussion Forum.
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