A Purdue University researcher’s innovation may make it possible for people with severe hearing loss to hear high-frequency sounds. Joshua Alexander, an assistant professor in Purdue’s Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, said conventional hearing aids do not help listeners with severe hearing loss. Alexander discovered what listeners needed to enhance perception in the new pitch range, and then designed an algorithm to accommodate these needs. Read more…

Link: http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/05/14/2689795/purdue-innovation-could-help-people.html

Innovative work is being done by students at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. Team Verbatim Signers recently designed an application that bridges the gap between the hearing and the deaf by using Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect system, to interpret and translate American Sign Language into both written and spoken text improving two-way communication for the hearing impaired. Read more about their app at the link below.

Link: http://ualr.edu/www/2013/05/07/students-create-app-head-to-microsoft-finals/

More than 6,000 Regal cinema screens are about to become a lot friendlier to deaf and hearing-impaired moviegoers with the introduction of special closed-captioning glasses made by Sony. The glasses were announced last year, but they will get a major rollout to Regal Entertainment Group theaters this month after a successful test program. That means more than 6,000 screens across the country will offer the technology to deaf and hard-of-hearing customers.

Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57584210-1/closed-captioning-glasses-get-big-rollout-to-cinemas/

More than 6,000 Regal cinema screens are about to become a lot friendlier to deaf and hearing-impaired moviegoers with the introduction of special closed-captioning glasses made by Sony. The glasses were announced last year, but they will get a major rollout to Regal Entertainment Group theaters this month after a successful test program. That means more than 6,000 screens across the country will offer the technology to deaf and hard-of-hearing customers.

Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57584210-1/closed-captioning-glasses-get-big-rollout-to-cinemas/

The 22nd International Congress on the Education of the Deaf will be held July 6-9, 2015 in Athens, Greece. This is organized by Deaf Studies Unit: University of Patras

Link: http://www.iced2015.com/uc/

Advanced Bionics (AB), a global leader in cochlear implant technology and a company of the Sonova Group, recently announced the launch of two sophisticated iPad® apps, designed to help adults learning to hear with cochlear implants and hearing professionals working with children.

Link: http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/05/08/4844777/advanced-bionics-enters-the-world.html

When do people suffer from hearing loss?

There are generally five different types of hearing loss, and those are: Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Conductive Hearing Loss, Mixed Hearing Loss, Central Hearing Loss, and Functional Hearing Loss.

Check out the link below to learn more.

Link: http://www.hivehealthmedia.com/an-overview-of-the-different-types-of-hearing-loss/

May is Better Speech and Hearing month and there is no better time to reflect on how the options for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing have changed over the decades and how your efforts are shaping the positive prospects for these children.

Link: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs154/1102782899287/archive/1113278614723.html

This Diagnostic Audiology for Audiologists workshop with: James W. Hall III PhD and Lee Van Middlesworth was filmed during the Diagnostics and Amplification for Infants and Toddlers workshop on June 6th & 7th, 2012 in Meridian, Idaho. American Academy of Audiology (AAA) CEUs are available for this course, (.9 ) CEUs and ABA Tier 1 CEUs (.6 ) CEUs at no charge.

Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/resources_home/events/amp-diagnostics-2013.html

Understanding the relationship between a “restrictive” environment and educational placement of a child can sometimes be unclear. This is a question that often comes up to our friends at the Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC), so they have written a blog to address this frequently asked question and provide clarity around what is required by IDEA.

Link: http://nichcy.org/one-on-one-assistants-and-lre