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Soundamplifier versus Soundfield
Voice complaints Many teachers in Europe have problems with their voice. That’s because they have to raise their voice a lot during the day. You can imagine, this is very annoying for the teachers, but also very unpleasant for the school. Teachers with voice problems will stay home for sick […]
Safe in the elevator with the elevator loop!
Elevators in Holland are the most safe elevators in the world. Still many accidents happen, recently even a fatal accident! Accidents Holland has an elevator instute, known as the “Liftinstituut”. One of their tasks is to collect as many data as they can about these accidents to learn and to […]
Accessibility, what does that mean?
What is accessibility? Everyone has his own perception about accessibility. If you have young children, you will search for restaurants and accommodations which have facilities for children, e.g. in restaurants and holiday destinations. Accessible for wheelchairs If you’re in a wheelchair or one of your familymembers is depending on a […]
Hearing test
Three out of four say that hearing health is an important concern, but many still do not take a hearing test, an American study has found. About 76% of respondents in a survey from the American Association of Retired People (AARP) said that hearing health is an extremely or very […]
Hearing Loss – News
Hearing loss, a disability currently untreated in about 85 percent of those affected, may be the nation’s most damaging and costly sensory handicap. It is a hidden disability, often not obvious to others or even to those who have it. Its onset is usually insidious, gradually worsening over years and […]
Collection for Action on Hearing Loss!
It’s full steam ahead for the Scottish Fundraising Team of Action on Hearing Loss, who will be collecting at Glasgow Central Station on Thursday 24 November between 08:00 and 10:00 and again between 15:00 and 18:00 on the same day. If you would like to support our cause why not head down to the […]
Better hearing in Court Rooms!
Courtrooms certainly seem to be getting better at accommodating the needs of deaf defendants. The trial of a man (Gary Albert) who may have killed a fellow deaf classmate (Dawn Niles) back in 1981 (he is now in his late 40s), will begin soon. He was free for years, but […]