Why You Deserve To Be Heard Presentation
Hear Your Best with Telecoils and Auracast
Date: Saturday, July 26
Time: 10 a.m. PT (please join online 5 minutes early)
Place: On Zoom
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You’re invited to an informative morning session with Dr. Juliette Sterkens, who will explain why assistive listening technology is essential, even for users of the latest hearing aids and cochlear implants. She’ll cover how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can support your hearing needs and provide ready-to-use templates for making effective requests—no need to start from scratch. Learn how telecoils and Auracast Broadcast Audio can improve your hearing experience now and in the future, how to get your audiologist or hearing care provider involved (with helpful handouts you can share), and how to use Google Maps to find or advocate for hearing access. (Tip: Download the app in advance for a better experience.)
Dr. Sterkens welcomes your questions before the event at jsterkens@hearingloss.org and during the session. All slides and handouts will be shared after the presentation.
Attendees may want to read my most recent article, “Auracast is Here!” before attending. Now What? HearingTracker before attending.
Presenter:
Juliëtte Sterkens, AuD
Wisconsin-based audiologist Juliëtte Sterkens has four-plus decades of experience in audiology, hearing rehabilitation, and assistive listening. Since 2012, she’s been on her encore career as a consumer and assistive listening advocate with the Hearing Loss Association of America, thanks to special grant funding. She is well-known for her easy-to-understand, educational lectures. She has received several awards for her work, including the American Academy of Audiology Presidential and Wisconsin Audiologist of the Year awards. She serves on the board of HEAR-in-the-Fox Cities, a nonprofit that helps cover the cost of hearing aids, repairs and earmolds for children in Northeast Wisconsin.