CENTER for OUTREACH SERVICES
Technology for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners

General
Communication Technology
Personal Amplification
Cochlear Implants
Assistive Listening in the Classroom
Real Time Speech-to-Text Services
Sound Awareness Technology
 
Return to Outreach Resources
Deafness Collection at the State Library of Ohio


General

Demystifying Hearing Assistance Technology
A guide for service providers and consumers to audiological considerations in the evaluation of hearing loss, hearing aids and implants, and different forms of hearing assistance technology (including assistive learning devices, speech-to-text accommodations, alerting devices and telecommunications)



Communication Technology
 
Technology Access Program at Gallaudet University
"How to" information on different kinds of communication technology for deaf individuals, including video, text, voice, relay and captioning as well as links to providers and products
 
For Whom the Bell Flashes: Telecommunications Options for Hard-of-Hearing and Deaf Individuals
Various devices, concerns and tips for individuals with a hearing loss using telephones, cell phones, and TTYs


Personal Amplification
 
Hearing Aids
Info to Go page from the Clerc Center at Gallaudet University on hearing aids and financial assistance for their purchase
 
Hearing Aid Training Materials
Explanations of hearing aids, hearing aid evaluations, and audiograms from the Western Region Outreach Center and Consortia (WROCC)
 
Sources of Hearing Aid and Coclear Implant Funding
Possible funding sources for assistive technologies including insurance, Medicaid/Medicare and others and suggestions on how to appeal if your insurance provider refuses to coverage
 
 
Cochlear Implants
 
The Coclear Implant Education Center
Part of the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, articles and resources designed to provide information about important issues surrounding coclear implants.
 
Teacher tipsheet from the Rochester Institute of Technology on the basic issues teachers need to know when teaching students who have cochlear implants
 
Guidelines for Transitioning to a Mainstream or Oral Educational Setting
Guidelines for coclear implant users who sign and are transitioning to an oral educational environment
 
Interpreting for Students with Cochlear Implants
Resources on the developing understanding of best practices for interpreting for students with cochlear implants
 
 
 
The Role of Assistive Listening in the Classroom
How teachers can effectivly employ asstive listening devices (ALD) to make their classrooms accessibile to students with hearing loss.
 
Presentation with explanatory text on the benefits, considerations, and types of assistive listening devices which could be used in the classroom, created by the Western Region Outreach Center and Consortia (WROCC)
 
How FM systems can be used to make a classroom more accessable by limiting the effects of background noise and teacher movement
 
 
 
Real time speech-to-text program where a captioner provides a meaning-for-meaning translation using a sound‐based abbreviation system
 
Teacher tipsheet from the Rochester Institute of Technology on the basic issues teachers need to know about utelizing C-Print services
 
Real time speech-to-text program where a captioner provides a meaning-for-meaning translation using a spelling-based abbreviation system
 
 
Real time speech-to-text program where a captioner provides a word-for-word transcription based on stenography
 
Teacher tipsheet from the Rochester Institute of Technology on the basic issues teachers need to know about utelizing CART services
 
Article in Signals: News & Resources for Ohio Educational Interpreters published by the Center for Outreach Services
 
 
 
Making the Home Accessible for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
Alarms and signalling devices which can make a home safe and accessable for a deaf or hard of hearing resident, including links to a few manufacturers and retailers
 
 
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