HLAA Convention 2011 Special: Ehhibits #8

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NVRC News - June 28, 2011

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HLAA Convention Exhibits #8 - Westone Laboratories, RIT/NTID, Samsung

By Marla Dougherty, 6/28/11

Westone Laboratories, Inc.

New exhibitor Westone Laboratories, Inc. had a table overflowing with

colorful products. For 50 years Westone has been making custom-fit

earpieces. They sell everything from musicians' monitors to personal

listening earphones and headphones that protect and enhance hearing.

Branching out to the audiology side, they now sell custom ear pieces for

hearing aids. For the hearing professional, they sell earlites, Otoscopes

and other clinical supplies. For the consumer, assistive listening devices

such as TV Ears, the PockeTalker, amplified phones and alerting devices are

sold on their website.

Westone's extensive product line was a lot to take in. It appeared they

brought a sample of everything to the convention! Check out all they have to

offer at http://www.westone.com <http://www.westone.com/>

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Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf

(RIT-NTID)

I stopped by the RIT table and asked AnnMarie Arlauckas, from the Outreach

Education and Training department, what she wanted our NVRC readers to know.

AnnMarie said she would be delighted if we could help get the word out on

the RIT bachelor's and master's degree programs for veterans who have

hearing loss as a result of their service. Named to the 2010 Military

Friendly Schools list, RIT offers tuition-reduced classes with access to

C-Print captioning services, counseling, and audiology services which

include cochlear implant mapping.

RIT holds a job fair every October and assists in finding internships. The

graduates are high-tech, highly trained workers and the university helps

find work positions. The Outreach Education and Training department offers

on-site employer workshops with each program custom designed to address

issues unique to that firm. For more information about the veterans degree

program visit their website: https://www.rit.edu/ntid/veterans/

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Samsung Telecommunications America

Are you in the market for a hearing aid compatible cell phone?

Mobile phone manufacturer Samsung was at the convention with their hearing

aid compatible phones. The Samsung A107 has a M3/T3 rating and the Samsung

Rugby II has a M3/T4 rating. The easy to use Jitterbug has a M4/T4 rating.

If you are not familiar with the FCC standard for rating cell phones, only

those with a rating of M3/T3 or M4/T4 are considered hearing aid compatible.

These are the ratings that help hearing aid users find the best phone for

their needs. Often a cell phone will give off a buzzing or whining sound

when held up to a hearing aid or cochlear implant and the interference makes

it difficult to understand. The higher the rating, (M4/T4 being the best)

the less likely it is to generate interference.

If you have questions about Samsung accessibility and hearing aid compatible

devices, contact Kendra Green, the designated agent for accessibility.

972-761-7123 or email kgreen@...

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