Speech Understanding in a Masked World
It has become the standard worldwide to don a protective face mask in almost all group situations to prevent the spread of COVID 19 pathogens. While this is key to our physical health, it also poses new challenges for individuals that are deaf or hard of hearing both...
A Captioning Revolution
Live captioning is often the first and best choice for many students that are hard of hearing. Captioning provides all of the below benefits: *Reduce professor vocal fatigue *Facilitate more effective attention and learning *Creates...
Can you get Phonak Roger free??
Can you get Phonak Roger free?? The answer is found in The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). If you're employed, the answer is very likely YES. The ADA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities unless...
Opinion piece – are note takers and tutors enough?
While I am certainly biased towards the power of Phonak Roger, there are other accommodations for hard of hearing students as well. Today I'd like to examine note takers and peer tutoring. While these accommodations will be a solution for some - do we do students a...
Captioning with the Roger Pen
The Roger Pen is an incredible piece of technology. If you've kept up with any of my previous entries you already know it is the unquestioned leader in providing speech understanding over distance and noise, 54% better than any competitor. In addition, larger networks...
Record with Roger?
The Roger Pen is best known for its incredible ability to improve sound clarity over distance and background noise amongst other game changing features... Yet time and time again I am asked, "Can I record with the Roger Pen?" The answer is: YES The simplest...
Phonak Introduces the Roger Table Microphone
In past entries we spoke about the Phonak Roger Pen. In April Phonak added to their line-up of Roger wireless devices, adding the Roger Table Microphone (RTM). The RTM is a dedicated solution for large group situations and features:Sound processing tailored for...
Is Roger right for me?
If you are having trouble hearing at work or school, it can be pretty frustrating to find answers. It is likely you know that additional help is needed...especially if you already have a hearing aid. Phonak Roger wireless systems can be an answer to your frustrations....
Managing Hearing Loss at Work – part 2
Hearing at work can be real struggle for those with hearing loss. Whether in a cubicle or in the conference room, hearing aids can only go so far in helping a listener home in on what is being said. Background noise is often one of the most significant problems for...
Managing Hearing Loss at Work – part 1
Working with a hearing loss presents a plethora of daily challenges. There's group meetings, conference calls, presentations, the lunch room, the phone....here are some ideas to conquer your work day. What strategies would you add to the list? 10 Tips for Success...
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