| We promote accessibility to hospitals for
people with hearing loss and support training for hospital
staff who communicate with them.
Visit Hearing
Access for more information. |
We advocate for legislation
that will provide insurance for hearing aids,
promote telephone access for all New Yorkers, and
protect
hearing
aid consumers by writing
letters to our legislators and sitting on state consumer
boards. |
Our captioning committee advocates
for captioning
on TV and in movie theaters. We
promote real time captioning of broadway plays.
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Members of HLAA–NYS assist the management
of movies and other theatres in selecting
an assistive listening systems so that
patrons with hearing loss don't miss a beat of a movie
or performance |
| We advocated for captioned telephones,
now available in New York State. Read
more about captioned telephones. |
We also advocate for hearing accessibility
in courts, houses
of worship, museums
and other places of public access. |
| We teach ways for people
with hearing loss to advocate
for themselves when
traveling
by car, air, train, or cruise ship. See "Travel
Tips for People with Hearing Loss", written
by NYSA member Ruth Bernstein, in conjunction with
the
League for the Hard of Hearing. |
We train members to become effective advocates.
See article by Joe Gordon, Captioning
Advocacy and How to Submit a Complaint to the
FCC, Click Here: Filing
a Complaint |
We promote the newborn infant screening
program mandated by the state of New York.
|
Read "Seven
Steps to Effective Advocacy"
by Marcia B. Dugan, HLAA member and author of "Living
with Hearing Loss".
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We participate in training programs for police and
fire departments across the state to help them learn
how to deal with and become more sensitive to the needs
of people with hearing loss.
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We participate in local Health Fairs and educate
the public about what is available for people with
hearing loss, such as assistive listening devices,
educational programs and chapters across the state
that provide support. |
