Hearing Aids

Only 1 in 5 Americans who can benefit from a hearing aid, wear one (Source: http://www.epichearing.com/newsroom/hearing-loss-facts-figures/)

What is a T coil?: http://www.hohadvocates.org/index.php?contenttype=Feature&target=home&subtarget=feature&selected=25

"What does it mean for communication to be “effective”? Simply put, “effective communication” means that whatever is written or spoken must be as clear and understandable to people with disabilities as it is for people who do not have disabilities."

(Source: http://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap3toolkit.htm)

Examples of Effective communication:   http://www.dartmouth.edu/~accessibility/effcomm/index.html

"Accessible meeting space allows

 everyone to participate." 

(Source: http://www.ada.gov/business/accessiblemtg.htm