Contact Information
Cheryl D. Davis, Ph.D., Coordinator
Northwest Outreach Center
Regional Resource Center on Deafness
Western Oregon University
Notes:
Other resources: Besides my office and the entire PEPNet Network, the web page listed above has links to many, many resources on technology, legal issues, job and educational accommodations, and connections to other consumers.
Blair, J.C. (1990). Front-row seating is not enough for classroom listening. In Flexer, C., Wray, D., & Leavitt, R (Eds.) How the student with hearing loss can succeed in college: A handbook for students, families, and professionals. Washington, D.C., Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf.
Cederbaum, E.J. (1996). What’s the buzz? NCOD Network News, 1, 1-3. Northridge, CA: National Center on Deafness, CSUN.
Compton, C. (1992, October). Assistive Technology for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People: Selecting what’s best for you. Paper presented at the Northwest Regional SHHH Convention, Portland Oregon.
Compton, C. (1993, February). Why use assistive listening devices? SHHH Journal, p. 14-16.
Paschell, W. (1991). Do-it-yourself Listening and Signaling Devices for People with Hearing Impairment. Wheaton, MD: Washington Area Group for the Hard of Hearing.
Ross, M. (Ed.) (1994). Communication Access for Persons with Hearing Loss: Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Baltimore: York Press.
Warick, R., Clark, C., Dancer, J., & Sinclair, S. (1998) Assistive Listening Devices: A report of the National Task Force on Quality of Services in the Postsecondary Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. Rochester, NY: Northeast Technical Assistance Center, Rochester Institute of Technology. Available at http://www.pepnet.org/index_netac.html (National Task Force Reports). This is an EXCELLENT resource!! Other Task Force Reports may be found here, also.
Graphic Images and credits: Images are included as examples only and are not meant to be endorsements of any particular product.
Slide 10: Example of ExtendEar (hearing aid with built-in FM transmitter) in use.
Slide 12: Neckloop and earphone from Comtek <http://www.comtek-wireless.com> silhouette from Oticon; headphones from Easy Listener. Direct Audio Input photo courtesy of Brad Ingrao <www.bradingrao.com>.
Slide 12: My thanks to Bev Biderman for information on the use of ALDs with cochlear implants. Any error in relaying this information should be attributed to myself, and not Bev.
Slide 13: Telecoil and hearing aid graphic courtesy of the Electronic Deaf Education Network <www.bradingrao.com>
Slide 15: Top-Easy Listener Wide Area FM-Phonic Ear; bottom middle-ExtendEar <http://www.avrsono.com/products/index.html> bottom left-hearing aid with FM boot
Slides 15&17: Easy Listener-Phonic Ear <http://members.aol.com/centrumweb/psporta.html#top>
Slide 19: Bottom left-Sennheiser <http://www.sennheiser.com> Bottom middle: DirectEar <http://www.potpmactech.com>