Volume 26 Issue 8

HOH-LD-News
Vol. 26, Issue 8
February 18, 2006

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Table of Contents
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- Article 1: Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Communication Access - Part 2

- Article 2: LACE Therapy Improves Listening Skills

- Article 3: DHHCAN Caption 2006 Information and Action Guide - Part 2

- Article 4: Short Takes

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- Classified Section:
One Smoke Alarm
One Online Store
One Trip to Israel
One Call for Papers
Three Employment Opportunities

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Contact information and disclaimers are at the end of this newsletter.
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- Article 1: Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Communication Access - Part 2
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Editor: Emergency preparedness for people with disabilities is in the news, and rightfully so! Here's a report on Cheryl Heppner's presentation at the 2005 TDI Conference. Cheryl is the Executive Director of the Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons. If you'd like to share this report, please credit NVRC. (See credit at the end of the article.) This is part two of three parts.

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News About Various Technologies

1. Television

Emergency information
- Visual access to emergency information is required by FCC regulations. For more information, see: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/captioning_regs.html#79.2
- Six separate TV stations that did not comply with these regulations were fined by the FCC in 2005
- Voice-to-Text Captioning Software - ENCO Systems' enCaption is being tested by WRC (an NBC station in Washington, DC)
- RCA Alert Guard TV - This television, in limited supply, informs of an alert, watch, or warning, even when you are using the TV to view videos or DVDs. RCA was recently acquired by a Chinese company and the Alert Guard project manager left. No other companies are yet producing televisions with this feature.
- Battery-Operated Portable TV with Captioning - The Toshiba MD9DP1 (a 9" DVD combination) is the only option known to be available. It has an adapter to use with a car's cigarette lighter outlet.

Digital Television (DTV)
- The FCC set the deadline for a transition to digital TV for December 31, 2006. At this time, analog programs are scheduled to stop broadcasting.
- The FCC may choose to extend the deadline until 85% of homes in an area can watch digital TV programs.
- The spectrum used by analog televisions is needed for other services and would be freed up.
- There are many reports of problems with digital TVs and captions: Some broadcast, cable and satellite networks are not captioning their digital TV feeds.
- Sometimes captions are stripped or not re-encoded for digital broadcasts.
- Some older cable boxes can't decode captions.
- Some caption displays must be activated through the HD/digital cable box

For more information:
- Digital TV Access: http://www.dtvaccess.org
- Consumer Fact Sheet on DTV (general information): http://www.dtv.gov

2. Radio

NOAA Weather Radio
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides information that is broadcast to weather radios. It's ironic that the weather radio information starts as text and is then converted to audio.
- Several brands of weather radios can provide text to inform you that there is an alert, watch, or warning, but they may give you no other information.
- Some weather radios can be connected to strobe lights, a vibrating device, siren, or home alerting systems.
- Some weather radios will make you choose between an audible alert or a voice description instead of being allowed to select both.
- Some weather radios may have a jack for audio.
- Funding is needed from the federal government for the Weather Radio Improvement Program (WRIP) to provide the full text of all the information that is audible. If the funding is awarded this year, the best case scenario would probably require three years for it to be implemented.
- Current weather radio equipment will not be able to receive the full text when it does become available through WRIP.
- A weather radio doesn't give school closings, traffic problems and other information, but can alert or wake you for tornado, flash flood, chemical spill, nuclear power plant incident, wildfire, and about 50 more events where seconds may count.
- For more info: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/special_need.htm

Digital Radio
- Scrolling text of the latest headline news is now being done in the UK by British Broadcasting Co., with the text refreshed every 20 seconds, 24 hours a day.
- Radio Data System (RDS) allows text to be sent over an FM radio signal. Your radio already uses RDS to display the station number you are listening to, and sometimes additional information.
- Some vehicles like the Toyota Prius are already being sold with screens to display RDS

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(c)2005 by Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC), www.nvrc.org. When sharing this information, please ensure credit is given to NVRC

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- Article 2: LACE Therapy Improves Listening Skills
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Editor: Have you heard of LACE, a program intended to improve listening skills of people with hearing loss? It's a fairly new program, and I'm starting to see references to it in the mainstream press. I'd be very interested in hearing from anyone who's tried it!

Here's a press release with more information.

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Many people lose their hearing as they get older and turn to a hearing aid for help. Too often, however, the device doesn't meet expectations and use is discontinued, along with complaints that it was not helping enough.

The culprit in this lack of success is not hearing, but listening, says Robert Sweetow, PhD, director of audiology at UCSF Medical Center.

Recognizing the problem, he and his colleagues have developed a tool to help hard-of-hearing people, whether or not they use hearing aids, learn skills that help them become better listeners, and consequently, improve how much speech they understand.

"Hearing aids impact hearing," Sweetow explains, "but they don't impact listening and communication. As we grow older, not only does our hearing deteriorate, but we experience changes in the brain that may result in difficulty processing rapidly presented speech."

"We have to remember that when most patients receive a therapeutic device-for example, an artificial limb-they are given physical therapy to help them learn how to best utilize the prosthesis and to strengthen adjacent muscles and develop compensatory behavioral skills," Sweetow continues.

"We need to do the same thing with hearing aids. Hearing aids are getting better and better, but if patients don't learn how to use their brains to listen and help 'fill in the gaps' that the hearing aids can't provide, their benefit may be minimized," he emphasizes.

Audiologists have long recognized this problem, but most training to help patients use hearing aids has not been time- or cost-effective, according to Sweetow.

Realizing that people don't have a lot of time to devote to improving their listening skills, Sweetow and co-developer Jennifer Henderson-Sabes, staff research associate at UCSF, designed an interactive computer program called LACE, or "Listening and Communication Enhancement."

For four weeks, a user spends one half-hour, five days a week working with the computer program to help enhance listening skills. The user gets immediate feedback regarding correct comprehension and can monitor his or her improvement from the beginning of therapy. In addition, the patient's audiologist can observe progress via computer modem at a remote location.

"Put simply," Sweetow says, "the program force-feeds the brain with exercises to extract speech from background noise and improve listening strategies."

Sweetow and Henderson-Sabes tested the training program at eight sites with about 80 individuals. Results showed improved ability to comprehend speech in a noisy environment along with increased confidence in difficult listening situations.

"My goal is that in three years, everyone who walks into an audiologist's office also walks out with a therapy plan," Sweetow said.

Currently, the LACE program can only be used by people who have computers, but in the fall a portable device will be available that will allow anyone to train.
LACE is a product of NeuroTone, Inc., based in Redwood City, Calif. Sweetow is an unpaid consultant with the company.

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- Article 3: DHHCAN Caption 2006 Information and Action Guide - Part 2
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Editor: Here it is - the definitive guide on the 2006 captioning requirements - brought to you by the folks at DHHCAN. What is DHHCAN, you ask? See the description at the end of this article.

This press release discusses the following topics:
- 100% Captioning of TV Programs? Not Exactly.
- Special Requirements for News Programs
- Sending a Complaint
- Visual Presentation of Emergency Information

This is part two of two parts

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Sending a Complaint

1. Put it in Writing
The Federal Communications Commission oversees and enforces the regulations for TV closed captioning. You must send a complaint by writing to your TV "distributor".

2. Your Distributor: Who to Write, Where to Send the Complaint
- If you use an antenna to receive your TV signal, write to General Manager of the TV station that the program came from. You can find the address of the station in your telephone book.

- If you use cable or satellite TV service, write to the General Manager of the cable or satellite company. The address should be on your cable or satellite bill.

3. What to Put in the Complaint
Give as much detail as you can. This will help identify what needs to be fixed. Here are some things to include:

- Start the letter with, "This letter is sent in regard to FCC rules at 47 CFR Part 79.1"

- Give your full address, daytime phone or TTY number, email address.

- List the TV shows that were not captioned or had a captioning problem, with the TV channel name and number. Also include the date and time of the shows.

Examples:
CSI had no captioning on WBX 4 on January 4, 2006 from 9-10 pm.
American Idol on WNYC 12 lost captions from 8:45 to 9 pm on January 6, 2006.
Desperate Housewives on WKSR 9 captions disappeared during the first advertisement at 9:10 pm.
CNN did not have captioning from 12 pm to 1 pm even though it always has, and the TV Guide said it would be captioned.

Please send a copy of your complaint to DHHCAN (Jerald Jordan) at this mailing address, 826 Locust Drive, West River, MD 20778 or fax it to (410) 867-6429.

4. What to Do After Sending the Complaint
If you do not have a satisfactory response in 45 days, contact the FCC with a copy of the written complaint that you sent to the TV distributor. Include a copy of their distributor's response, if any. Send both letters to the FCC at 445 12th Street S.W., Washington, DC 20554, Attn. CICD/CGB.

Visual Presentation of Emergency Information

Visual presentation of emergency information is required of broadcast, cable, and satellite TV providers. This is covered under a different regulation, and you can send complaints directly to the FCC.

Emergency information is defined as any information that is intended to protect life, health, safety or property.

Some examples of things that qualify as an emergency are:

Dangerous weather -- hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, tidal wave, icing conditions, heavy snow, widespread fire, warning and watch of impending change in weather

Dangerous situations -- widespread power failure, discharge of toxic gas, industrial explosion, civil disorder, school closing, changes in school bus schedules resulting from conditions.

Information that must be presented visually if it is provided audibly:
- Specific details about the areas that will be affected by the emergency
- Evacuation orders, detailed descriptions of areas to be evacuated, specific evacuation routes
- Approved shelters or how to take shelter in one's home
- Instructions on how to secure personal property
- Road closures
- How to obtain relief assistance

Note that this requires visual information but not necessarily captioning. Theoretically any effective means of providing all this information could be used, including holding up signs.

In advance, DHHCAN expresses its special gratitude for your interest and participation for full compilance with the FCC regulations on TV captioning.

About DHHCAN: DHHCAN, established in 1993, serves as the national coalition of organizations representing the interests of deaf and/or hard of hearing citizens in public policy and legislative issues relating to rights, quality of life, equal access, and self-representation. DHHCAN also provides a forum for proactive discussion on issues of importance and movement toward universal, barrier-free access with emphasis on quality, certification, and standards. Member organizations are: American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB), American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association (ADARA), American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC), Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA), The Caption Center at WGBH, Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD), Deaf Seniors of America (DSA), Gallaudet University, Gallaudet University Alumni Association (GUAA), National Association of the Deaf (NAD), National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA), National Catholic Office of the Deaf (NCOD), Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.(TDI) and USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF).

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"In The News" - HLW Provides Ongoing Hearing Loss News Coverage
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Hearing Loss Web (Publisher of HOH-LD-News) is thrilled to announce a new chapter on our website. Called "In the News", this section will keep you current with what's happening in the hearing loss world between weekly issues of HOH-LD-News.

We're using the same editorial discretion about what stories to include on "In the News" as we do for stories to include in HOH-LD-News. So what you'll see are the hearing loss stories that we think are important!

If you like the HOH-LD-News story selection, you'll like the "In the News" story selection.

Don't forget to bookmark:
http://www.hearinglossweb.com/news/curr.htm
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- Article 4: Short Takes
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Editor: Here are our picks of some additional stories that you may find interesting. For more, please point your browser to:
http://www.hearinglossweb.com/news/curr.htm

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Tinnitus victim not responding to implant

Despair is replacing optimism for an Aurora nurse who had hoped a new procedure would stem the ringing in her ears that has made her life a cacophonous misery. Lynn Steinman, 56, has described the ringing as akin to "a kid's tin whistle blowing in your ear 24 hours a day." "I'm very discouraged," Steinman said last week. "It just isn't going well. It's worse than it was before." Steinman, whose tinnitus had grown progressively worse since it first hit 15 years ago, signed up for an experimental trial through the Medical College of Wisconsin.

http://tinyurl.com/8rvxl

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New device helps enhance hearing aids

The key is knowing whether the hearing-impaired person spends a lot of time in noisy environments or quiet ones, in groups or one-on-one. However, that information has to come from a patient's recollection, which isn't always accurate. To solve that problem, doctors give patients a small contraption called a sound activity monitor (SAM). A patient wears the SAM for a few days or a week while it records all the surrounding sounds. The audiologist uploads the recorded information into a computer, generating a picture of the patient's world of sound.

http://www.wnbc.com/drmaxgomez/6913900/detail.html

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IBM Strives for Superhuman Speech Tech

NEW YORK -- IBM unveiled new speech recognition technology on Tuesday that can comprehend the nuances of spoken English, translate it on the fly, and even create on-the-fly subtitles for foreign-language television programs. Historically, speech technology required the user to limit his speech to a fixed set of phrases in order to interact with a device. With IBM's Embedded ViaVoice 4.4 software package, introduced on Tuesday, the company hopes to allow users to speak commands using phrasing that is natural to them.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1915071,00.asp

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- Classifieds
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One Smoke Alarm, one Online Store, one trip to Israel, one Call for Papers, and three Employment Opportunities appear in this issue. (Ads appear after this brief table of contents.)

Smoke Alarm for Hearing Impaired
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WCI - Your Single Source for Assistive Technology
Pocketalker on Sale During February
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Trip to Israel
August 13-25, 2006
Registration Ends on March 15th!

Association of Late Deafened Adults Call for Papers
Conference in St. Louis, MO
October 18 - 22, 2006

Employment Opportunity 1
Various Opportunities
GLAD
Various Southern California Locations

Employment Opportunity 2
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA)
San Leandro, CA

Employment Opportunity 3
Public Relations & Resource Development Officer
TDI
Silver Spring, MD

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Trip to Israel
August 13-25, 2006
Registration Ends on March 15th!
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Who: Jewish Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (single, married, Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, etc.)

What: 12 day trip includes most meals, hotel, ASL interpreters, direct El Al flight, air conditioned bus guided tour to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Masada, Golan Heights, etc. Meet with other Israeli Jewish Deaf and Hard of Hearing people.

Registration Ends on March 15th!

Please see proposed itinerary and letter of interest on the website:
http://www.njcd.org/ourway/sections.php?id=C0_70_9

For contact or more information:
Email: Landau9@optonline.net

Fax at 908 352 7395

Write to:
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Association of Late Deafened Adults Call for Papers
Conference in St. Louis, MO
October 18 - 22, 2006
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The Association of Late Deafened Adults, Inc (ALDA) is now accepting proposals for workshop presentations at its 18th Annual International Convention to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, at the Adams Mark Hotel, October 18 - 22, 2006.

ALDAcon is held annually by and for a diverse group of people, who have various degrees of hearing loss. All events will be fully accessible through sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, and CART (Communication Access Realtime Transcription) projected onto large easy to read screens. The convention will feature keynote speakers at each meal; will offer a wide variety of workshop presentations for attendees of all ages and will be filled with exhibitors. We welcome innovative and creative workshop ideas of all kinds. For details on ALDA and the ALDAcon, as well as copies of the Call for papers, please go to http://www.alda-freeport.org/ALDAcon2006.htm . You many also e-mail Planning Chair Kathy Schlueter at KSCtryLn@aol.com or Program Chair Carolyn Piper at wicwas@wcvt.com or fax at 610 604-3364 to request a copy or for any questions you may have.

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Employment Opportunity 1
Various Opportunities
GLAD
Various Southern California Locations
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GLAD is an Affirmative Action Employer with equal opportunity for men, women and people with disabilities. For more information on the following positions, please go to: www.gladinc.org. The status of all positions is: Regular, Full-time, Non-Exempt, Full Fringe Benefits unless otherwise noted. All positions are open until filled.

* JOB DEVELOPER/INTERPRETER - Anaheim and Norwalk

* HARD OF HEARING SPECIALIST - Riverside

* HIV HEALTH EDUCATOR (MSM) - Los Angeles

* COMMUNITY INTERPRETER - Riverside

If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume and application to:

Jeff Fetterman
Human Resources Specialist
Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc.
2222 Laverna Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90041
V/TDD: (323) 550-4207
Fax #: (323)550-4204
E-mail: jfetterman@gladinc.org

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Employment Opportunity 2
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA)
San Leandro, CA
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DCARA is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to build on over 40 years of continuous growth and evolution of the non-profit, community-based social service agency. DCARA serves the Deaf Community in the San Francisco Bay Area and 14 counties in Northern California. The CEO will be responsible for all aspects of the agency's operations, programs, finances, and personnel. To see the full job announcement including information about DCARA, minimum qualifications and application process, visit http://www.dcara.org.

CLOSING DATE: March 31, 2006

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Employment Opportunity 3
Public Relations & Resource Development Officer
TDI
Silver Spring, MD
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General Description: The Public Relations & Resource Development Officer is responsible for the activities with TDI's public relations and resource development programs.

Salary: Negotiable, commensurate with experience & education
Organization: TDI
Type of Appointment: Full-time
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Posting Date: 1/20/2006
Closing Date: (Open until filled)

Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop and disseminate informational and publicity materials on TDI programs, services, resources, and activities to members, subscribers, and the general public. Respond to inquiries from individuals and groups.
- Provide public relations support and resources for general TDI operations, including the biennial TDI Conference. Generate and maintain relations with the general media as well as specialized media markets within TDI's constituency groups.
- Write articles for GA-SK, Blue Book, TDI-Online, TDI-L eNotes, and other publications by TDI. Serve as Managing Editor for the GA-SK and the Blue Book Resource Guide.
- Develop and manage content for TDI's website: TDI-Online. Update resources and archives on a regular basis. Solicit for advertisements and related packages from clients for the Blue Book, the GA-SK Newsmagazine, and TDI-Online website.
- Plan, develop, implement, and maintain other resource development activities including but not limited to: membership and subscription recruitment, grants and contracts, special projects, and interactive web group activities.
- Represent TDI at various events hosted by consumer groups, industry and/or government.
- Work with designers/webmasters to publish content in print or online.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director, TDI

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Required - Ability to create written material for postings on the Internet, publications, information and referral program, and outreach/training activities.
- Required - Ability to oversee production of video clips and other interactive features for TDI websites.
- Required - Substantial knowledge of techniques, tools, and other resources in public relations, development and advertising.
- Required - Excellent personal interaction skills with TDI's constituency groups composed of diverse individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, deaf-blind or hearing.
- Required: Self-starting ability, and planning and organizing skills in nonprofit management environment.
- Required: Excellent writing and research skills. Technology and journalism backgrounds preferred.
- Required: Excellent computer skills including familiarity with Word, Excel, Publisher, and Power Point.
- Preferred: Knowledge of accessibility regulations, policies and procedures in telecommunications, media, and information technology for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, or deaf-blind and their families
- Preferred: General knowledge of resources in hearing loss at local, state, and national levels in relation to telecommunications, media, and information technology
- Preferred: General knowledge of resources and contacts with government and foundations that provide grants and contracts. Some experience in grant proposal development, as well as project management.

Training and Experience Requirements: Preferably a Master's degree in public relations, communications, journalism, marketing, or related curriculum and one year of experience; or a bachelor's degree in one of the above fields and three years of experience. Experience working with the deaf and hard of hearing is preferred.

How to Apply: All applicants must submit a letter of interest and a resume to TDI. Applications must be received at the TDI office by 5:00 pm on or before the closing date. Email submissions are welcome. No phone calls please.

TDI selects applicants for employment based on job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.

Contact Person: Claude L. Stout, Executive Director
Contact Agency: TDI
Contact Address: 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 604, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3803
Contact Numbers: TTY: (301) 589-3006; Voice: (301) 589-3786; Fax: (301) 589-3797
WWW & Email: http://www.tdi-online.org mailto:tdiexdir@aol.com

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