Volume 27 Issue 1

HOH-LD-News
Vol. 27, Issue 1
April 1, 2006

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Table of Contents
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- Article 1: Action Alert on Air Travel Access

- Article 2: Now Hear This - Part 1

- Article 3: RNID welcomes move by Apple to set volume cap for the iPod

- Article 4: Short Takes

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- Article 1: Action Alert on Air Travel Access
By Cheryl Heppner
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Editor: You may have heard that the Department of Transportation is finally looking at the issue of providing communications access to air travelers with hearing loss. Here's Cheryl Heppner's synopsis of the proposed rules and instructions on how to file your comments! If you've ever been frustrated at not being able to understand what's going on in an airport or airplane, this is your chance to do something about it!

If you'd like to share this information, please see the credit at the end of the article.

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Accessible Air Travel: Worth the Wait? There is a saying that nothing good happens fast. If we hold the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on accessible air travel for deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind people to that standard, it should be very good indeed.

Consumer organizations for deaf, hard of hearing. late-deafened and deaf-blind persons, including NVRC, started pushing for this rulemaking in 1996. The Department of Transportation (DOT) deferred a decision about it in March 1998. Eventually, in August 2002, DOT set up a memorandum of understanding with the National Council on Disabiity to submit a proposal for a petition for rulemaking, which was accepted. A work group was set up and in July 2004 the petition was submitted. By the time the NPRM was published in the Federal Register on February 23, 2006, 10 years of effort had been invested.

There is some good news. The proposed rules include many of the things we have been asking for. But those accessibility features won't happen unless you are open about your needs. You must tell the staff about your inability to hear information (and see it, if applicable) in the terminal and on the aircraft --at check-in, at the gate, on the plane, in the baggage area and elsewhere.

What's In the Proposed Rules

The proposed rules include:

1. If an airline has telephone reservation and information lines, they must also have these services available by TTY. The TTY services must have a response time equal to that of voice callers. TTY calls must be accepted during the same hours as available for voice calls, and at no greater cost than to hearing callers.

3. Copies of the access rules for air carriers must be made available to the public on request at airports. Upon request, passengers must be given information on getting an accessible copy, such as in large print or braille, or getting disability-related assistance through the DOT Disability Hotline or DOT Aviation Consumer Protection Division.

4. Airport terminals must display high-definition captioning (e.g. white letters on a black background) on the TVs and audiovisual displays providing safety briefings, information or entertainment in areas of public access such as lounges and gate areas. In areas like clubrooms that are restricted, the captioning feature must be turned on upon request.

Non-caption capable TVs or audiovisual displays must be replaced in the normal course of operation, or when substantial renovation or expansion is being done. Newly acquired TVs and audiovisual displays for passenger entertainment must have caption capability.

5. Airport terminals must provide the same information that hearing people receive, and provide it promptly to people who self-identify as needing it. This information can be provided through any medium, including white boards, handwritten notes, LCD display and pager. Among the kinds of information that would be included:
- Ticketing
- Flight delays
- Schedule changes
- Connections
- Gate assignments
- Checking and change of luggage
- "Aircraft changes"
- Flight cancellations
- Boarding information
- Volunteer solicitation on oversold flights
- Emergencies (fire, bomb threat, etc.)

6. Air carriers must get training in basic visual, auditory and tactile methods to communicate effectively with passengers.

7. Onboard the aircraft, all safety and information videos must be captioned. Safety briefings must be available with captions within 180 days after the effective date of the rule. Informational briefings must be available with captioning within 240 days after the effective date of the rule. All videos, DVDs, and other audiovisual displays for entertainment purposes must be captioned on new aircraft. The definition of new aircraft is those ordered after the date the rule becomes effective, or delivered two years after the effective date. For existing aircraft, if the cabin audiovisual equipment is being replaced after the effective date, the equipment must be caption capable.

8. Onboard information must be provided promptly. Examples of this include:
- Flight safety
- Procedures for takeoff and landing
- Delays
- Schedule or aircraft change
- Diversion to a different airport
- Scheduled departure and arrival times
- Boarding information
- Weather conditions
- Beverage and menu information
- Connecting gate assignments
- Claiming of baggage
- Individuals being paged by the airline
- Aircraft changes that affect travel of people with disabilities
- Emergencies (fire, bomb, etc.)

9. Air carriers must train their personnel to recognize requests for communication accommodations by people with vision or hearing loss and us the most common methods that are readily achievable to communicate with them. This means communicating through basic visual and auditory methods. The carriers must consult with organizations representing persons with disabilities to develop their training program, policies and procedures. Refresher trainings are also mentioned.

Safety Assistants: An Unresolved Issue

A major access issue still unresolved in this rulemaking is that of requiring safety assistants to travel with people who have both vision and hearing loss. When these individuals identify themselves, air carrier staff are required to make reasonable attempts to accommodate them. The rulemaking asks for a definition of just what qualifies as a reasonable attempt. It also asks for comments on how "joint responsibility" for communication, shared by the carrier staff and the individual with vision and hearing loss, would work out in practice. The rulemaking proposes to clarify that a safety assistant would be provided at no cost to the passenger when the passenger's self-assessment is that none is needed and that he or she can travel independently.

Send in Comments by April 24! The Department of Transportation is seeking comment on these proposed rules. They must be received by April 24, 2006. It is very important to comment so they understand how important this accessibility is.

It is helpful to talk about your personal travel experiences. Tell DOT what you like or don't like about the rules, and how you'd change it. Mention anything you feel is important but missing from the proposed rules. Feel free to share your comments with us for possible inclusion in our "Readers Write" feature of the NVRC News.

It's easy to send your comments at the DOT website. Use their Dockets Management System at http://dms.dot.gov/submit/ . The docket number for the form is 2006-23999. "Accommodations for Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind"

***************** (c)2006 by Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC), 3951 Pender Drive, Suite 130, Fairfax, VA 22030; www.nvrc.org. Items in this newsletter are provided for information purposes only; NVRC does not endorse products or services. You do not need permission to share this information, but please be sure to credit NVRC.

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- Article 2: Now Hear This - Part 1
By Jim Lemonds
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Editor: Jim Lemonds has written this very insightful article on how hearing loss affects people, and on some of the things we can do to reduce the impact of hearing loss. Jim is a freelance writer and editor located in Castle Rock, Washington. His website is accessible at www.writeteknorthwest.com.

This article is reprinted with Jim's kind permission. This is part one of two parts

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Frustrated by her husband's lack of responsiveness and his unwillingness to admit that he had a hearing problem, Diane Moskowitz opted for a creative solution.

"One night, she asked me how I was going to know when she wanted to have sex if I didn't have a hearing aid," recalls Rick Seifert, a former Daily News reporter.

"I said, 'Why would I need a hand grenade to know when you want to have sex?"

Shortly thereafter, Rick purchased a hearing aid.

Unfortunately, not everyone takes action.

Local residents beset by hearing loss

According to Dr. Richard Carmen, author of "Hearing Loss & Hearing Aids," approximately 30 million Americans suffer from significant hearing loss. Yet only 20 percent seek treatment. Dr. Chris Moor, an audiologist at Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic of the Northwest in Longview, says there are many causes of hearing loss, including childhood diseases, repeated ear infections, and exposure to machinery or loud music.

Dwight Nelson, owner of Beltone dealerships in Kelso and Vancouver, said that Cowlitz County has a high incidence of work-related hearing problems. "People who worked in the mills or in logging often have a big loss in their higher frequencies."

But the most common cause of hearing impairment is caused by presbycusis -- age-related loss.

"With so many baby boomers getting older, cases of presbycusis are on the rise," Moor said. "Nerves degenerate or cells in the cochlea stop doing their job. Things stiffen up in the inner ear."

The ability to comprehend speech is one of the first casualties. "It's not an inability to hear that's the problem," Nelson said. "It's your ability to understand what you hear.

"High frequencies are impacted most noticeably," Moor said. Consonants, which are carried by those high frequencies, convey 80 percent of the meaning of language, so when they aren't heard clearly, impairment can be severe.

Moor's job is to conduct testing, assess problems, and prescribe hearing aids when necessary. However, he recommends that people see an ear, nose, and throat specialist before they purchase hearing equipment to determine if an existing medical condition might be interfering with hearing.

Hearing loss equals anxiety, isolation

The stigma that accompanies hearing loss deters people from seeking help. A study conducted by the National Council on Aging found that people with hearing problems are more likely to experience increased insecurity, anxiety, frustration, anger, and depression.

"You worry that if people don't know you're deaf, they'll think you're not all there," Rick Seifert said. Often, people with hearing loss find themselves avoiding social situations because of the potential embarrassment.

"Hearing loss isolates you," said Dr. Jeff Davis, an otolaryngologist at Ear, Nose, & Throat Clinic of the Northwest. "It's much easier to function if other people understand your handicap."

The majority of those with hearing loss would benefit from wearing hearing aids. But because of the stigma attached to disabilities, many refuse to let others know of their situation.

They'd rather endure in silence.

"You close in on yourself," said Seifert, who acknowledged that his hearing problems created tension at home. "Diane had been complaining about it for some time. When I didn't hear something she said, she'd wonder if it was selective. It can cause a lot of stress."

Davis said some people "put off dealing with the problem for years because hearing loss is seen as an 'aging disability.' They usually have to be motivated by someone --- a spouse who is tired of the situation" or problems on the job.

Seifert, now 62, said his wife's frustration and his problems at work finally pushed him to address the problem. A journalism instructor at the University of Portland, he discovered he could not hear some of his students.

"I realized that I couldn't hear the women who were in the back of the lecture hall," he said. "I told them that they needed to speak up, but even that didn't help. I had to walk to the back of the room to understand what they were saying."

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- Article 3: RNID welcomes move by Apple to set volume cap for the iPod
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Editor: RNID, the UK's largest charity representing deaf and hard of hearing people, has issued a press release applauding Apple for releasing software that allows iPod users to set an upper volume limit. I haven't seen a similar statement from any of the US hearing loss organizations. Those are hopefully in the works!

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RNID - the UK's largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people - today welcomes a move by Apple to introduce a software update that will allow iPod users to set an upper volume limit on the latest generations of the device.

RNID's Don't Lose the Music Campaign (http://www.dontlosethemusic.com) has been warning personal stereo users for some time that they could be risking long term damage to their hearing by turning up the volume to levels that could cause permanent hearing loss.

Brian Lamb, Director of Communications, RNID said: "RNID is delighted that Apple have responded to our Don't Lose the Music Campaign by allowing iPod users to reduce the upper volume limits and we would urge other manufacturers of personal music players to follow suit.

"Although we are encouraged by this move, there is still much more work to be done to educate both manufacturers as well as music lovers of the potential dangers of listening to personal music players too loudly. The Don't Lose the Music Campaign has already been raising awareness of this issue amongst customers, and is now very interested in working with manufacturers to ensure that warnings regarding the risk of listening to MP3 players too loudly are made more prominent both on and in the packaging of their products."

Angela King, Senior Audiologist, RNID adds: "There is a danger that long-term use of personal music players at high volume will permanently damage people' s hearing. RNID's Don't Lose the Music Campaign is urging people to be aware of the risks so they can continue to enjoy music for longer. Noise filters for in-ear headphones are available from many high street stores and regular breaks should be taken from listening."

She adds: "If you're worried that you may already have some hearing loss, you can call RNID's new telephone hearing check on 0845 600 5555"

The Don't Lose the Music Campaign doesn't want to discourage people from listening to personal stereos and enjoying music and offers the following guidelines for safer listening:

· Take regular breaks from your headphones to give your ears a rest.
· Turn down the volume a notch - even a small reduction in volume can make a big difference to the risk of damage to your hearing.
· Avoid using the volume to drown out background noise, for example the sound of the train or traffic (find out about additions to in-ear headphones that help with this problem

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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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Speech recognition offered for handhelds

For now, something like "Call Mom" is the most advanced voice command that most cell phones can handle. A maker of speech-recognition software for personal computers hopes to change that. Nuance Communications Inc. is trying to line up wireless carriers for a new service allowing hands-free, speech-to-text messages or e-mails of nearly unlimited length, as well as voice-command Web browsing and music downloads.

http://tinyurl.com/s5ok7

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Hearing Loss Rises Among U.S. Soldiers in Iraq

Soldiers sent to battle zones are over 50 times more likely to suffer noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) than soldiers who do not deploy, according to research published in the December 2005 issue of American Journal of Audiology (AJA). The study, led by Thomas M. Helfer, Nikki N. Jordan, and Robyn B Lee of the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, examined the cases of 806 U.S. soldiers diagnosed with NIHL.

http://tinyurl.com/oa3xf

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Hearing Aids for Musicians

When comparing music to speech, there are four essential physical differences that warrant consideration during a hearing aid (or cochlear implant) fitting. Understanding these differences and selecting appropriate hearing aid circuitry will help to optimize the enjoyment of music for the hard-of-hearing listener. This applies equally to those who are musicians as to those who like to listen to (sometimes loud) music.

http://www.hearingreview.com/Articles.ASP?articleid=H0603F02

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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.

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Employment Opportunity 2
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Gallaudet University serves deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students from many different backgrounds and seeks to develop a workforce that reflects the diversity of its student body. Gallaudet is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages deaf, hard of hearing, members of traditionally underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, women, and veterans to apply for open positions.

Tenure Track or Pre-Tenure Track Faculty Positions (terminal degree or ABD)

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DUTIES: Under general supervision, implements, recruits, supervises, and evaluates the interpreting services for the National Center on Deafness and facilitates interpreter staff development. Coordinates sign language interpreting services for students, faculty, and staff who are deaf and hard of hearing. Processes student, staff, and faculty requests for communication access such as interpreting; conducts follow-up scheduling through the add/drop period and on an as needed basis throughout the semester; and schedules work hours of academic year, hourly, and per diem interpreters with deaf and hard of hearing students' classes. Oversees the full time lead interpreter. Oversees NCOD dispatchers who call interpreters to fill classes and special assignments. Reviews job performance of academic year, per diem, and hourly interpreters by observing them at their task and evaluating job skills by written evaluation. Recruits, screens, selects, and evaluates approximately 100 academic year and per diem interpreters/transliterators; makes recommendations of pay rates among newly hired interpreters; and coordinates and provides special workshops for interpreters/staff development. Provides statistical and narrative reports regarding interpreting services; advises, evaluates, and processes interpreters for pay advancement; and provides orientation and awareness training to college-wide students, faculty, and staff; and performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university. Master's degree in administration/supervision, interpreting, or equivalent is preferred. Equivalent to three years of progressively responsible professional student services experience that included interpreting services. Proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL) and signed English required. Knowledge, Specialized Skills, and Abilities: General knowledge of the principles, practices, and trends of the interpreting field. Ability and specialized skills to: analyze complex situations accurately and adopt effective courses of action; interpret and evaluate descriptions and explanations of problems, analyze and define the problem, draw valid conclusions and project consequences of various alternative courses of action; ability to carry out a variety of professionally complex assignments without detailed instructions; organize, coordinate, and prioritize multiple tasks; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; interact effectively; establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff, university administrators, and the deaf community; and work with special interest groups.

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