Advocacy
The Hearing Loss Association of America mission is to open the world of communication to people with hearing loss through information, advocacy, education and support.
We invite you to join Hearing Loss Association of America members to advocate at federal, state, and local levels for better communication access.
Hearing Loss Association Advocacy Issues
- Better access to affordable hearing aids, cochlear implants and other technology for all who can benefit
- Telephones designed to work with hearing aids and cochlear implants
- Assistive technology and programs complying with disability rights laws and providing accessibility in public and private facilities, workplaces, and state and local governments
- More captioned movies in neighborhood theaters
- Improve quality of captioned TV and meeting FCC captioning regulations timetable
- Strengthen federal requirements for accessible air travel including appropriate screening procedures
- Roll-out nationwide a captioned telephone service
- Improve access to and the effectiveness of hearing health services
- Improve state services for people with hearing loss
- Increase grant funding for the training of more captioners
- Enhance funding for infant hearing screening programs and follow-up care
- Ensure inclusion of the needs of people with hearing loss inany national, state or local Homeland Security Plan
- Outreach to expand understanding by the general public, Congress, government agencies, and industry of the demographics, characteristics, and communication needs of peopel with hearing loss
- Strengthen standards for visual and audible fire alarms
- Encourage adoption of the Acoustical Society of America's acoustic standards for classrooms