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  Why should I explore and complete VR4HearingLoss.net?

• Who...
  • 1 – Defining Hearing Loss
  • 2 – Recognizing Hearing Loss
  • 3 – Signs and Symptoms
  • 4 – Hearing Loss Demographics
  • 5 – Myths and Misconceptions
  • 6 – Negative Stigma
  • 7 – Hearing Loss as a Communication Disorder
  • 8 – Communication Problems Reported
  • 9 – Reacting to Communication Problems
  • 10 – Hearing Loss and Stress
  • 11 – Social Pain
  • 12 – Hearing Loss Journey
  • 13 – Guidelines for Effective Communication
  • 14 – Client Group Benefits
  • 15 – Who Assessment

  

  Who are our clients with hearing loss and how can we best facilitate effective communication?

• What...
  • 1 – The Auditory System
  • 2 – Conductive Hearing Loss Causes
  • 3 – Sensory (Cochlear) Hearing Loss Causes
  • 4 – Genetics of Hearing Loss
  • 5 – Effects on Communication and Online Simulators
  • 6 – Basic Hearing Evaluation
  • 7 – Hearing Aids and Implants
  • 8 – Hearing Aid Features
  • 9 – Assistive Technology
  • 10 – What Assessment

  

  What are the characteristics of hearing loss and what are ways of diagnosing and treating people with hearing loss?

• How...
  • 1 – The Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
  • 2 – Communication Specialist (CS) – Rehabilitation Counselor for the Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened (RC/HH/LD)
  • 3 – Referral and Application
  • 4 – Eligibility, Significance of Disability and Order of Selection for Services
  • 5 – Individual Plan for Employment (IPE)
  • 6 – Job Development and Job Placement
  • 7 – Closure and Post Employment
  • 8 – VR Resources
  • 9 – How Assessment

  

  How can vocational rehabilitation professionals appropriately prepare to serve consumers with hearing loss?

• Where...
  • 1 – ADA – The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
  • 2 – Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • 3 – Air Carriers Access Act
  • 4 – Communications Act and Telecommunications Act
  • 5 – CVAA
  • 6 – Fair Housing Act
  • 7 – Filing Complaints and Comments
  • 8 – Grassroots Advocacy
  • 9 – Hearing Aid Compatibility Act
  • 10 – Oversight of Dispensing Professionals
  • 11 – Regulation of Hearing Aid Sales
  • 12 – Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  • 13 – State Offices for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • 14 – Where Assessment

  

  Where can people with hearing loss find current information, long-term support and tools for self-advocacy?

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