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HLAA Member Richard Einhorn Featured in NY Times Article

Oct 25 2011

On Monday, October 24, 2011, The New York Times published a front page article on hearing loops, composer and HLAA Manhattan Chapter Member Richard Einhorn, and the Get in the Hearing Loop Campaign. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/science/24loops.html

By Tuesday, October 25, NYTimes reported it was their most e-mailed story. Their website had posted more than 125 comments from all over the country responding to the article. HLAA sent in a comment as well. Here’s what we wrote:

Get in the Hearing Loop Campaign

Oct 25 2011

“Get in the Hearing Loop” is a campaign to enlighten and excite hearing aid users, as well as audiologists and other professionals who dispense hearing aids, about telecoils and hearing loops and their unique benefits. Hearing loops transmit the audio from a PA system directly to telecoil-equipped hearing aids and cochlear implants. The telecoil functions as an antenna, relaying sounds directly into the ear without background noise just like Wi-Fi connects people to the Web.

HLAA Welcomes Newest Chapter - Greater Miami

Sep 7 2011

A special welcome goes to the Greater Miami Chapter in Florida. HLAA member and lead Chapter founder Joe Dashiell invited people with hearing loss to the initial meeting on July 1, 2011 by stating that, “a new Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America is being formed in Miami to advocate for, educate and support all people with a hearing loss.”

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