It’s time to nominate ALDAns to serve on the Association of Late-Deafened Adults, Inc. (ALDA) Board of Directors. This year’s positions open to be filled are: President Vice President Region 3 Director Region 4 Director Nominations can be made by … Read More
COVID-19 Mask Alternatives for Late-Deafened and Hard-of-Hearing – ALDA News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued newly updated COVID-19 mask considerations that include adaptations and alternatives for people with hearing loss and other communication disorders. “CDC recognizes that wearing cloth face coverings may not be possible … Read More
Maryland DCDL eNews: Summer 2020 ASL & Deaf-Friendly Virtual Library Programs
– UPCOMING LIBRARY PROGRAMS – JULY & AUGUST 2020 Registration is required in order to obtain a Zoom meeting link. Visit each program link to register. Fri, July 17 @ 1:00 PM Rock & Rhyme with Mr. Jon – Friday, … Read More
Federal Communications Commission: Call Blocking Updates
Last week, FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Chief, Patrick Webre, released a blog titled Building on the Promise of Call Blocking. The blog highlights a recently released report on call blocking tools that found call-blocking technology is now widely available at low or … Read More
How Technology Has Changed What It is Like to Be Deaf – TEDTalk
Rebecca Knill is a writer who has cochlear implants that enable her to hear. She shares in her link below with her funny, insightful talk, the evolution of assistive listening technology, the outdated way people still respond to late-deafened and … Read More
FCC Partners with HHS on MENTAL Health Innovation Challenge
Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the Mobilizing and Empowering the Nation and Technology to Address Loneliness & social isolation (MENTAL) Health Innovation Challenge. The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has joined the HHS, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and others in support of … Read More
FCC News Highlights: Robocall Blocking Tools, August 3 Workshop and New Commissioner Rosenworcel Podcast
Dear friends, Below are some highlights of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) news and information that may be of interest. As always, please share. On June 25, the FCC released a report that found substantial availability of robocall blocking tools for … Read More
FCC Seeks Comment on Three Petitions for Extension of RTT Deadline
Comments Due: July 31, 2020 Reply Comments Due: August 17, 2020 On July 1, 2020, the FCC invited public comment on three petitions requesting an extension of the FCC’s deadline of June 30, 2020 to deploy real-time text on IP-based voice mobile … Read More
We Need to Make a Better America
The Association of Late-Deafened Adults, Inc. (ALDA) supports the call for social justice and stands in solidarity with the African-American community in the effort to end the police brutality and racism permeating the collective consciousness in the United States. The … Read More
Multilingual Alerting for Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts
With this handout, the Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau offers information to aid authorized alert originators’ efforts to provide multilingual alerting in their jurisdictions. This guidance applies to both the Emergency Alert System (EAS), which delivers … Read More