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I have started this discussion thread as a continuation from the recent HLAA Leaders group thread on websites. -- Alan Katsura Moderator HLAA Tech Group

I know it has been frustrating that we are putting in hearing loops but few hearing aid wearers know little, if anything, about telecoil. So I am trying to convince Costco to put in Counter Loops on t

A poll has been updated: Our State Association is conducting an audit with our chapters - making sure their chapter information is displayed on the HLAA and State websites correctly. While doing this,

This instruction sheet is my first draft, so I would appreciate any corrections/edits/etc. I have added the same document, both in Microsoft Word and Adobe pdf, hoping both come through... -- Carolyn

You most likely already know that the Zoom Pro, automatic captions (in zoom language called "Live Transcript) do not work in breakout rooms. So I did some experimenting with Ava 3rd Party captions in

If your Made for iPhone hearing device has sound quality issues when connected to an iPhone 12 model. You might hear unexpected noise from some Made for iPhone hearing devices. When your Made for iPho

Announcing a New Webinar - ADA National Network Learning Session: A Closer Look: COVID-19 Accessible Materials for People Disabilities Project February 11th, 2021 Webinars begin at ET: 2.30 pm, CT: 1.

David, Carolyn, Steve, Here's the latest version of the compiled list of telecoil and other legislation, media mentions, and position statements. FYI, a few of the longer links, the URL is correct, hy

I have the automatic captions (ASR) enabled in my settings and they are working well. When we have a person providing CART, do I need to change my settings so the ASR captions don't interfere with the

All of these instructions are my own "trial and error" so if you find something doesn't work .... or works differently for you, PLEASE let me know...that is the way I learn this stuff Practice Breakou

I enclose a letter that addresses this very important subject: Robert Bishton <upstatehearingloops@...>Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 4:51 PMTo: carolyn@... Dear Carolyn, I have been a Board Certified Hearing I

FYI: I have submitted this ticket to Zoom. Zoom Ticket #8198634 Here is an example of the problem: On iPad, the captions coverup the mouth: See the series of emails to Zoom Support: Zoom Support Email

The previous rule of thumb for text fonts for people with low vision was to use a san serif font for text. The Braille Institute recently releases a new hybrid typeface that provides greater legibilit

CHAT--Change Size of Type I noticed that if you bring up Chat (on the Mac) you can hold down the command key and click on the plus or minus to change the size of the type. Alan brought up a good point

My experience is that Zoom Pro (paid Zoom) integrated Captions do not work inside the Zoom breakout rooms. Has that been your experience? I tried to confirm this info in the Zoom support page without

Hi All, Our chapter used to use GoDaddy web services for our email. Then GoDaddy decided to get out of that business and transferred us to Outlook on the Web. This version of Outlook is extremely basi

Happy 2021! Everyone goes through software updates, and I guess that most of us do not bother reviewing those boring release notes. After a few surprises with Zoom, I have concluded that I should do t

Zoom update 5.4.7 changed the location of the raise hand feature. It moved from the Participants icon to the Reactions icon. Host and co-host can also now raise hand.

I would like some advice on recording Zoom videos. Is it better to save to your computer or to the cloud, and why? I've only done this twice. The first time I saved to my computer. The captions from o