Veteran Communication access accommodation
Question Title
1. Are you a veteran, veterans spouse, or veterans caregiver?
Yes
No
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2. Do you (or your veteran) receive health care from VA
Yes
No
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3. Do you or your veteran require would you benefit from communication access accommodation? The term "communication access accommodation'' needs to be defined.
Yes
No
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4. Have you or your veteran requested communication access accommodation from your VA facility? Examples of "communication access accommodation" need to be enumerated. Otherwise, any answer will be meaningless.
Yes
No
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5. How was the request for communication access accommodation made?
Verbally
In writing
Email
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6. Was the request
Granted
Denied
Ignored
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7. If the request was granted was it
provided
not provided
not provided yet
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8. If communication access accommodation was provided was it
Used
not used
did not work
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9. Was VA communication access accommodation provided acceptable
Yes
No
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10. Was getting communication access accommodation at your VA medical facility hard to get?
No it was easy
Had to work at it
Very hard - had to get intervention
Impossible
Steven C. Sterry, M.A./M.B.A.
10149 Grayling AV. – Whittier, CA 90603-2608
Phone (562) 947-2258
Email: steve.sterry@...
Hi Everyone,
Jim Rau has started a survey with help from Ann Thomas, who is part of the Get In The Hearing Loop Committee to find out about Communication Access at the VA. Jim has had difficulty getting a loop system installed with his VA and was wondering if others were having trouble as well. We are hoping to send this to the veteran membership of HLAA and both Basecamp and HLAA Veterans group. We would appreciate your suggestions and input to the survey draft.
Veteran Communication access accommodationQuestion Title
1. Are you a veteran, veterans spouse, or veterans caregiver?
Yes
No
Question Title
2. Do you (or your veteran) receive health care from VA
Yes
No
Question Title
3. Do you or your veteran require would you benefit from communication access accommodation?
Yes
No
Question Title
4. Have you or your veteran requested communication access accommodation from your VA facility?
Yes
No
Question Title
5. How was the request for communication access accommodation made?
Verbally
In writing
Question Title
6. Was the request
Granted
Denied
Ignored
Question Title
7. If the request was granted was it
provided
not provided
not provided yet
Question Title
8. If communication access accommodation was provided was it
Used
not used
did not work
Question Title
9. Was VA communication access accommodation provided acceptable
Yes
No
Question Title
10. Was getting communication access accommodation at your VA medical facility hard to get?
No it was easy
Had to work at it
Very hard - had to get intervention
Impossible
Thanks for your time and input!
Best regards,
Carla Beyer-Smolin
HLAA Chapter and Membership Coordinator
Best regards,
Carla Beyer-Smolin
Chapter and Membership Coordinator
Hearing Loss Association of America
6116 Executive Blvd, Suite 320 │Rockville, MD 20852
301.657.2248 ext. 101 | cbeyer-smolin@...│www.hearingloss.org
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Hi Everyone,
Jim Rau has started a survey with help from Ann Thomas, who is part of the Get In The Hearing Loop Committee to find out about Communication Access at the VA. Jim has had difficulty getting a loop system installed with his VA and was wondering if others were
having trouble as well. We are hoping to send this to the veteran membership of HLAA and both Basecamp and HLAA Veterans group. We would appreciate your suggestions and input to the survey draft.
Veteran Communication access accommodation
Question Title
1. Are you a veteran, veterans spouse, or veterans caregiver?
Yes
No
Question Title
2. Do you (or your veteran) receive health care from VA
Yes
No
Question Title
3. Do you or your veteran require would you benefit from communication access accommodation?
Yes
No
Question Title
4. Have you or your veteran requested communication access accommodation from your VA facility?
Yes
No
Question Title
5. How was the request for communication access accommodation made?
Verbally
In writing
Email
Question Title
6. Was the request
Granted
Denied
Ignored
Question Title
7. If the request was granted was it
provided
not provided
not provided yet
Question Title
8. If communication access accommodation was provided was it
Used
not used
did not work
Question Title
9. Was VA communication access accommodation provided acceptable
Yes
No
Question Title
10. Was getting communication access accommodation at your VA medical facility hard to get?
No it was easy
Had to work at it
Very hard - had to get intervention
Impossible
Thanks for your time and input!
Best regards,
Carla Beyer-Smolin
HLAA Chapter and Membership Coordinator
Best regards,
Carla Beyer-Smolin
Chapter and Membership Coordinator
Hearing Loss Association of America
6116 Executive Blvd, Suite 320 │Rockville, MD 20852
301.657.2248 ext. 101 | cbeyer-smolin@...│www.hearingloss.org
“Like” us on Facebook│“Follow” us on Twitter
Sign up for our free Hearing Life e-News
Reminder: Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting
When:
02/15/2022
8:00pm to 9:00pm
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
Where:
Virtual Zoom Meeting
Organizer: Carla Beyer-Smolin cbeyer-smolin@...
Description:
We invite chapter members to attend the next Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting (VAAVC) online using Zoom.
Date: February 15, 2022
Time: 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT, 5 p.m. PT
This will be an open meeting. We look forward to seeing you online.
The HLAA Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter is sponsored exclusively by Starkey.
Reminder: Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting
When:
02/15/2022
8:00pm to 9:00pm
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
Where:
Virtual Zoom Meeting
Organizer: Carla Beyer-Smolin cbeyer-smolin@...
Description:
We invite chapter members to attend the next Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting (VAAVC) online using Zoom.
Date: February 15, 2022
Time: 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT, 5 p.m. PT
This will be an open meeting. We look forward to seeing you online.
The HLAA Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter is sponsored exclusively by Starkey.
Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting
When:
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
8:00pm to 9:00pm
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
Where:
Virtual Zoom Meeting
Organizer: Carla Beyer-Smolin cbeyer-smolin@...
Description:
We invite chapter members to attend the next Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting (VAAVC) online using Zoom.
Date: February 15, 2022
Time: 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT, 5 p.m. PT
This will be an open meeting. We look forward to seeing you online.
The HLAA Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter is sponsored exclusively by Starkey.
Begin forwarded message:
Date: February 7, 2022 at 2:18:35 PM EST
To: Hope Adler <hadler@...>, Katia Albanese <kalbanese@...>, Melissa Armstrong <marmstrong@...>, Ginevra Adamoli <ginevra.adamoli@...>, cook.geoffreyh@..., Ronald Drach <consultrwd@...>, Samantha Greenberg <sgreenberg@...>, Daniel Heumann <dHeumann@...>, Caitlin Hochul <chochul@...>, Emily Ladau <eladau@...>, Harry Lichtman <hlichtman@...>, Bill McCabe <bmccabe@...>, Rachel McGreevy <rmcgreevy@...>, Greta Menard <gmenard@...>, tessmendelson@..., Kara Moore <kmoore@...>, Rebecca Panoff <rpanoff@...>, Sarah Scanlon <sscanlon@...>, dshields@..., bobby.silverstein@..., Rebecca Skipper <rskipper@...>, Kristinjosh Vandagriff <vandagriffkj@...>, Diana Zeitzer <dzeitzer@...>
Cc: Karen Herson <kherson@...>
Subject: Microsoft Team Accessibility Webinars
Good afternoon!
In case you are interested, there are two upcoming webinars about Microsoft Teams Accessibility.
Using Teams with sign language interpreters, captions, and more
February 9, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00pm U.S. Pacific Time
Microsoft Teams is integral to daily communication at work, school, and in life. Join us to
learn about the latest improvements to Teams for Deaf and hard of hearing and discover
how to leverage the latest features for the most inclusive collaborative communication for
everyone. You will learn how to effectively leverage captions, transcript, pinning and other
features to effectively participate in meetings. We will also review best practices for adding
sign language interpreters and CART to meetings.
Using Teams with a screen reader and low vision features
March 9, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00pm U.S. Pacific Time
Microsoft Teams is integral to daily communication at work, school, and in life. Join us to
learn about the latest improvements to Teams for those who are blind and low vision and
discover how to leverage the latest features for the most inclusive collaborative
communication for everyone. Learn how to effectively navigate meetings, chats, and your
calendar while using a screen reader.
Learn more and sign up to attend at https://sway.office.com/X0w6OiF9638N7Mb7
Best,
Sheryl
Sheryl Rosenberg
Communications Manager
Concepts, Inc.
240-499-6118
The disadvantages of the Dome that I see are that the sound would not be corrected to our prescriptive hearing aid settings and environmental noise would be a problem. They are most likely adjustable for base/treble and volume, but I doubt for much else. Maybe they have more capability. I simply don't know. That's why I'd ask for more information.
Right now I listen to music from my iPhone transmitted directly to my hearing aids. It sounds good to me, but I'm a musical illiterate and have a profound hearing loss so I have no credibility at all.
Jim
Hey Ron,
These bone conduction headphones are pretty cool! Sound can be transmitted a variety of ways, e.g. sonar, bone conduction, acoustically, etc. With these, sound is transmitted conductively through bone (skull). I have participated in some research at ASU about music and haptics, 'feeling the sound', which is another way to perceive sound.
We're underway with our campaign, "OneSound", specifically impacting the deaf and hard of hearing space. We have an exclusive event planned for Saturday, February 26th. The location is being solidified but it will be between Mozzeria or Kitchen Cray in D.C.. Then weeks later we'll follow up with a preorder campaign for all the folks in the community who would like to be the first to own a pair of Dome Headphones.
Here are all the video assets for the OneSound campaign that starts to tell the story. If you want to share, feel free.
Dome x Gallaudet Trailer:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/069dd7be1f1dedcf8f/dome-x-gallaudet-university-trailer
Dome x iYellow:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/d39dd6be1012e0c25a/dome-audio-x-iyellow-group-part-1
Dome x Gallaudet Football:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/a79dd6b5121ce1c02e/dome-audio-x-gallaudet-football-team-part-2
Dome x Gallaudet Audiology:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/799dd6ba151defc1f0/dome-audio-x-gallaudet-audiology-dept
Dome Audio- OneSound:
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/892162394/
Dome Audio Overview:
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/289318/
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We're underway with our campaign, "OneSound", specifically impacting the deaf and hard of hearing space. We have an exclusive event planned for Saturday, February 26th. The location is being solidified but it will be between Mozzeria or Kitchen Cray in D.C.. Then weeks later we'll follow up with a preorder campaign for all the folks in the community who would like to be the first to own a pair of Dome Headphones.
Here are all the video assets for the OneSound campaign that starts to tell the story. If you want to share, feel free.
Dome x Gallaudet Trailer:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/069dd7be1f1dedcf8f/dome-x-gallaudet-university-trailer
Dome x iYellow:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/d39dd6be1012e0c25a/dome-audio-x-iyellow-group-part-1
Dome x Gallaudet Football:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/a79dd6b5121ce1c02e/dome-audio-x-gallaudet-football-team-part-2
Dome x Gallaudet Audiology:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/799dd6ba151defc1f0/dome-audio-x-gallaudet-audiology-dept
Dome Audio- OneSound:
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/892162394/
Dome Audio Overview:
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/289318/
NATIONAL BLACK DEAF ADVOCATES - This organization came to my attention yesterday and I know nothing about them. Does anyone know them? We should reach out to them and share information and offer membership.
DEAF ENTEPENEURSHIP NETWORK - As above never heard of them. I have a contact who will do an introduction for me.
I serve on the Advisory Council of Disability:IN DC Metro and they have a monthly newsletter. I can have an article about GA inserted in an upcoming issue. The article can be as long as we want and have hyperlinks to membership and sponsorship. It goes to about 800 people representing numerous large and small employers and some non profits.
Please let me know if you have any questions, thoughts, or comments.
Ron
Ron Drach, President
Drach Consulting
240-413-3183
http://www.conceptscommunications.com/team/ronald-drach/
http://www.facebook.com/drachconsulting
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ronald-drach/4/a6b/357
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Bone conduction is an effective system but ambient environmental noise will interfere with the audibility of the system. Therefore it will not help us to hear in a noisy place. And for most of us noisy environments are our most challenging places for hearing/understanding. If it is transmitted by bluetooth most of our hearing aide will connect to that already. If your hearing aids do not connect to bluetooth tell the VA that you want new hearing aids. Sorry for my skepticism but I simply need more information before I can become interested in the products shown on the videos.
If this is a bone conduction via bluetooth system I'm not very interested. If it is something else - maybe. I really would like more information.
Jim
Bone conduction is an effective system but ambient environmental noise will interfere with the audibility of the system. Therefore it will not help us to hear in a noisy place. And for most of us noisy environments are our most challenging places for hearing/understanding. If it is transmitted by bluetooth most of our hearing aide will connect to that already. If your hearing aids do not connect to bluetooth tell the VA that you want new hearing aids. Sorry for my skepticism but I simply need more information before I can become interested in the products shown on the videos.
If this is a bone conduction via bluetooth system I'm not very interested. If it is something else - maybe. I really would like more information.
Jim
"We're underway with our campaign, "OneSound", specifically impacting the deaf and hard of hearing space. We have an exclusive event planned for Saturday, February 26th. The location is being solidified but it will be between Mozzeria or Kitchen Cray in D.C.. Then weeks later we'll follow up with a preorder campaign for all the folks in the community who would like to be the first to own a pair of Dome Headphones.
Here are all the video assets for the OneSound campaign that starts to tell the story. If you want to share, feel free.
Dome x Gallaudet Trailer:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/069dd7be1f1dedcf8f/dome-x-gallaudet-university-trailer
Dome x iYellow:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/d39dd6be1012e0c25a/dome-audio-x-iyellow-group-part-1
Dome x Gallaudet Football:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/a79dd6b5121ce1c02e/dome-audio-x-gallaudet-football-team-part-2
Dome x Gallaudet Audiology:
https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/799dd6ba151defc1f0/dome-audio-x-gallaudet-audiology-dept
Dome Audio- OneSound:
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/892162394/
Dome Audio Overview:
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/289318/
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http://www.conceptscommunications.com/team/ronald-drach/
On Jan 19, 2022, at 2:42 PM, Ronald Drach via hlaagroups.hearingloss.org <consultrwd=yahoo.com@...> wrote:
Hopefully this works but if not I will send to Carla separately. Good meeting last night. I am trying to schedule a call for this Friday and if you have any questions please forward them to me and I can ask them and get back to everyone.Scroll down to see the message I received with some links to more information.I look forward to sharing additional information as it becomes available.RonGood Afternoon Katherine & Ron,
Thank you for following up with Ron, Katherine, and sharing the latest on Dome Audio.
Great to hear from you, Ron. Since we spoke, a lot of inspiring traction has transpired, I'm sure Katherine got to share some of those things with you.
We're underway with our campaign, "OneSound", specifically impacting the deaf and hard of hearing space. We have an exclusive event planned for Saturday, February 26th. The location is being solidified but it will be between Mozzeria or Kitchen Cray in D.C.Dome x Gallaudet Trailer:
Dome x iYellow:
Dome x Gallaudet Football:
Dome x Gallaudet Audiology:https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/799dd6ba151defc1f0/dome-audio-x-gallaudet-audiology-dept
On Jan 19, 2022, at 2:42 PM, Ronald Drach via hlaagroups.hearingloss.org <consultrwd=yahoo.com@...> wrote:
Hopefully this works but if not I will send to Carla separately. Good meeting last night. I am trying to schedule a call for this Friday and if you have any questions please forward them to me and I can ask them and get back to everyone.Scroll down to see the message I received with some links to more information.I look forward to sharing additional information as it becomes available.RonGood Afternoon Katherine & Ron,
Thank you for following up with Ron, Katherine, and sharing the latest on Dome Audio.
Great to hear from you, Ron. Since we spoke, a lot of inspiring traction has transpired, I'm sure Katherine got to share some of those things with you.
We're underway with our campaign, "OneSound", specifically impacting the deaf and hard of hearing space. We have an exclusive event planned for Saturday, February 26th. The location is being solidified but it will be between Mozzeria or Kitchen Cray in D.C.Dome x Gallaudet Trailer:
Dome x iYellow:
Dome x Gallaudet Football:
Dome x Gallaudet Audiology:https://domeaudio.vids.io/videos/799dd6ba151defc1f0/dome-audio-x-gallaudet-audiology-dept
Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting
When:
01/18/2022
8:00pm to 9:00pm
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
Where:
Virtual Zoom Meeting
Organizer: Carla Beyer-Smolin cbeyer-smolin@...
Description:
We invite veterans with hearing loss to attend the next Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting (VAAVC) online using Zoom.
Date: January 18, 2022
Time: 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT, 5 p.m. PT
This will be an open meeting. We look forward to seeing you online.
The HLAA Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter is sponsored exclusively by Starkey.
Reminder: Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting
When:
01/18/2022
8:00pm to 9:00pm
(UTC-05:00) America/New York
Where:
Virtual Zoom Meeting
Organizer: Carla Beyer-Smolin cbeyer-smolin@...
Description:
We invite veterans with hearing loss to attend the next Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting (VAAVC) online using Zoom.
Date: January 18, 2022
Time: 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT, 5 p.m. PT
This will be an open meeting. We look forward to seeing you online.
The HLAA Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter is sponsored exclusively by Starkey.