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Survivor's Manuals Available

Do you have your own copy of Hearing Loss Association of Oregon's very popular booklet " Facing the Challenge - A Survivor's Manual for Hard of Hearing People" ( PDF 950K ) . We have distributed more than 25,000 of these Manuals and the orders continue to roll in.

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Audiologists, Hearing Aid Specialists and other professionals who work with hard of hearing and late deafened people find these books to be wonderful resources for themselves and their clients. Many people have ordered additional copies to share with family and friends.

You can see the current edition of the is at  Survivor's Manual (PDF 950K ) .

To obtain your free book by mail, request our newsletter or make inquiries contact:

Hearing Loss Association of Oregon.
PO Box 22501
Eugene, OR 97402

or

 kswezey@efn.org  (preferred) or call (541)610-6626

Our state newsletter, "Hear it is!" can be requested from the address above.




Community Access Hearing Assistive Technology Program

In April of 2000, the Oregon Hard of Hearing and Deaf Alliance (OHHDA), an advocacy coalition of over 25 public, non-profit and for-profit organizations representing Oregonians with hearing loss, applied for a two year grant with the Meyer Memorial Trust to fund a Hearing Assistance Technology project. The goals of the Community Access Hearing Assistive Technology Program, CAHAT for short, are to enable people with hearing loss to function at parity with hearing people and to improve communication among those with hearing loss through the availability of hearing assistance technology. In October of the same year, the Meyer Memorial Trust approved the grant of $48,000 "to purchase hearing assistance technology and equipment for statewide distribution."
(The Meyer Memorial Trust was created by the personal philanthropy of Fred G. Meyer and is in no way connected with Fred Meyer, Inc.)

The intent of the program is not to replace the requirements of entities mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to provide accessibility for hard of hearing and deaf individuals participating in their programs. Rather, the purpose is to make assistive equipment readily available to the general hearing impaired community.

Equipment ranges from small and large FM systems, to loop systems, infrared systems, closed captioning equipment used with TV or with a projector and screen, wireless and hard wired mics, lapel mics, mixers, base transmitter, etc. To ensure a successful event, please reserve the equipment well in advance of your event whenever possible and allow time to visit with your site representative about which equipment would be the most appropriate for your event or meeting. Also allow yourself time to learn how to properly set up and use the equipment prior to your event. Brochures about the program are available at each site.

For more information about the CAHAT program or to arrange to use the equipment at your location, please contact:

Bentley Fink, Trainer & Development Specialist
Oregon Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services Program
676 Church Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 373-7609 v/tty
503-373-2157 VP
170.104.178.135 VP
(800) 358-3117 v/tty
 bentley.fink@state.or.us 


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