Hearing Aid Compatibility Survey 2013 |
Hearing Aid Compatibility Survey
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The Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) requires that landline telephones manufactured or imported for use in the United States after August 1989 be hearing aid-compatible. In 2003, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules to make digital wireless telephones (cell phones) compatible with hearing aids and cochlear implants.
The Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (Wireless RERC) monitors this regulation and is interested in how it impacts the usability of cell phones for people who use hearing aids and cochlear implants.
We invite people who use hearing aids or cochlear implants to participate in the survey regarding their use of cell phones. The purpose of this survey is to analyze the compatibility of hearing aids. We plan to conduct this survey annually to track any changes in cell phone and hearing aid compatibility.
Please try your best to complete all parts of this survey. Your answers are important to us, even if you don't use wireless technology. This survey can be completed by an assistant or caregiver for you if you are unable to complete it directly.
Your personal information will not be sold or used in any way other than for research related to this survey. Your personal data will be kept strictly confidential.
Please take the HAC survey and enter a drawing for the chance to win one of four $50 Amazon gift certificates. Participation in the survey is not required to enter the drawing. Just provide your contact information for a chance to win.
ABOUT US
This survey is being conducted by the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies (Wireless RERC), which is funded by a 5-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant number H133E110002). For more information about the Wireless RERC, please visit us on the Internet at: www.wirelessrerc.org.
If you have questions or need help with this survey, please contact:
John Morris
404-367-1348
john_morris@shepherd.org
The Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (Wireless RERC) monitors this regulation and is interested in how it impacts the usability of cell phones for people who use hearing aids and cochlear implants.
We invite people who use hearing aids or cochlear implants to participate in the survey regarding their use of cell phones. The purpose of this survey is to analyze the compatibility of hearing aids. We plan to conduct this survey annually to track any changes in cell phone and hearing aid compatibility.
Please try your best to complete all parts of this survey. Your answers are important to us, even if you don't use wireless technology. This survey can be completed by an assistant or caregiver for you if you are unable to complete it directly.
Your personal information will not be sold or used in any way other than for research related to this survey. Your personal data will be kept strictly confidential.
Please take the HAC survey and enter a drawing for the chance to win one of four $50 Amazon gift certificates. Participation in the survey is not required to enter the drawing. Just provide your contact information for a chance to win.
ABOUT US
This survey is being conducted by the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies (Wireless RERC), which is funded by a 5-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant number H133E110002). For more information about the Wireless RERC, please visit us on the Internet at: www.wirelessrerc.org.
If you have questions or need help with this survey, please contact:
John Morris
404-367-1348
john_morris@shepherd.org