SafeAwake Smoke Alarm

SafeAwake was amongst one of the fifty some odd booths at the 2009 Hearing Loss Association of America Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.

Deaf and hard-of-hearing people can be alerted to the danger of smoke and fire with SafeAwake—the "next-generation" of smoke alarm aids—designed especially for those who may not hear a conventional smoke alarm. The patented SafeAwake technology senses a standard smoke alarm and instantly:

• Activates an intermittent, motor-driven bed shaker which vibrates the bed to wake the sleeping.
• Emits a high-decibel, low frequency (500Hz) audible signal.
• Flashes a white light.

hearingimpaired.net

This website hearingimpaired.net designs, develops and produces accessories and signage for people with hearing loss. At their booth you will find lapel pins, window decals, stand up signs, stickers, patches and more. Their line also includes supplies for service dogs including vests, collars and leashes, patches, custom ID cards and more. They featured their newest addition - Walkabout Dog Shoes at the 2009 Hearing Loss Association of America Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.

Anne and Wayne Wicklund of Fountain Hills with their dog Snow.

Med-EL

MED-EL was amongst the booths at 2009 Hearing Loss Association of America Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.

Austrian based company, Med-El developed one of the world’s first cochlear implants in 1975, a strong research tradition has continued to fuel the development of technologically advanced hearing solutions. MED-EL offers implantable solutions across the hearing loss spectrum, including cochlear and middle ear implants, combined electric-acoustic stimulation and brainstem implants.

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was at the 2009 Hearing Loss Association of America Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. You can file a complaint with the FCC if you are having problems with receiving closed captioning on a particular station or television show here.

On another note, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has awarded CSD a contract from the to implement an awareness campaign targeted at the nation’s deaf,hard of hearing, and deaf-blind consumers in regards to the digital TV (DTV) transition. So CSD wants to hear from YOU through the Digital Television (DTV) Transition Survey that is attempting to identify caption problems with the transition. HLAA is a partner in this survey as well.