Hello everyone, the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies is a research facility in the US. They have committed to doing 3 surveys over three years to collect information from hard of hearing consumers about their experience with cellphones. The following is information about the survey:
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 your use of your cell phone. We plan to conduct this survey once a year over the next 3 years to track any changes in cell phone and hearing aid compatibility.
Take the survey
We are continuing to collect information on the WIDHH cellphone survey as well. The information from WIDHH cellphone survey is collected and posted on this blog (results)- we update the blog as new user information comes in. The results provide consumers with hearing loss ratings and other information about cellphones to help you make an informed cellphone purchase. We hope you find it helpful. If there is other information you would like to see or share - please send us a message. Thanks!
