Deaf Services

Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids are in the news. It is estimated that 217 million Americans live with some degree of hearing loss. And yet, hearing aids remain vastly underutilized: only about 20% of people who could benefit use one.[1] For many, the high cost is...

In 2020, many meetings and conferences shifted from in-person to remote communication. For many of us, that meant using captions for equal access to these events. But what is captioning and what options are available? Captioning makes communication more accessible for...

On January 1, 2020, Maine became one of only a handful of states that require private insurers to cover the cost of hearing aids for adults. The change is the result of a bill, “L.D. 38 An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids for Adults,” which was...