By Rebecca Morris

Compiles the experiences from over 1,000 job assessments to help individuals, employers, and professional understand the communication issues people with hearing loss face at work.

Some chapters educate readers who are new to hearing loss, while other chapters identify the obstacles and describe effective accommodations to overcome those obstacles.

Professionals in the field of hearing loss will be especially interested in the in-depth occupational reports that identify the common communication issues and potential technology solutions, particularly the ALDs ("assistive listening devices") that will help persons with hearing loss perform better.

The author specializes in ALDs, thus providing valuable insights to ALD solutions that many professionals and people with hearing loss themselves may not be aware of. 176 pages. 2007.

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