Take the 2009 HAC Survey
The 2009 Hearing Aid Compatibility Survey conducted by the Wireless RERC.
The Hearing Aid Compatibility survey for 2009 has ended, but information about the survey is available below.
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.
We greatly appreciate your participation and input. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact:
John Morris
john_morris@shepherd.org
(800) 582-6360 or
(404) 367-1348
