The 2010 HAC Survey

NOTE: The Hearing Aid Compatibility survey for 2010 has ended.

The 2010 Hearing Aid Compatibility Survey conducted by the Wireless RERC

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 (cellphones) 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 invited people who use hearing aids or cochlear implants to participate in the survey regarding your use of their cell phone. We plan to conduct this survey annually to track any changes in cell phone and hearing aid compatibility.

For information about the results of this survey, please contact:

John Morris

john_morris@shepherd.org

(800) 582-6360 or

(404) 367-1348