ALDs and Hearing Assistive Technologies

What am I?

• the first stethoscope

• the first hearing aid

• an ear horn

• a tube

2. What are two devices consistently needed for an ALD?

• A. Headphones and earbuds

• B. Mic and drum

• C. Headphones and Hearing aids

• D. Mic and Receiver

Infrared systems are like personal amplifiers on a larger scale

• true

• false

people used actual animal ears to hear better

• true

• false

Answer explanation

during the 1500s people would use wooden carvings of the ears of animal with acute hearing to improve their ability to hear

when was the first electrical hearing aid created

• late 1800s

• early 1900s

• 1920s

• mid 1900s

what kind of hearing aid is this?

• BTE

• ITE

• Canal

• hearing loop

what does CART stand for?

• a horse drawn vehicle

• Communication Access Realtime Translation

• Communicate Actively in a Real Timeline

• Creating Access for Realtime Translation

Answer explanation

•Translates spoken words and sounds into text on a screen 

Which is not an alerting system talked about in class today

• •Weather Alerts

• •Doorbell Signaler 

• •Smoke Alarm

• •Wake-Up Alarm

• bed time alert

What is this?

• walkie talkie

• mini speaker

• personal amplifier

• mini boombox

What is this?

• International Symbol of Accessability

• International Symbol of Access for Hearing Loss

• Assistive Listening Devices Available