Hearing Awareness Project

Hearing Awareness Training

Over the years, CHHA has developed or cooperated in the development of a wide range of materials suitable for training hard of hearing individuals and employers, teachers, youth, volunteers, counsellors etc. Our files contain items that can be of use to you in researching, developing, writing, and facilitating workshops of all kinds. You will find below information that is available to you, sometimes free of charge, on many topics currently in our data base. We have also included information about training opportunities available online from other sources.

Many of these resources can be mixed and matched to develop unique workshops to match your goal and audience.

If you are looking for information on topics not listed below, please let us know and we will be happy to help you find the information you need.

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Resources | Workshop Examples | Available Online Training | Free Exercises | Leadership Education Program

Resources

Accessibility, Accommodation and Advocacy
Aural Rehabilitation, Speech-reading and Hearing-help Classes
Canadian Justice System
Education
Employment
Financing those aids and devices
Health Services
Politics
Sensitivity training
  • Unheard Voices - videotape available from CHHA Publications
  • Unfair Hearing Test - audio tape available from CHHA Publications
  • Hearing Loss Awareness Seminar - training package, available from CHHA Publications (also available in French)
Seniors
To Hear Again - a training/resource manual for volunteer visitors and other caregivers to hard of hearing and deafened seniors. CHHA Publication (also available in French)
Youth
You're a Leader - Leadership development for hard of hearing youth and facilitators - CHHA Publication
Other resources
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Examples of awareness/training workshops that could be provided

Training for Frontline Staff
This an intensive half-day course providing background knowledge to assist frontline staff offering services to hard of hearing and deafened customers or clients.
  • Participants will: Understand the needs of hard-of-hearing and deafened people with or without hearing aids. Be able to apply effective communication techniques. Be aware of other supportive services and equipment aids to assist persons with hearing loss.
  • A Certificate of Competence can be awarded to students who successfully complete the course.
  • Training for interested individuals is provided at specially arranged one-day courses.
Training for Care Staff
This is an intensive one-day course providing background knowledge and practical skills appropriate to care of the elderly with a hearing loss. Participants will be able to:
  • Clean, re-tube and change batteries of standard hearing aids.
  • Understand the different types of hearing aids and devices.
  • Be able to apply effective communication techniques with hard of hearing clients.
  • Be aware of other supportive services and equipment aids to assist deafened and hard of hearing impaired people.
  • Differentiate between the differing degrees of hearing loss and relevant needs.
  • A Certificate of Competence is awarded to students who successfully complete the course.
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Available On-line training

Become a Hearing Loss Support Specialist. This new program will provide online education for those who work with people with hearing loss. Successful completion of this program will lead to the certificate in Hearing Loss Support, and membership in the Academy. The Academy offers an online, self-paced, distance-learning program for adults. The curriculum is being written and coordinated by SHHH staff, the Academy Advisory Board and other leaders in the field. Go to http://www.hearingloss.org/academy/ for more information.

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Hearing Awareness Exercises available as free downloads

Hearing Impairment: A set of 6 Exercises designed for library staff training but applicable to all situations where front line staff deal with face to face communication with persons with hearing loss.

  • Activity 1 - What does it mean to have a hearing impairment?
  • Activity 2 - Strategies for communicating
  • Activity 3 - Recognizing hearing loss
  • Activity 4 - Making it easier to lip-read
  • Activity 5 - Discrimination and deafness
  • Activity 6 - Survival Exercise

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