An advocacy and education initiative based in the United States has a new advocate and they are a champion of assistive listening systems including Telecoils and Auracast. Dr Juliëtte Sterkens, who has previously received the American Academy of Audiology Presidential Award, is joining The Center for Hearing Access, part of The John G. Shedd Institute in Eugene, Oregon. She will be its Hearing Access Advocate....
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable clinical change — this is a personnel announcement with no new clinical guidance.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
Adding a high-profile advocate with national recognition to a hearing-access organization may strengthen lobbying and public awareness efforts around assistive listening system standards.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Dr. Juliette Sterkens has joined the Center for Hearing Access as an advocate.
- 02She is a recipient of the American Academy of Audiology Presidential Award.
- 03She is a recognized champion of Telecoils and Auracast assistive listening technologies.
- 04The announcement originates from aurahear.com, a stakeholder in Auracast technology.
- 05No new clinical guidance, research findings, or product changes are described.
