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The National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision

Vision and Hearing Loss is a Course

Vision and Hearing Loss

Started Feb 21, 2020
1 credit

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Full course description

Older adults often face the combined loss of both vision and hearing. This course reviews the physical causes of hearing loss and the impact of hearing loss on individuals. It also covers the services and technologies that can improve the quality of life.

This course is available for CRC, ACVREP, and NBPCB credit.

Course Objectives:

  1. Identify the causes and types of hearing loss and their impact on older adults with vision loss.
  2. Identify technology that will enhance the independent living of older adults with combined vision and hearing loss.
  3. Apply strategies, such as practical tips and checklists, for working with older adults with combined vision and hearing loss.
  4. Identify resources for services to older adults with combined vision and hearing loss.

The following are supported screen reader and browser combinations for this course: Macintosh: VoiceOver (latest version for Safari) PC: JAWS and NVDA (latest version for Firefox) Internet Explorer is not supported. The course shows a start date, but that is simply the date the course was made available to the public. They are self-paced. So, there is not an end date. You can enroll at any time. This course was developed by the National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision (NRTC) at Mississippi State University. We are the only national center funded to conduct research related to employment for people with blindness or low vision, and training and technical assistance for the federal Older Individuals who are Blind program. As a national center of excellence, we offer resources on a variety of topics for service providers, businesses, and persons with vision loss on our websites:

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NTAC Website 

OIB-TAC Website

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