Telecommunications Equality
Meet Karen Peltz Strauss By Brenda Battat
Karen Peltz Strauss is a leading advocate and attorney who is recognized nationally for her work over the past several decades to expand telecommunications access for people with hearing loss.
During the early 1990s, the work that SHHH did together with Karen Peltz Strauss centered on the initial implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Back then, much of our concern focused on making sure that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules governing the nation’s telecommunications relay services achieved telephone equality and provided voice carryover, a technology that allows individuals with residual hearing to speak directly to the receiving party during a telephone conversation, while receiving responses in text.
Reflections on My Cochlear Implant
Making the Decision Mark Ross
At the time this article was written in late December 2006, Mark Ross was scheduled to receive a cochlear implant. We are pleased to report he had the implant with success.
In this article he talks about his personal experiences leading to his decision to get an implant.
Not only is Dr. Ross an audiologist, but he is also a consumer, which makes his articles unique. He has always married these two perspectives for our readers on various topics. He will continue to write about research, hearing aids, and assistive technology, but we will also be treated to articles about his observations, adjustments and the rehabilitation process from having a cochlear implant.
