Preparing for Emergencies When You Have a Hearing loss

The New Year is the perfect time to update your earthquake/emergency kits. But what if your emergency kits aren't up to date? We have compiled a list of items we recommend to keep in your emergency kits, with special additions for the hearing impaired. You can print this list out for yourself and your family: click here.

What about day-to-day alerts? Can you hear your doorbell? Phone? Smoke alarm? There are many Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) specially designed for alerting people with a hearing loss. These typically involve one or more transmitters, which detect the signal, and one or more receivers, that can alert you by lights, vibrations, or sound emitted at a volume more likely to be heard by people with hearing loss. Please download the ALD catalog with special products hand-picked for you by The Hearing Center of Castro Valley: click here.