Is Anyone Answering, Now?
Proceedings of the Conference on The Use of Hearing Aids and Telephones
Organised by Hearing Concern and PhoneAbility, sponsored by BT
London 3rd March 2004
Opening address - John Suchet, President of Hearing Concern & ITV presenter
Hearing aids and telephones - A consumers' view - Vivienne Pozo, Telecommunications Committee Hearing Concern and PhoneAbility
Who are the consumers? - Prof. Adrian Davis, MRC Institute of Hearing Research, Nottingham
How the telecommunications industry is meeting the needs of the hearing aid wearer
Mobile communication - David Dzumba, Senior Manager, Global Accessibility, Nokia
Fixed line communication - Fiona Miller, National Manager, BT Age & Disability Action
How the hearing aid industry is meeting the needs of its customers - Soeren Larsen, Technical Coordinator, European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (EHIMA)
Will current or future legislative and regulatory policies make for better design of communication equipment? - Tony Shipley, UK National Representative COST 219 project
Panel presentations
Technical opportunities - John Barnes, Hearing Concern
What next? - Dave Barratt, BT Age and Disability Action
John Barnes - Telecommunications Committee, Hearing Concern
Prof. Patrick Roe - Chairman COST 219 project, EPFL University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Stephen Shaw - NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
Dave Barratt - Communications Manager, BT Age and Disability Action
Closing address and summary - Mike Martin - Chairman, PhoneAbility