The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a ruling Monday that will make hearing aids available over the counter without a prescription or an appointment. It’s a game-changer for many disabled ...
JAIPREET VIRDI is a historian of medicine, technology, and disability at the University of Delaware, and the author of Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History. For the past two years, analysts ...
Hearing loss and tinnitus can range from mild to severe. Mild hearing loss and tinnitus are unlikely to qualify as a disability unless they prevent you from working. Share on Pinterest Nes/Getty ...
In her house in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Barbara Meade said, “there are walkers and wheelchairs and oxygen and cannulas all over the place.” Barbara, 82, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, so a ...
The survey looked at nearly 3,000 Americans aged 50 and older and found that only a minority — fewer than 18% of participants over 65 — saw themselves as having a disability. Getty Images In her house ...
Faulty goods make up more than two thirds (69%) of disability aid issues reported to the charity’s national Consumer Service. Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire charity is sharing top tips for buying a ...