Hearing Loss Part 2: Hearing Loss in the Workplace (NL0313B)

Course Format

This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.

Course Overview

Outline:

• Article #1. Questions and Answers about Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
  
  
• Article #2. Accommodation and Compliance Series
  
  
• Article #3. Innovative Workplace Safety Accommodations
  
  
• Article #4. Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention -- Hearing Conservation Program Evaluation Checklist
  
  
• Article #5. The Efficacy of hearing aids in achieving compensation equity in the workplace
  
  
• Article #6. Auditory and vestibular dysfunction associated with blast-related traumatic brain injury
  
  
• Article #7. Blast exposure and dual sensory impairment

Course Objectives

1. Explain how the ADA applies to job applicants and employees with hearing impairments


2. Employ appropriate accommodation ideas for the following hearing difficulties:
   1.) Communicating face-to-face
   2.) Communicating in groups, meetings, or training
   3.) Communicating by telephone
   


3. Employ appropriate workplace safety measures for hearing - impaired individuals


4. Identify components of hearing conversation program evaluation


5. Discuss the relationship between treated and untreated hearing loss and income compared to normal-hearing households


6. Discuss Auditory and vestibular dysfunction associated with blast-related injuries