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ACRONYMS

ADA stands for: d. Americans with Disabilities Act b. Arkansas Diagnostics Association c. Arkansas Day of Appreciation a. Arkansas Department of Audiology d. Americans with Disabilities Act

ALD stands for : d. Arkansas Legal Department b. Assistive Listening Device c. analyzing logarithms in detail a. American League for the Deaf b. Assistive Listening Device

BTE stands for : d. binaural technological efficiency b. batteries that expire c. behind-the-ear a. Beltone Technology Enterprises c. behind-the-ear

CIC stands for : d. cochlear implant charge b. critical impulse charge c. completely-in-the-cochlea a. completely-in-the-canal

DAI stands for : d. divine audio input b. Department of Audiology Instructors c. developmentally and audiologically impaired a. direct audio input

FM stands for : d. none of the above b. fingerspelling method c. frequency modulation a. feedback monitor c. frequency modulation

HOH stands for : d. hard of hearing b. hand over heart c. hope overcomes hurt a. help on hand d. hard of hearing

IR stands for : d. infrared b. internal radio c. individualized routing a. intermittent ringing d. infrared

ITC stands for: d. in-the-canal b. independent test control c. Idiots That Cheat a. International Trade Commission d. in-the-canal

ITE stands for : d. Idiots Taking Ecstasy b. infrared technical enhancements c. irritating troublesome earmolds a. in-the-ear

HLAA stands for : d. a, b and c b. Hearing Loss Association of America c. Hoosier Llama & Alpaca Association a. Houston Legal Assistants Association d. a, b and c

COMMUNICATION

Which of the following methods of communication is not used to communicate with HOH persons? d. Cued Speech b. Braille c. ALDs a. speech/speechreading b. Braille

What is a hard of hearing person’s preferred accommodation during a job interview? : d. Depends on the HOH person b. Writing notes c. Reading lips a. Using an oral interpreter d. Depends on the HOH person

Cued Speech uses how many hand shapes? d. 10 b. 8 c. 5 a. 3 b. 8

Which of the following organizations does not certify interpreters for the deaf? : d. NAD and RID. b. RID c. HLAA a. NAD c. HLAA

How do you determine if an interpreter is certified? d. Take his/her word for it. b. Call the Office for the Deaf & Hearing Impaired c. Look on his/her driver’s license. a. Ask to see his/her certification card.

HEARING AIDS

A hook-shaped, thin piece of plastic with a small loop of wire in it that is hung over the ear next to a BTE aid is called a: d. telecoil b. hook loop c. crookneck a. silhouette

A means of transmitting a signal via radio waves where the frequency (as opposed to its amplitude) of the wave is modulated is called d. pitch modulation b. frequency modulation c. amplitude modulation a. amplified modulation b. frequency modulation

A feature of some hearing aids that allows the aid to “hear” magnetic signals instead of (or in addition to) the normal audio input is called a: d. b and c b. telecoil c. t-switch a. magnetron d. b and c

Hearing Loss Association of America

The founder of Hearing Loss Association of America was: d. none of the above b. Rocky Stone c. Rocky and Bullwinkle a. Rocky Balboa b. Rocky Stone

The HLAA headquarters is in: d. Disney World b. Bethesda, MD c. Washington, DC a. Boston, MA b. Bethesda, MD

The International HLAA Convention in 2008 is in: d. Reno, NV b. Dallas, TX c. San Jose, CA a. Bethesda, MD d. Reno, NV

The Executive Director of HLAA, Inc. is: d. Beth Wilson b. Terry Portis c. Marcia Finisdore a. Brenda Battat

The National HLAA website address is: d. b. c. a. c.

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