Helping Businesses CONNECT with the Hearing Impaired & Conservation
Oceanside Chamber Trained & Certified
Testimonial from Scott Ashton, CEO
"Teresa has a wealth of knowledge regarding the importance of businesses being prepared to effectively serve customers with hearing loss. We were pleased to have the opportunity for our staff to be educated on how to recognize individuals with hearing loss and how to effectively serve them. Businesses who are not properly trained in this area are missing a great opportunity to grow and serve a larger segment of our community."
Be Proactive and Caring
Sign Up Your Team for Hearing Friendly Training to provide effective communication with 20% of the population that has hearing loss. Learn how to better serve this missed market niche for increased revenue, retention, inclusion and productivity. $100 billion is lost by not addressing productivity and hearing issues.
Our Partners
Advisor Board
Geoffrey A. Smith, MD, F.A.C.S, Board of Otolaryngology and Cosmetic Surgery.
He believes being a physician is more than the practice of medicine. Dr. Smith is here for advice on ENT Questions, WorkersCompensation Claims, and medical authority in the field of otolaryngology, better know as ear health.
Ranji Roshan, IBM Client Manager|Global Partnerships.
Over 11 years of experience in the tech industry and is passionate about technology solutions that have a social impact.
She is assisting with technology development for HearCommunication.
Greg Houlgate, CEO of Oska, Inc.
Having grown up with parents and a sibling with hearing loss he understands the nuisances of this social and physical disease from this perspective. He is a strong supporter and suggest every business implement the Hearing Friendly Program in their platform.
The HearC Team & Speaking Services
The HearC Team
Teresa Barnes, RN, Founder of HearCommunication - a business educational company - has had a hearing loss since birth. Ms. Barnes is a former ER Manager with more than 20 years of experience in the medical field. She holds a BA in Communications from UCSD and is a board certified registered nurse in California. Due to a potentially life threatening accident for not hearing a warning shout from behind, she created the Hearing Friendly Symbol. Hearing loss now has a new 21st Century symbol that focuses on those who have mild, moderate, severe, or profound hearing loss. Originally to used as a way to give hearing loss visibility for safety and awareness. In addition, the hearing-friendly symbol is an attraction magnet for businesses that want to serve this market and to aid in hearing conservation.
Ms. Barnes developed the Hearing Friendly Training and Certification Program. She is available for speaking presentations and is the author of Sound Advice: Tune Into Listening which is available on Amazon.
Please contact Carolyn Reinmiller B. Reinmiller Public Relations for The HearC Team at mreinmi318@aol. to schedule a speaking date.
Hear Teresa Speak! She is fun, informative, and engaging!
A Few of the Topics to Choose From:
- 21st Century Hearing Awareness to increase revenue, productivity, retention and inclusion.
Learn how to attract this trillion-dollar market opportunity and actively do ADA 2010 Auditory Disorder Compliance.
- Advice on Stopping the Silent Tsunami
Gain understanding about how your environment or choices are causing hearing loss. 7 Strategies for Management for Effective Communication Skills.
- Three Key Ways to Reduce and Improve Hearing Loss
1) Did you know there are foods to eat that are ear healthy?
2 ) Did you know that personal care products can affect hearing loss?
3) Did you know that some drugs can affect your hearing?
What Businesses Need for Hearing Friendly Training/Certification Package
All service, manufacturing, and educational institutions need Hearing Friendly Training to increase inclusion, safety, understanding, productivity, retention and make their environments ADA 2010 compliance for hearing disorders.
Become part of the business culture to remove stigma and learn about a new twist on hearing conservation.
Training Options: In Person, Online, Zoom, Webinar Formats, or Round Table for Level C and management.
INNOVATIVE INCLUSION & WORKPLACE COMPLIANCE
STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESSES & INDIVIDUALS TO FIND SOLUTIONS
"Growing up in the glory days of radio, and with a career as a global speaker, most of my sound advice has been gained through the art of listening. Teresa Barnes truly is today's - "Voice of Hearing." You or someone you know will have a life-changing experience by reading and internalizing her inspiring, timely message."
-Denis Waitley, author of the Psychology of Winning