The IFHOH organization deals with the representation of the hard of hearing in institutions such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization, global organizations of people with disabilities, organizations that deal with international standards of accessibility, alongside the dissemination of information and knowledge related to the loss of hearing and the empowerment of the members of the organization, organizational representatives of the hard of hearing from all The world. The organization “Bakol” is a member of the world organization and for the first time a representative of the organization was elected president of the world organization.
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As part of the World Congress, the Budapest Declaration was signed this year, which clarifies the position of the hard of hearing regarding the AURACAST – a new technology that will be used in the next version of Bluetooth. This technology allows an unlimited number of people to receive prominently broadcast music and speech. This can be a revolution both for people with normal hearing and for people who use hearing aids. The IFHOH organization welcomes the new technology, but wishes to ensure that the currently existing technology, based on the telecoil component in the hearing aids, will work in parallel with the new technology, until it proves itself.