National Adult Literacy Database

This is one in a series of booklets prepared by the Calgary-based Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI), an agency that helps people with disabilities as well as the community at large.

The authors explain how the ear works and describe the signs of hearing loss. They also describe basic and advanced hearing tests and discuss the devices available to cope with hearing loss.

They use simple language, provide tips for pronouncing difficult words, and have included many illustrations.

VRRI is now called Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research (Vecova): http://vecova.ca/.