Want to know one of the best kept secrets for workers that are exposed to loud noise on their jobs? Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation pays for qualifying hearing losses just as it would for loss of eyesight or other work injury. Not only that, but the workplace noise need only to have CONTRIBUTED to a hearing loss and does not have to be the sole CAUSE of the hearing loss. Overall, compensation in the range of $10,000-$15,000 is common, but compensation of $15,000 to $20,000 is not unusual. Further, it is rarely too late to file for qualifying hearing losses even if you have been out of the noise for 15 years or more! The law permits a claim to be filed for eligible hearing losses after the "employment relationship terminates." This can occur when a worker: Retires, leaves the noise permanently, even if still employed in a “quiet” job, or when a company is sold, and the employee stays working at the new company.
Johnson Law Offices, (JLO), is a small family owned and operated law firm that has been serving only hearing injured workers and only in Wisconsin since 1983. JLO handles approximately 80% of the hearing loss claims in Wisconsin. Our success rate exceeds 95% of claims we file. JLO does not charge any fee or costs unless we are successful in getting compensation for our clients.
We are available free of charge to speak to your group and share the truth about how we can help your co-workers, friends and family members that work in noise, and whom may have qualifying hearing losses. Call us toll free at:800-400-5765, or at, 608-882-6571, or e-mail us at: [email protected] to learn more. You can also check us out at on our website at: www.johnsonlawoffices.net, or; on Facebook at Johnson Law Offices.
Johnson Law Offices, (JLO), is a small family owned and operated law firm that has been serving only hearing injured workers and only in Wisconsin since 1983. JLO handles approximately 80% of the hearing loss claims in Wisconsin. Our success rate exceeds 95% of claims we file. JLO does not charge any fee or costs unless we are successful in getting compensation for our clients.
We are available free of charge to speak to your group and share the truth about how we can help your co-workers, friends and family members that work in noise, and whom may have qualifying hearing losses. Call us toll free at:800-400-5765, or at, 608-882-6571, or e-mail us at: [email protected] to learn more. You can also check us out at on our website at: www.johnsonlawoffices.net, or; on Facebook at Johnson Law Offices.
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The State of Wisconsin provides services, benefits, and aid for the deaf and hard of hearing community-at-large through the Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) in Madison WI. https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/index.htm. Offering accommodations including communication access realtime translation (CART) to telecommunications assistance programs (TAP), the ODHH is an excellent go-to place for information and assistance. See their website for the entire list of services they offer for us. It’s a great place to know and use.
Brochure: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p2/p23114.pdf
Staff: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/staff/index.htm
Region/Map: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/staff/regions.htm
Interpreters: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/interpreting/index.htm
CART/captioning: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/cart.htm
ASL Agencies: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/interpreting/interpreter-agencies.htm
TAP/TEPP: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/tap/index.htm
ODHH Advisory Council – Governor’s Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/index.htm
The Council is a select group of people chosen by the Governor to represent the deaf, hard of hearing and deaf/blind in the State of WI. Meeting four times a year, they serve to provide input and advice as a group to our Legislators and Governor on issues related to our special needs and requirements. History has shown success but more can be done with a full Council. Be a part of this State Voice. It’s worth it!
https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/
Council Members: https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/councilmembercontacts.htm
Meetings: https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/meetings.htm
Actions: https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/councilactions.htm
Announcements: https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/announcements.htm
Addresses of Organizations for People with hearing loss:
AG Bell – The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing www.agbell.org
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association www.asha.org
American Tinnitus Association www.ata.org
Better Hearing Institute (BHI) www.betterhearing.org
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association/Association des Malentendants Canadiens www.chha.ca
Canadian Hearing Society www.chs.ca
Hands & Voices www.handsandvoices.org
Hard of Hearing Advocates www.hohadvocates.org
Hearing Loss Association of America www.hearingloss.org
IFHOH International Federation of the Hard of Hearing www.ifhoh.org
IFHOHYP International Federation of the Hard of Hearing Young People www.ifhohyp.org
League for the Hard of Hearing www.lhh.org
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) www.nidcd.nih.gov/
National Technical Institute for the Deaf www.ntid.rit.edu
*** PCAST – PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL OF ADVISORS ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pcast *** Read this NOW
The Association of Late-Deafened Adult www.alda.org
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) www.cta.tech
Directory of Organizations
Internet: http://www.aarp.org
Internet: http://www.audrehab.org
Internet: http://www.alda.org
Internet: http://www.advocurenf2.org
Internet: http://www.betthearing.org
Internet: http://www.c-s-d.org
Internet: http://www.dogsforthedeaf.org
Internet: http://hhf.org
Internet: http://www.hohaadvocates.org
Internet: http://www.hei.org
Internet: http://www.hearingloss.org
Internet: http://www.nbc-his.com
Email: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov http://www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.nohrfoundation.org
Internet: http://www.nfnetwork.org
Internet: http://www.TDIforAccess.org http://www.cepintdi.org
Internet: http://www.vestibular.org
Wisconsin Association of the Deaf (WAD) is an organization advocating for the deaf and hard of hearing individuals in Wisconsin. Additionally, they focus on protecting/promoting Deaf awareness, culture, language and heritage efforts that help to make the community aware of these and many more communication accessibility and needs. http://www.wisdeaf.org/
Membership: http://www.wisdeaf.org/#!membership/uvvhe
All About WAD: http://www.wisdeaf.org/
Our Projects: http://www.wisdeaf.org/
The State of Wisconsin provides services, benefits, and aid for the deaf and hard of hearing community-at-large through the Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) in Madison WI. https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/index.htm. Offering accommodations including communication access realtime translation (CART) to telecommunications assistance programs (TAP), the ODHH is an excellent go-to place for information and assistance. See their website for the entire list of services they offer for us. It’s a great place to know and use.
Brochure: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p2/p23114.pdf
Staff: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/staff/index.htm
Region/Map: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/staff/regions.htm
Interpreters: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/interpreting/index.htm
CART/captioning: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/cart.htm
ASL Agencies: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/interpreting/interpreter-agencies.htm
TAP/TEPP: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/tap/index.htm
ODHH Advisory Council – Governor’s Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/index.htm
The Council is a select group of people chosen by the Governor to represent the deaf, hard of hearing and deaf/blind in the State of WI. Meeting four times a year, they serve to provide input and advice as a group to our Legislators and Governor on issues related to our special needs and requirements. History has shown success but more can be done with a full Council. Be a part of this State Voice. It’s worth it!
https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/
Council Members: https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/councilmembercontacts.htm
Meetings: https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/meetings.htm
Actions: https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/councilactions.htm
Announcements: https://dhhcouncil.wisconsin.gov/announcements.htm
Addresses of Organizations for People with hearing loss:
AG Bell – The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing www.agbell.org
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association www.asha.org
American Tinnitus Association www.ata.org
Better Hearing Institute (BHI) www.betterhearing.org
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association/Association des Malentendants Canadiens www.chha.ca
Canadian Hearing Society www.chs.ca
Hands & Voices www.handsandvoices.org
Hard of Hearing Advocates www.hohadvocates.org
Hearing Loss Association of America www.hearingloss.org
IFHOH International Federation of the Hard of Hearing www.ifhoh.org
IFHOHYP International Federation of the Hard of Hearing Young People www.ifhohyp.org
League for the Hard of Hearing www.lhh.org
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) www.nidcd.nih.gov/
National Technical Institute for the Deaf www.ntid.rit.edu
*** PCAST – PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL OF ADVISORS ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pcast *** Read this NOW
The Association of Late-Deafened Adult www.alda.org
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) www.cta.tech
Directory of Organizations
- AARP
Internet: http://www.aarp.org
- Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology (ARA)
Internet: http://www.audrehab.org
- Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA)
Internet: http://www.alda.org
- Advocure NF2, Inc
Internet: http://www.advocurenf2.org
- Better Hearing Institute (BHI)
Internet: http://www.betthearing.org
- Communication Service for the Deaf, Inc (CSD)
Internet: http://www.c-s-d.org
- Dogs for the Deaf, Inc.
Internet: http://www.dogsforthedeaf.org
- Hearing Health Foundation
Internet: http://hhf.org
- Hard of Hearing Advocates (HOHA)
Internet: http://www.hohaadvocates.org
- House Research Institute
Internet: http://www.hei.org
- Hearing Loss Association of America
Internet: http://www.hearingloss.org
- National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS)
Internet: http://www.nbc-his.com
- National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Email: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov http://www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov
- National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation (NOHR)
Internet: http://www.nohrfoundation.org
- Neurofibromatosis Network
Internet: http://www.nfnetwork.org
- Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TDI)
Internet: http://www.TDIforAccess.org http://www.cepintdi.org
- Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA)
Internet: http://www.vestibular.org
Wisconsin Association of the Deaf (WAD) is an organization advocating for the deaf and hard of hearing individuals in Wisconsin. Additionally, they focus on protecting/promoting Deaf awareness, culture, language and heritage efforts that help to make the community aware of these and many more communication accessibility and needs. http://www.wisdeaf.org/
Membership: http://www.wisdeaf.org/#!membership/uvvhe
All About WAD: http://www.wisdeaf.org/
Our Projects: http://www.wisdeaf.org/
