A system for communication between one or more remotely controllable devices (514, 714) and a hearing assistance device (110, 810) configured to be worn by a wearer, comprising: a gateway device (102, 702) including: a first communication circuit configured to receive a command signal from the hearing assistance device (110, 810) via a wireless communication link, the command signal representative of a voice command detected by the hearing assistance device (110, 810); and a control signal generator configured to generate one or more control signals based on the voice command; and one or more automation controllers (512, 712) communicatively coupled to the gateway device (102, 702) and communicatively coupled to the one or more remotely controllable devices (514, 714), the one or more automation controllers (512, 712) configured to receive the one or more control signals and control the one or more remotely controllable devices (514, 714) using the one or more control signals, characterized in that the system: further comprises the hearing assistance device (10, 810), the hearing assistance device including: one or more microphones configured to receive sounds and produce one or more microphone signals representative of the sounds; an audio processor including a voice command detector configured to detect a voice command from the one or more microphone signals and produce the command signal representative of the voice command; and a second communication circuit configured to transmit the command signal to the gateway device (102, 702) via the wireless communication link. a gateway device (102, 702) including: a first communication circuit configured to receive a command signal from the hearing assistance device (110, 810) via a wireless communication link, the command signal representative of a voice command detected by the hearing assistance device (110, 810); and a control signal generator configured to generate one or more control signals based on the voice command; and a first communication circuit configured to receive a command signal from the hearing assistance device (110, 810) via a wireless communication link, the command signal representative of a voice command detected by the hearing assistance device (110, 810); and a control signal generator configured to generate one or more control signals based on the voice command; and one or more automation controllers (512, 712) communicatively coupled to the gateway device (102, 702) and communicatively coupled to the one or more remotely controllable devices (514, 714), the one or more automation controllers (512, 712) configured to receive the one or more control signals and control the one or more remotely controllable devices (514, 714) using the one or more control signals, characterized in that the system: further comprises the hearing assistance device (10, 810), the hearing assistance device including: one or more microphones configured to receive sounds and produce one or more microphone signals representative of the sounds; an audio processor including a voice command detector configured to detect a voice command from the one or more microphone signals and produce the command signal representative of the voice command; and a second communication circuit configured to transmit the command signal to the gateway device (102, 702) via the wireless communication link. one or more microphones configured to receive sounds and produce one or more microphone signals representative of the sounds; an audio processor including a voice command detector configured to detect a voice command from the one or more microphone signals and produce the command signal representative of the voice command; and a second communication circuit configured to transmit the command signal to the gateway device (102, 702) via the wireless communication link.