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There are two basic environments in which induction loops are used: transient and extended time. In both environments, the telecoil capability in the hearing aid is used to listen inductively, which eliminates background noise and greatly increases speech intelligibility for the hearing aid user. In transient use locations it is impractical to issue and retrieve a receiver / headset and these are
often among the worst areas for problems related to speech intelligibility and background noise. The use of an individual’s hearing aid is a major step to bringing people with hearing loss back into full contact with their environment. Utilizing a telecoil, the hearing aid user always has their “receiver” with them. Only audio frequency induction loop systems provide this capability. Typical areas of Transient Use include:
Drive-thru and pick-up windows such as those founds at restaurants, pharmacies and banks
Point of sale locations such as ticket counters and check outs
Reception desks and information kiosks
Public areas in airports, railway stations, subways, shopping malls etc. Elevators, lifts
Cars, buses, coaches, trams, trains, airplanes, cruise ships
Museum exhibits
Typical areas of Extended Time Use include:
Theatre and Performing Arts facilities
High School and College Auditoriums
Church Sanctuaries and Worship Centers
Board rooms and meeting rooms
Banquet Facilities
Court rooms and Government chambers
Sports facilities – Gymnasiums, Natatorium, Stadiums
In extended time use locations there often exists sufficient degradation of signal to seriously effect speech intelligibility. By using an audio frequency induction loop system, no additional equipment, i.e. receivers / headsets, is required if a hearing aid is telecoil equipped. By simply switching to the “T” setting on the hearing aid, the audio signal is received. This eliminates the need for a facility to pass out, retrieve and maintain equipment, as well as eliminating hygienic concerns.
Hearing loss is a very common condition in veterans. HLAA offers free membership and a virtual support group for veterans, serving them as a way to honor their service to us.
Read more about veteran Mark Brogan who has a hearing loss that began in Riyadh during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mark continues to reach out to help other veterans with hearing loss.
https://www.hearingloss.org/wp-content/uploads/HL_2020_6_Brogan.pdf
Everyone understands that there are laws that require equal access to public venues for physically handicapped people. There are specially designated
Communications challenges continue
"A 1 ½-mile-long telecoil or t-coil hearing loop system was installed in the sanctuary, social hall and Phillip’s Library..."
Note: the telecoil isn't technically in the loop itself--it's in your hearing aid or CI. But wow, anyway!
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I urge you to ask your hospital to solve this problem and to write to your legislators demanding this be a tenet of the defense production act.
Why Hard of Hearing People Love Hearing Loops in Churches Rather Than FM Systems by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. May, 2018 A man wrote, I am going to approach my church about installing a hearing loop system. It is going to be a “hard sell” because the church already has a largely-unused FM syste...
May 2020 Republished with Permission: Rosemarie MuthPastor and Audio Therapist, Pastoral Care for Hard of Hearing People, Protestant Church of Württemberg, Germany and Norbert Muth For more in…
Thirty years on, the Americans With Disabilities Act has reshaped the way designers and the public have come to think about equity, civil rights and American architecture. But it’s only a start.
Want to know whether a venue is looped?
Check out this looped live venue list from Get In The Hearing Loop national advocate Jerry Bergman. Jerry vets and updates the list regularly, so if you download it, check back often to get the latest version.
The list includes Pasadena Playhouse, Sarasota Opera House, Steppenwolf Theatre Company downstairs (main venue), and Flynn Center for the Performing Arts.
We encourage you to join our new Group.io for the most updated loop information, including a database of looped venues worldwide. Send an email to HLAAGITHL+[email protected].
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Let's Loop Seattle
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Using binaural recordings, hearing aid simulators, actual hearing aids, and sound design to create a special episode of Casualty.
Face masks will be a necessity for the foreseeable future for those who want to move about safely. But what if you need to read lips?
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Let the U.S. Access Board know that hearing loops and speech-to-text message displays on rail cars are affordable, effective ways to help people with hearing loss travel safely and independently. Share your experiences with loops, your difficulties with travel, and your desire to see a hearing-friendly, accessible world.
Click on the blue box that says "Comment Now."
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One solution proposed by a group advocating for anglophones with hearing loss is equipping more people who work with the public with clear, plastic face shields.
The installation of a hearing loop in new buildings is mandatory. But retrofitting one could bring back lost customers who can no longer make out the dialogue.
How good are the loops at the Sarasota, FL airport? Really, really good. We could hear the attendant clearly at the counter and could understand the boarding announcements after we were sat down.
Here's SRQ, Gate B4.
Thanks to Jerry Bergman for the report, Jim Scott at Complete Hearing Solutions, LLC for the airport installations, and Peggy Bell for her hard work in Florida.
**Adding: Thank you also to Janice Linz at Hearing Access & Innovations for blazing many a trail to get these loops into place.
Hearing Loss Association of America (Official Page)
Hearing Loss Association of America Sarasota/Manatee Chapter
February 29. SRQ - Sarasota, FL.
A friend just shared this: "Wow!!! I just got to the gate for my flight from Sarasota to NYC. And how exciting to hear the gate attendant so very clearly. No more mysteries about the announcements made...had a lovely chat with the gate attendant at the counter. She spoke into her mic and I got every word. Then after I sat down I continued to receive the attendant’s pre-boarding and boarding announcements."
When used in tandem with a hearing loop, hearing aid telecoils can dramatically enhance your listening experience in public places by piping audio-system sounds directly to your hearing aids.
Spaces throughout North Dakota's Capitol don't comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which one state lawmaker calls embarrassing.
Surfer Girl Wears Hearing Aid
One of the things that makes wearing hearing aids easier is having a good role model. This is especially true of children. This year American Girl, the hugely popular doll company, named as its 2020 doll of the year Joss Kendrick, who was born with hearing loss and wears a hearing aid in her right ear. Author Katherine Bouton shares her thoughts on this exciting news on her blog. http://bit.ly/37CW1k6
The Americans with Disabilities Act may be the oldest "new law" in American legal history.
The famous yellow cabs in NYC are looped for the deaf and hard of hearing! How cool is that?
Congratulations St Rose of Lima! We were happy to be part of this exciting project!
The Hearing Loop has been installed!
A historic bill that would create the first-ever government office for the deaf and hard of hearing in Washington, D.C., is moving closer to fruition.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2019 Contact: DHHBA President, Rachel Arfa, [email protected], 312-278-7001 (videophone), or 202-247-5943 (text only). On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, ten member…
Nashville, Tennesee is home to many of the state's 103,000 hearing-impaired residents and offers a variety of services to the hard of hearing.
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