Assistive Listening

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Cory Schaeffer at CASI Part One: Do Not Make Assumptions about Living with Hearing Loss

Very recently, I had the pleasure of presenting to the Certified Access Specialist Institute (CASI) in California. CASI is devoted to influencing positive change through awareness and proactive adaptation in building access. As one of the Co-Founders of Listen Technologies and a passionate advocate for Assistive Listening, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance, and for people with hearing loss, this was a wonderful opportunity to build awareness.

Meditating with Listen Technologies

More often than not, we think of using Assistive Listening Systems during loud sporting events, concerts, and at movie theaters to hear the latest blockbuster…

Common Misconceptions about Hearing Loss (Part One)

We frequently flaunt statistics about how many Americans have a measurable degree of hearing lossthe numbers I recently read quoted 17%but we often forget that along with these numbers come a great deal of misunderstanding about what this actually means

Keeping the Drama on Stage at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), located in Ashland, Oregon, is known for a lot of great things. They’re known for fantastic performances, Shakespearean or otherwise….

Examples of two different assistive listening systems available signs

Requesting and Using Assistive Listening Devices at Venues

Many people who experience hearing loss arent aware of assistive listening options that are available to them when attending concerts, museum exhibits , theater performances, lectures, sporting events in stadiums or ballparks, classes at school, etc,.

Touring Seattle, One Bite At A Time

When in New Orleans, try the gumbo. Visiting Philly? Cheesesteak, of course. Seattle? Try the Fish! What better way to explore a city than by sampling its culinary masterpieces?Seattle Bites Food Tour does just that. For three hours, tourists, both vacationers and locals, experience the rich history and culture of Seattles famous Pike Place Market while sampling the crème de la crème.

Employees attending the HLAA National Convention

Experiencing the HLAA National Convention

Janice Armigo Brown wrote the following letter sharing her unique experience as a first time attendee to the Heaing Loss Association of America (HLAA) National Convention.

Robert G. Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing signage on building

Listen Technologies Visits the Sanderson Center for Hard of Hearing Assistant Training

Eliminating communication barriers at the Sanderson Center

How a loop system works infographic. Audio comes through microphone, through telecoil and hearing aid, and then to end user's ear.

Standard Compliant Hearing Loop Installations to Become Law in America

I am very happy to say that we have recently made our contribution to what will become a big change for loop technology in the USA. Following a programme of advocacy, including written submissions from Ampetronic and Listen Technologies, an important national (ANSI) accessibility standard has been changed. The revised standard means that loop systems must meet clearly defined performance standards, making good performance legally enforceable.

Rolled up building specification plans on a desk.

The Invisible Disability

At Listen Technologies we are passionate about educating people on the pervasiveness of hearing loss. As part of this passion, we invite architects to participate in an open dialogue concerning the laws and new regulations surrounding assistive listening systems.