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Hearing the TV with hearing aids
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"We just have to demand the ADA do their job. " That's not quite right. The ADA already does its job and that is setting the standards. Across the country, thousands of assistive listening systems* are already in use. If you encounter a facility that lacks a functioning system, you can educate the staff or file a complaint. There are a few facilities that don't have a system, but the vast majority have one. In your experience, what did the staff tell you when you talked with them?
Here's a one-page graphical summary about Auracast https://centerforhearingaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/Auracast-consumer-guide-1-page.pdf
*infrared, hearing loop, FM. Auracast isn't ready for full adoption -standards for assistive listening are expected in late 2027.
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I don’t know where you live but in Denver movie theaters look at me like I am crazy when I ask if they have telecoil. I have that setting on my IPhone and never once have I been able to use it.
How about the background noise in restaurants. I would guess almost every restaurant I go to exceeds the decibel level allowed by law. Sometimes even the wait staff can’t even hear me well enough to take my order.
We are the forgotten disability in this country and anyone who doesn’t think so is kidding themselves.
Auracast is great if venues would actually install it. I am not holding my breath.
Why doesn’t Medicare view hearing loss as a disability? Why is it more important to enable disabled people to have access to a toilet or a water fountain than it is to have the ability to hear in public.
Let’s all get angry and do something.