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@hedgerow It's very important to share feedback with venues that are trying to provide communication access for us. If it's not working, tell them. If it is working, tell them how much it matters to you.
I do know that it can be difficult to share either type of feedback. To whom do you go to talk? Do you send a note, an email, or talk to them personally? When I attend movies I always request the caption devices as we don't have other tech in our area. The cup holder caption device does work. I have tried the caption glasses at a demo at an HLAA convention and found them awkward to wear over my glasses. Good to know there is a new model. Please let us know how it works!
Hearing loss complicates so many things. Communication barriers are huge and poorly understood. For example, when asking for a device it's usually noisy. When returning that after the movie it's noisy. Noise makes it difficult for us to converse. Reality. Send a note? To whom? The advocacy we need to do isn't easy, but it is important. Do you best to figure it out!
Hearing loop technology is wonderful, but it can pass through walls just as FM technology can. You don't want to be in one room listening to what's going on in an adjacent room. I hope with all my heart that when Auracast finally becomes available that kind of barrier will be eliminated. Meanwhile....keep educating and advocating!!