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Hearing Loops Rock! Do You Use Them? Do You Know Where They Are?
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Aug 7, 2022 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
No she didn’t tell me about neckloops but again I don’t know that there are a lot of any in our area. This really isn’t much of an issue for me because I don’t usually frequent places that have this type of thing such as places of worship. We went to a museum once and that is where I saw the loop and that was in Philadelphia.
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Just to clarify. A neckloop is like a headset. You put it around your neck, turn your telecoils on, and plug it into an audio device such as a computer, cell phone, ipad, portable radio, etc. It's a mini loop system that will bring sound from that device directly to your telecoil equipped hearing aid. BlueTooth is similar, but it will not work with a large assistive listening system.
Those systems are installed in theaters, performing arts centers, meeting rooms, conference centers, museums, etc. I mentioned worship centers because many of them have assistive tech even though they are not mandated to have it by the ADA. The public venues are.
Philadelphia has a strong HLAA Presence, so it's not surprising you saw a loop system there. I'm sure there are many installations. When people advocate and educate good things happen. 🙂