For People with Hearing Loss

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For People with Hearing Loss Effective Communication For People with Hearing Loss Presentation to Location City, State Date

Can You Hear? Just because a person can hear that somebody is speaking does not mean they can understand the words. Even with hearing aids!

An estimated XXX people in XXX location have hearing loss 20% of the population of any given area.

Assistive listening systems help people with hearing loss understand speech. This can greatly increase their ability to participate in the programs and services of city government and other venues.

Are people with hearing loss able to participate in the programs and services of the City of XXX and other venues? the programs and services of the City of XXX? Could also be specified for the type of venue, by name.

Communication access helps people with hearing loss the same way ramps help people with mobility issues.

For every individual requiring wheelchair access there are 10 who need access to hearing assistance and rarely find it available.

Some Basic Thoughts 95% of hearing aid owners say their #1 need is to improve intelligibility in high noise areas most people with hearing loss are not Deaf and do not know American Sign Language

2.7 million veterans have hearing loss 12.5% of kids between the ages of 6 and 9 have hearing loss as a result of listening to loud music

Obstacles to Speech Comprehension distance from the source you want to hear reverberation or echo competing background noise

A hearing loop is the system of choice for people who self identify as hard of hearing

The Hearing Loop System Weilomc The Hearing Loop System “turns your own hearing instrument into a wireless loudspeaker that broadcasts sound customized for your own ears” Dr. David Myers Hearing Review February 2010 Courtesy of OTOjOY

Hearing Loop Installation confirm installation to the IEC standard 60118-4 use experienced and trained hearing loop installers

Who Can Use a Hearing Loop? Hearing aid + t-coil Hearing aid - t-coil No hearing aid 84% of Hearing Loss Association of America members surveyed have a t-coil

Hearing loops are used more often by people with hearing loss than any other system 15

Hearing loops are: inconspicuous an invisible solution to an invisible problem no need to visually announce, I am hard of hearing

Hearing Loops Require Less Maintenance fewer receivers and batteries less staff assistance no need to pick up and return receivers or headphones for people with telecoil enabled hearing devices

Hearing loops are more likely to be used . . . and to be increasingly used, once installed!

Make XXX a hearing friendly XXX. Install hearing loops! Change XXX to name and type of venue

Make Your Welcome Heard

Hearing Loss Association of America Advocacy/Chapter Name XXX, Presenter Phone number: xxx.xxx.xxxx Email address: XXX, Support Specialists Phone number: Phone Number: