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

2. 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!

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

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

8. 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

9. 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

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

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

12. The Hearing Loop System
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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

13. Hearing Loop Installation
confirm installation to the IEC standard
use experienced and trained hearing loop installers

14. 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

15. Hearing loops are used more often by people with hearing loss than any other system15

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

17. 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

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

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

20. Make Your Welcome Heard

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