IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS
MAKES OUR COMMUNITY BETTER FOR EVERYONE
* AUDIOLOGIST OWNED AND OPERATED *
MAKES OUR COMMUNITY BETTER FOR EVERYONE
* AUDIOLOGIST OWNED AND OPERATED *
WORKPLACE - counter service - meeting rooms - classrooms - large venue
Speech Transfer - hearing loop systems &
Phonak Roger Sound Field Systems
LOOK AT THE PICTURE ABOVE AND THINK ABOUT WHAT MAKES THIS MEETING INACCESSIBLE TO THE
ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE LIVING WITH HEARING LOSS IN CANADA
ONCE YOU ARE DONE LOOK AT THE END OF THE PAGE FOR A LIST OF POTENTIAL BARRIERS
ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE LIVING WITH HEARING LOSS IN CANADA
ONCE YOU ARE DONE LOOK AT THE END OF THE PAGE FOR A LIST OF POTENTIAL BARRIERS
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SPEECH TRANSFER SYSTEMS
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PHONAK SOUNDFIELD SYSTEMS
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EXAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WE HAVE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR:
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for people who are hard of hearing?
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POTENTIAL BARRIERS FOR THE ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE LIVING WITH HEARING LOSS IN THE PICTURE
OF A TYPICAL MEETING AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE:
- The presenter is not using a microphone
- The meeting participants are not using microphones
- There is no soundfield system in use that can connect the microphone with participants hearing aids or cochlear implants like a Phonak Soundfield System
- The presenter's face is not seen by all participants which is needed for speech reading
- The presenter's speech would not be able to carry to participants in the back due to distance affecting clarity which would happen with anyone talking, even those that project their voice, since high frequency parts of speech do not travel as far as low frequency sounds regardless of who is speaking
- The bright window on the right will cause participants to be back lit making it difficult to speech read
- The bright window will cause a glare on the board with writing making it more difficult to see which forces participants to depend more on their hearing
- The hard reflective surfaces in this room will cause poor acoustics which will distort speech clarity
- There is no accessibility signage indicating what assistance is available
- There is no CART or real time captioning being used
- There is no ASL/LSQ interpreter for meeting participants who communincate with sign language
For more information on workplace site assessments or how to make your business or organization's counter service, meetings, classrooms, or large venues more accessible, contact us at:
info@accessyourhearing.com
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