​Approximately 1 in 5 people live with hearing loss. Accessible Hearing Solutions can help make your space more accessible for people who are Hard of Hearing through loop systems installations. We provide practical, hands-on, educational content and technological services. Our solutions help remove barriers to enhance communication for everyone and provide compliance with accessibility laws. Providing accessible services has many benefits, such as improving an organization's image as a competitive advantage, encouraging customer loyalty, increasing brand awareness, or generating positive publicity. 

What are Loop Systems (Induction Loop Systems)?
​​Loop systems allow someone who wears hearing aid(s) or a cochlear implant to connect directly to what is being said into a microphone. This greatly reduces the barriers caused by background noise, distance, and poor room acoustics. Having the signal go directly into someone's hearing aid(s) or cochlear implant is advantageous because these devices would be set for their exact hearing loss. Loop systems support a universal design approach by using an international symbol that a hearing loop is available so people do not need to ask for help or borrow another device. They simply need to switch their hearing aid or cochlear implant to "T" for telecoil and they immediately have greater access to hearing. Telecoils are found in the majority of hearing aids sold.

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What are Room Loop Systems?
Room loop systems are designed to provide hearing loop facilities over a much wider area such as meeting rooms, places of worship, auditoriums, lecture halls, school rooms, group television watching in nursing homes, and entertainment venues. It is important to note there are many different loop designs and the selection process is a very important part of ensuring the correct loop system is chosen. How the room is used, room area and the construction of the building are all factors which need to be considered in ensuring the correct solution is chosen. Hearing loop solutions for rooms can include a basic perimeter loop to a low-spill phased array system that substantially reduces the amount of magnetic field that can ‘spill over’ into the space served by other loops.

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What is Included in our Installation?

• Custom loop-system design and installation to ensure you get the right product for your venue which will comply with international standards (IEC 60118-4).
•  Signage to inform that a Hearing Loop is installed.
•  Educational training to educate staff on how to operate and perform listening checks of installed equipment.
•  Publish-ready announcements for your newsletter, house of worship bulletin or e-mails.
•  Advertising on our website and Facebook page informing the public your location is accessible for people who are Hard of Hearing.
• Plaques to commemorate the generosity of any donor(s) can be available upon request.​

Why Should you Choose a Loop System for your Space?

• ​Universal design - so any T-coil equipped hearing aid or cochlear implant (regardless of the make or model) can use the system worldwide.
• No user limit - essentially any number of users can use the system at once.
• Personal customization - users benefit when using their own hearing aids that are customized to their own degree of hearing loss.
• Improved clarity for customers - enhancing customer service, understanding, and decreases listening effort opening up new revenue streams.
• Reasonable cost to install - minimal or no additional maintenance required.
• Improved customer service - customers can receive the help they need without having to take extra steps or ask for help.
• Separate portable receivers and headsets available -  for those that do not have access to hearing aids. Accessible Hearing Solutions can provide information on infection control procedures.
• Covers a wide range with little battery drain - Unlike Bluetooth technology that requires significant battery power and has limited range.
• All installations will meet the requirements of IEC 60118-4 - Compliance must be considered during specification, design, installation and maintenance of the system. Accessible Hearing Solutions is trained to install loop systems and will provide documentation to ensure measurements fulfill all standards and compliance requirements. 
• Compliance with accessibility laws - see our section on accessibility laws for more information.

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