How To Buy a TV Listening System

How to Buy a TV Listening System and Hear What You’ve Been Missing on TV! With hearing loss, simple home activities like watching TV can become a problem, not only for the person who is hearing impaired, but also for the other members of the household. To cope with hearing loss, many people simply crank up the volume on their… Read the rest

Assistive Listening Devices for the Home

5 Ways Assistive Listening Devices Can Enhance Life for the Hearing Impaired Assistive listening devices enhance the quality of life for people with mild to moderate hearing impairment. A portable personal amplifier that boosts sound in public and private spaces is one example of an assistive listening device. But losing the ability to clearly hear speech and conversation in public… Read the rest

ADA Compliant Assistive Listening Devices (Part 3)

Part 3 – Helpful Information on Hearing Loss Hearing loss is more common than you might think. In fact for every person who might be legally classified as deaf, there are many more who are burdened by hearing impairment. Nor is this only a problem for people over 50. Increasingly, due to recreational and environmental noise, hearing loss is occurring… Read the rest

ADA Compliant Assistive Listening Devices (Part2)

Part 2 – Alerting Devices – Vibration, Pulsing, Audible & Combination Assistive Listening Devices have come a long way. Modern technology has provided a multitude of alerting devices for people with impaired hearing. The most popular technologies now available for a wake up alarm, a knock at the door or a smoke detector are one of three types: vibration, flashing… Read the rest

ADA Compliant Assistive Listening Devices

Alerting Devices & Alarms – Amplified Telephones ALDs is the abbreviation currently in vogue for assistive listening devices – products which are truly “life enhancing.” If you are a past visitor to our website, you already know that Audiolinks has a significant number of ADA compliant products available to the hearing impaired. Now, we are expanding our offerings in the… Read the rest

ADA Compliant ALD’s for Public Spaces

3 Assistive Listening Device Systems that Comply with ADA Regulations ALD’s can benefit listeners in public spaces. Many halls, auditoriums, theaters, and conference rooms are subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For meetings and presentations in public spaces, ADA-compliant listening systems should be available on premises. Even public spaces which are exempt from ADA compliance… Read the rest

5 Ways the ADA Enhances Your Life

How ADA Requirements Help You Hear What You’re Missing ADA regulations require “public accommodations” – including hotels, theaters, doctors’ offices, pharmacies, museums, libraries, private schools, and day care centers – to provide the hearing impaired with assistive listening solutions ranging from wireless FM receiver systems to interpreters. Because of these regulations, everyone is guaranteed the right to understand meetings, movies,… Read the rest

Don’t Miss Holiday Memories Because of Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is a fact of life. Approximately 36 million Americans suffer from some form of hearing loss, much of it undiagnosed. What’s more, only about a quarter of Americans with hearing loss use a hearing aid. Undiagnosed hearing loss, a lack of hearing assistance, and loud holiday gatherings can create a perfect storm that can lead to mis-communication and… Read the rest

Personal Amplifiers Help Kids Hear Better in School

Are your kids falling behind at school? Portable personal amplifiers could be a solution. Many students with hearing problems — both diagnosed and undiagnosed — will lose valuable classroom time simply because they can’t hear. In addition to the obvious problem of not comprehending the teacher’s lessons, there’s an additional (and very common) problem with hearing-impaired students losing focus due… Read the rest

How To Save Your Voice & Help Kids Learn

How Wireless Assistive Listening Systems Benefit Kids & Teachers It seems obvious: kids learn better when they can hear their lessons. Classroom PA systems are a great way to overcome acoustical challenges for students with unimpaired hearing. But how can you improve the classroom experience for students with mild hearing impairment? Good educational practices- not to mention ADA requirements –… Read the rest