Hearing Loops

General Resources

• “Like the Mic,” captioned and AD video about using microphones (and sound systems) in all situations
  
• What You're Saying When You Say “I don't need a mic”, Unitarian Equal Access

Hearing Loops

• Hearing Loop.org, "Getting hard of hearing people in the loop"
• How Hearing Loops Work
  
• "Bluetooth Technology and People who are Hard of Hearing" from Disabled World, May 15, 2012.
• Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts offers a guide for similar facilities and users, Assistive Listening Devices
• UM Reporter story, "Loop helps worshippers hear the Word" about the new hearing loop system at Spring Valley UMC in Dallas, Texas.
• Read about the new listening system at the UM Church of the Messiah in Westerville, Ohio.

Universal Design and Hearing Systems

• “Hearing Accessibility and Assistive Technology Use by Older Adults: Application of Universal Design Principles to Hearing,” PDF of a PowerPoint presentation about extending Universal Design to hearing systems
• “Universal Design and Barrier-Free Access: Guidelines for Persons with Hearing Loss,” Canadian Hard of Hearing Association

Tim Vermande, revised April 2018, original March 2016