Colorado-Assistive Listening Systems

Learn where you can hear better with your hearing aids, cochlear implants, and borrowed headphones using hearing loops, FM/RF, and infrared systems throughout Colorado.

Colorado Lists-Assistive Listening Systems

In Colorado, there are 900+ assistive listening systems already installed in libraries, theaters, council chambers, event spaces, courtrooms, places of worship, senior centers, and more.

Types of places you can find assistive listening systems (this website)
Boulder County list (pdf) of FM, infrared, and hearing loop systems. Word version also available-please email us
Known assistive listening systems (hearing loops, FM/RF, and infrared) throughout Colorado. Working draft. Please email us.

Colorado Lists-Hearing Loops

El Paso County service desk with counter hearing loop

inside of Benson Earth Sciences lecture hall

Colorado Springs municipal court with symbol on wall

Colorado Springs pioneer museum with symbol

Colo-Slider-COS-UCCS Gallogly Events Center-Fitness

hotel check-in with counter hearing loop

Hearing loops are preferred by consumers for their ease of use and no ‘outing’ of the hearing loss disability. Hence this section

Colorado Hearing Loop List (PDF)
List of hearing loops in other US States and Canadian provinces (this website)
New Colorado hearing loop installations (this website)
Colorado Media on hearing loops in Colorado (this website)

Getting Started with Hearing Loops

Steps for installation (this website)
Colorado hearing loop installers (this website). Usually they offer a complimentary site visit and estimate

Colorado Hearing Loop Map

Click on the icon (top left-hand corner in map’s title bar) see the key for the map.
Click on the upper right corner to open in a new window. (or click for the map in new browser tab).

Colorado Hearing Loss Statistics

Statistics of hearing loss in Colorado (graph of the image above, one page, pdf)

Colorado Resources

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)-Colorado Chapters (website)
Colorado Disability Opportunity Office (website)
Colorado Division of Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (website)

Colorado Laws and Complaints Resources

Colorado Laws
- 30-day return policy for hearing aids
- SB25-152: Health-Care Practitioner Identification Requirements. Beginning June 1, 2026, this bill requires advertisements for healthcare-related services that identify a healthcare practitioner by name must also identify the type of state-issued license, certificate, or registration held by the practitioner. Read the actual SB25-152 bill
- Colorado DORA
  - Audiology: Practice Act and Laws
  - Hearing Aid Provider: Practice Act and Laws
Colorado consumer protection issues. Talk with your audiologist or hearing instrument professional to answer your questions, such as telecoils or using assistive listening systems. If you have a concern, it is likely you will get it resolved with your hearing healthcare professional. However, if you cannot, the State of Colorado can help with consumer protection issues
Complaint resources for assistive listening systems
- Templates. Copy, paste, and adapt templates for submitting a complaint, positive feedback, or constructive feedback.
- General overview. Where to submit formal feedback about problems (this website)
- Civil rights: disability discrimination at a public accommodation. Colorado Civil Rights Division (website) 60-day time limit from incident date
  - Simple form: 1) contact info, 2) what type of disability (hearing impairment), 3) what happened (statement of discrimination), and 4) how you would like to resolve the complaint. You can upload attachments (optional).
  - How to File an Intake Inquiry Online (5:31)
  - The complaint process how it works (12:05)
- United States Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado. Civil Rights