"ADA-Access-Ready” Hearing Instruments
Information for Audiologists and Hearing Instrument Specialists
Help your clients obtain practical benefits from built-in telecoils and Auracast. Teach clients how to hear so much better in public venues, using these ADA-mandated wireless technologies.
Resources on this Website
- Postcard #1 Purchase a portable hearing loop with an external microphone ($425-$995 total) to teach clients how to use the telecoil and to verify benefit.
- Features summary of 4 different counter hearing loops (coming soon-in final review)
- Vendors (bottom of webpage)
- Microphone info and vendors
- Postcard #2 Install an Auracast transmitter
- Auracast streamed assistive listening (information and resources)
- Postcard #3 Encourage clients to visit a facility that offers a hearing loop (or an FM/infrared system with neckloops and soon Auracast) and try it out. Hearing is believing!
- Places Required by the ADA to have Assistive Listening Systems (hearing loop, FM, infrared)
- Postcard #4: Share a list of hearing loop installations
- Hearing loop lists, by US state or Canadian Province
- Postcard #5: Teach clients how to locate hearing loops on Google Maps*
- Google Reviews. Leave a positive or constructive review
- More resources for audiologists and hearing instrument specialists
- AudiologyOnline courses
- Microphone (M)+Telecoil (T) adjustments
- Verifit information
- Assistive listening research, etc.
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(3 pages) Two lists of hearing instruments that are ADA-compatible devices: 1) telecoils and 2) telecoils and Auracast. Current need: Telecoils connect to ADA-compliant assistive listening systems (hearing loops, FM, …
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(April 10, 2025) Audiologist and hearing advocate Juliëtte Sterkens, AuD, says that although Auracast holds great promise for the future, it will take time and some specific provisions before hearing …
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(April 2025) Hearing Health Foundation, by Whyman. “ADA-Access-Ready” hearing instruments will require: 1) Both telecoil and Auracast connectivity and 2) single button access to assistive listening. I have found that …
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(1 page) We are unequivocally advocating for manufacturers to produce and providers to fit “ADA-Access-Ready” hearing instruments that connect to ADA assistive listening systems via telecoil (hearing loops, FM, and …
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