(February 25, 2026) Two very important IEC standards are appearing in 2026 and 2027, which will be of significance for the consumers, facility staff, the public, and installers.
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(October 2025) International webinar panel. Excitement about Auracast™ assistive listening potential is building, and transmitters are already being installed in some venues, but how does it meet the needs of the hearing loss community – and are they ready to use it? And where does it leave existing assistive listening technologies? This webinar panel covers
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(1 page) Auracast is an emerging technology and there are items to still work out, so advocacy, asking for proof, and understanding the current status is important. Auracast™ Streamed Assistive Listening Systems has many potential capabilities.
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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 aid users and others fully benefit from it. Until then, existing systems like loop systems will continue to be important as they are far more
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(1 page, pdf) Changes Needed to Access ADA Assistive Listening Systems. Includes a) quotes from frustrated users with hearing loss b) quotes from frustrated audiologists c) summary of “ADA-Access-Ready Hearing Instruments” Resources Overview, Word document version (.docx) Right click and then select “save as” Declaration (this website)
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(5 pages) To guide the critical changes needed, the Center for Hearing Access has issued a new 2024 United States Declaration, “ADA-Access-Ready Hearing Instruments: Auracast™ and Telecoils.” This timely statement comes on the heels of 16 years of national and international documents, and gives specific actions that have not been specified before. Resources: Declaration, Word
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(November 7, 2024) James Bottrill, UK Business Development Manager at Ampetronic, gave a talk on Auracast™ and the Future of Assistive Listening, exploring new developments in assistive listening technologies. It was one of 3 talks at the “Get Ahead 2024: A Look Back at ISCVE’s Annual Event” November 7, 2024. ISCVE’s annual Get Ahead 2024
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(2 pages) Eight points describe what is needed for Auracast ALS to be available and usable, including an international standard (2027), end-to-end latency, hearing aid life cycles, etc. There are also some expectations and considerations.
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(3 pages) Easily compare 5 assistive listening systems, and have some guidelines to help people hear clearer today. For staff, choosing an ALS can be complex, often driven by marketing forces rather than actual user experience. For users, they often don’t realize that they need, and have the right to, an assistive listening system (ALS)
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