A category of systems, which are used to improve the clarity of speech for people with hearing loss and other disabilities in situations when it might be difficult or impossible to understand otherwise. Assistive Listening Systems (ALS) can be used by people without hearing aids, with hearing aids, with cochlear implants, and with bone-anchored devices.
Individuals with hearing loss, as well as those with other disabilities such as autism, low vision, auditory processing disorders, ADHD, and cerebral palsy, find assistive listening systems invaluable, as they provide clarity and minimize background noise.
4 assistive listening systems are ADA-Compliant: FM/RF, hard-wired, hearing loop, and infrared.
Not all assistive listening systems utilize Automatic Gain Control (AGC), which gives a higher quality output for people with hearing loss.
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