Overview-Sectors Where Accommodations are Needed
People with hearing loss need hearing accommodations in many settings.
Healthcare
- ACCESS. ACCESS is a framework of six core principles for communication in healthcare settings. People with communication disabilities often find it hard to get the information and communication supports they need to fully access health services and programs. This can lead to less-than-ideal outcomes for everyone involved. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Better Health Starts with Effective Communication program
- Statistics
- Technology devices. Technology for people with hearing loss
- Assistive listening systems (Supplied by Provider)
- Captions (Supplied by Provider or patient-owned)
- Personal Amplification (Supplied by Provider or patient-owned). Technological solutions for communicating effectively with people with hearing loss. The patient may bring their own personal equipment; however, the medical provider must have the necessary equipment on hand, under the ADA.
- Remote Microphones (Patient-owned and provided)
- Resources
- Blog. To receive blogs, vlogs, and other content on this important issue, sign up on the HealthcareWithHearingLoss.com website. More information (this website)
- Complaints. Where to submit healthcare complaints
- Resources, General. Healthcare resources. Curated videos, whitepapers, articles, webinars
- Resources, Technical: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ADA & Healthcare
- Tools. Tools. Handouts
- Vendors
- Personal amplification
- Service counter hearing loops
- Masks with clear window for lipreading
- Optrel, NIOSH-approved N95
- ProGear, Clear-View See-Through Window Mask, ASTM Level 1
- Safe ‘N Clear, The Communicator™ Clear Face Mask. meets ASTM Level 1 and Level 3 surgical mask standards with the added benefit of a fog-resistant clear window for improved communication
- Stealth Clarity N99
Assistive Listening Systems
Locations of Assistive Listening Systems
- Where are assistive listening systems required under the ADA?
- Lists of hearing loops in the United States and Canada
Examples of Assistive Listening Systems
- Airports
- Conferences and Meetings
- Courts and Legal
- Cruises
- Education, K-12, College and Universities, adult centers, life long learning
- Employment
- Funeral Homes
- Government-all (except courts)
- Grocery stores and supermarkets
- Healthcare
- Home TV rooms
- Libraries
- Movie Theaters
- Museums
- Performing Arts
- Places of Worship
- Tour Guides
- Transient Places
- Travel: Hospitality, tourism, hotel
- Trains and Transportation: ferries, light rail, taxi