Tour Guides
Top of portable tour guide receiver showing volume and channel selection. Tour guide companies should provide tour participants with neckloops, headphones – or you can bring your own wired headphones with a 3.5 mm jack.
“I met a woman who said she heard me speak about using assistive listening and alerting devices when I travel. She has been profoundly hard of hearing all her life. On a trip to Hawaii she used an FM unit for the first time and was thrilled to discover she could hear the guides. She shared this:
At the beginning of the trip it was really hard for me to ask each guide to use the FM mike. As the trip progressed and I realized I could hear what was being said, it became easier and easier. Using the FM made an enormous difference. I relaxed and enjoyed the scenery AND the verbal explanations, something I was never able to do before. What a treat.”
Possible Assistive Listening System Locations
These systems should be available during a variety of settings, to provide accommodations for individuals with hearing loss.
- museum tours
- walking tours
- basically, everywhere there is not a permanent assistive listening system (such as in a performing arts venue)