Hearing the Word Including Parishioners with Hearing Loss

(2 pages) Overview information on assistive listening systems and captions.

Hearing Loss is a silent disability. People wish to hear the word, engage, and stay connected for all church services: baptisms, first communion, weddings, confession, and funerals. Hearing loss interferes with or makes it impossible to clearly understand what is being said. This can lead to isolation of parishioners who are unable to hear the homily or catch the meaning of the joke, where they will either sit in silence or choose not to attend at all.