Hearing Clearly
Assistive listening systems clarify sound by eliminating the negative effects of distance, noise, and reverberation.
“ADA-Access-Ready” hearing instruments
Models of hearing aids and cochlear implants that allow you to hear clearly in public, anywhere in the world.
As a national nonprofit, we provide advocacy tools, ADA info, videos, presentations, and vendor lists for all ADA-compliant assistive listening systems (hearing loops, FM, and infrared) for people with hearing loss, advocates, audiologists, and facilities/sites.
73 Million
People with Hearing Loss in USA (1 in 5)
Assistive Listening Systems
“Having the speaker’s presentation going right into your hearing aids improves the quality of what you hear, what you retain and the amount of energy you expend to hear. I didn’t miss 30 or 40 percent of the presentation.”
R. Smith, Wisconsin
Why do people need assistive listening systems?
In many settings, hearing aids are insufficient, because turning up their volume magnifies extraneous noise and reverberation as well as the desired “signal.” Also, not everyone wears hearing aids, and with these systems, they gain more clarity.
*for hearing instruments with telecoils. Others without hearing aids or without telecoils, can borrow headphones from the site.