In this new report, ATscale describes the enormous gains that access to assistive technology (AT) can have in health, for the community and the economy. The figures are dramatic: investment in the provision of four assistive products – hearing aids, prostheses, eyeglasses, and wheelchairs – will result in a return on investment of 9:1.
Position Paper: Hearing Accessibility Guidelines
This IFHOH paper is a guide for event organizers. It explains what is a hearing loss, What are the accessibility needs of Hard Of Hearing persons. What are the possible assistive listening devices and systems, How to properly select and implement one of this systems. Among the amplification systems that are mentioned are Induction Loops, Infra Red, FM, Bluetooth and WIFI Systems. The need for captions in parallel to the amplification, is mentioned too.
Details
Publisher Name:
International Federation of Hard of Hearing People
Publisher Website:
https://www.ifhoh.org/
Publication Year:
2021
Languages:
English
Categories:
Case study, Report, Guide
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