GITHL Annual Meeting, A Panel Discussion, Integrating Current and Emerging Technologies When: Friday, June 30, 2023 11:30am to 12:40pm (UTC-05:00) America/Chicago Where: HLAA Convnention 2023 Organizer: GITHL Committee GITHLinfo@... An RSVP is requested. Click here to RSVP Description: Manufacturers, Installers, Advocates and Interested Parties Join Us A Panel Discussion Integrating Current and Emerging Technologies: Helping People Hear in More Places The meeting will be facilitated by Dr. David Myers, the father of the GITHL movement in the US. Our goal is to engage in a lively discussion on current and future assistive listening system solutions and how we can ensure more people can hear in more places as technologies evolve and are adopted on a global scale. Panelists include Chuck Sabin, Bluetooth Special Interest Group, James Rowe of OTOjOY, and additional industry leaders. Hearing loops are currently the most-used assistive listening system in public places worldwide. Broadcast technologies like Auracast are emerging and hold some promise. How do we come together to ensure the broadest possible communication access in public venues now and into the future?

Hearing Loss Association of America Get in the Hearing Loop Committee (HLAA GITHL) announces that, at our request, Google Maps recently added a new accessibility attribute for hearing loop systems called Assistive Hearing Loop. The new feature, visible in the About section for businesses and organizations, is easy to find and indicates if a mapped location provides a hearing loop. Hearing loops are the most user-friendly assistive listening option and the first choice for many people. Even in acoustically challenging spaces, a hearing loop lets people participate more fully in daily activities. We need your help getting the word out about how life-changing hearing loops are and helping people with hearing loss find and use them. Choose what you would like to do! See the handout for 5 actions to promote hearing loops.

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> > *New Tools to Help Your Hearing Loop Advocacy > > * > Have you ever thought that hearing loop advocacy tools, guidelines, and support could help you get more loops in more venues? The HLAA Get in the Hearing Loop Program team is excited to announce our new Handbook and Guidebook. These booklets join our other hearing loop advocacy toolkit items to help hearing loop advocates successfully champion hearing loops throughout their communities. All are available free for anyone to download anytime. How to Successfully Advocate for Hearing Loops: A Step By Step Guide ( https://www.hearingloss.org/wp-content/uploads/how-to-successfully-advocate.pdf ) This comprehensive guide provides an easy-to-follow roadmap for creating looped communities. Sections include Being Strategic, A-Z Advocacy, an Advocacy Cheat Sheet, FAQ, and more. Get in the Hearing Loop Toolkit Handbook Download Part 1 here ( https://www.hearingloss.org/wp-content/uploads/githl-handbook-part-1.pdf ) and Part 2 here. ( https://www.hearingloss.org/wp-content/uploads/githl-handbook-part-2.pdf ) Like a resource library, this document provides access to GITHL tools, resources, and knowledge that advocates can use to education decision-makers about hearing loss, communication access, and the benefits of hearing loops. Links to view and download each tool are included. Get in the Hearing Loop Toolkit Checklist ( https://www.hearingloss.org/wp-content/uploads/githl-toolkit-checklist.pdf ) This checklist outlines the documents available in our Get in the Hearing Loop Toolkit, ( https://www.hearingloss.org/programs-events/get-hearing-loop/hearing-loop-toolkit/ ) like literature, handouts, signage, templates, posters, a sample Powerpoint presentation, postcards, and more. Google Maps Toolkit ( https://www.hearingloss.org/programs-events/get-hearing-loop/hearing-loop-toolkit/ ) Finally, you may have heard that hearing loops are now an accessibility attribute on Google Maps. To help people use this new feature and spread the word about hearing loops, we created a small toolkit to help you find the loops on Google Maps, write a review, upload photos, and submit looped venue info to us. Cheri Perazzoli Chair, Get in the Hearing Loop Committee