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Re: Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD)
Hi Stephen,
Thanks for the input. I'm processing all the information and thinking of the best way to present it. Sara Oser
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Re: Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD)
Hi Debbe,
Nice meeting you in person at the convention, and equally nice meeting your friends. Thanks for the input. I'm collecting everyone's information. Sara Oser
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Re: Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD)
Hi Julie,
Thank you for your input. It's very helpful. Sara Oser
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Re: Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD)
Hi Arlene,
Thank you for your input. It's very helpful. Sara Oser
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Re: Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD)
Sara - Here would be some options for a portable system.
1. A hearing loop using a small driver like the Oval Window Microloop III and a half dozen loop receivers with earphones would be one solution. It's not really all that difficult to temporarily loop a 100 square foot area once taught how to do so. Our local HLAA chapter did this for years until they found a "home" where they could permanently install the loop and I've used a similar system to do presentations in rooms without a good ALS. This would have a learning curve while users became familiar with loop/telecoil technology .
2. Simpler to understand and to use would be something like this Williams Sound set of equipment. If should include both earphones and possibly 4 or 5 neckloops for telecoil users. ListenTech sells similar kits but I believe their kit includes a single ear device rather than earphones which is not adequate in my opinion.
3. A less expensive option would be this 4 person ALS. It is a "single ear" system which would not be as good a earphones but I believe the latter could be added and used just like the neckloops.
Stephen O. Frazier, Hearing Loss Support Specialist
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---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Sara Oser, President, HLAA North Bay of California via hlaagroups.hearingloss.org" <saraoser=aol.com@...> To: HLAATech@... Subject: [HLAATech] Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD) Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:05:29 -0700 Does anyone know about portable TDD devices? We have received a request from the county asking which TDD devices are best and where to purchase them. The event is for 15-30 mostly senior citizens in the audience and a microphone being used in the front. They want to use the devices for other events also. Any help is appreciated. Thank you. Sara Oser HLAA North Bay President 415-710-7281
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Re: Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD)
Debbe Hagner, FL
I just donated two TDD to deaf service on Monday. I don’t know what they did with them.
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On Aug 2, 2022, at 10:03 PM, Julie Olson HLAA in Wisconsin/Appleton <julieo@...> wrote:
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Re: Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD)
I think you mean ALDs (Assistive Listening Devices). TDD is a telephone device for the deaf. Hearing loops are wonderful for people who have telecoil equipped hearing aids. For those who don’t have that feature, receivers can be made available.
FM and Infrared systems can also work in group settings. Both of those technologies require the use of receivers that have to be charged by the venue. People with telecoil equipped hearing aids will want neckloops to use with the receivers, while others can use basic earphones or ear buds. There is a cost consideration here for those add on headsets. Also, those receivers have to be maintained and charged regularly.
We promote telecoils in hearing aids because loops work so well. No receivers needed. Think on this a bit. Ear phones or ear buds mean removing the hearing aids people pay thousands of dollars for. They are also unsanitary if passed around among users. Hearing loop receivers also require these standard devices.
I encourage venues and groups that want to provide communication access to look into hearing loops first. It’s one of those ‘build it and they will come’ things. Once people find out they can use their personal hearing aids to pick up the sound from the microphone, they will be elated. It doesn’t just happen. It takes some education.
Good luck on this.
From: HLAATech@... <HLAATech@...> On Behalf Of Sara Oser, President, HLAA North Bay of California via hlaagroups.hearingloss.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 8:05 PM To: HLAATech@... Subject: [HLAATech] Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD)
Does anyone know about portable TDD devices? We have received a request from the county asking which TDD devices are best and where to purchase them. The event is for 15-30 mostly senior citizens in the audience and a microphone being used in the front. They want to use the devices for other events also. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
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Re: Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD)
Arlene Romoff, NJ
They don't mean TDD - which is Telecommunication Device for the Deaf, which is a typing telephone, which is also known as a TTY (for teletypewriter.) Those are typing telephones and have mostly been replaced by captioned telephones like CapTel or CaptionCall.
What they're asking about are Assistive Listening Devices or Assistive Listening Systems.
And there are options for that - depending on the usage, location, audience.
Ideally, they should loop the space, and offer receivers to people who don't have t-coils in their hearing aids or CIs, or don't have hearing aids or CIs. And the ones that do can just walk in and switch their settings to the t-coil.
Other options are portable FM systems.
I'll let some others chime in on various other options.
Arlene Romoff
Past President, HLAA-NJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Sara Oser, President, HLAA North Bay of California via hlaagroups.hearingloss.org <saraoser=aol.com@...> To: HLAATech@... Sent: Tue, Aug 2, 2022 9:05 pm Subject: [HLAATech] Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD) Does anyone know about portable TDD devices? We have received a request from the county asking which TDD devices are best and where to purchase them. The event is for 15-30 mostly senior citizens in the audience and a microphone being used in the front. They want to use the devices for other events also. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
Sara Oser HLAA North Bay President 415-710-7281
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Portable Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD)
Does anyone know about portable TDD devices? We have received a request from the county asking which TDD devices are best and where to purchase them. The event is for 15-30 mostly senior citizens in the audience and a microphone being used in the front. They want to use the devices for other events also. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
Sara Oser HLAA North Bay President 415-710-7281
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Re: Health Care and the ADA - Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
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The only thing prevented me from completing my registration for today's webinar was my zip code. I just don't understand why as my information is as accurate as it can be. Any chance of sharing this on the HLAA site? Thank you. Janet On Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 11:24:25 AM EDT, Ann Thomas, HLAA Brand Ambassador <athomas@...> wrote: ADA National Network Webinar Series: Health Care and the ADA - Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities https://mailchi.mp/adapacific/announcing-a-new-webinar-series-healthcare-and-the-ada-inclusion-of-persons-with-disabilities-1379252?e=301d5feff7 July 28, 2022 Webinars begin at ET: 2.30 pm, CT: 1.30 pm, MT:12.30pm, PT:11.30am, Hawaii: 9.30 am during mainland Standard Time; 8.30 am during mainland Daylight Savings Time. Registration: Free on-line at http://adapresentations.org/healthcare/registration.php Registration closes at midnight, July 27, 2022. All webinars offer captioning. Requests for sign language interpreters must be made the Monday before the webinar to support@....
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Health Care and the ADA - Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
ADA National Network Webinar Series: Health Care and the ADA - Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
https://mailchi.mp/adapacific/announcing-a-new-webinar-series-healthcare-and-the-ada-inclusion-of-persons-with-disabilities-1379252?e=301d5feff7 July 28, 2022Webinars begin at ET: 2.30 pm, CT: 1.30 pm, MT:12.30pm, PT:11.30am, Hawaii: 9.30 am during mainland Standard Time; 8.30 am during mainland Daylight Savings Time. Registration: Free on-line at http://adapresentations.org/healthcare/registration.php Registration closes at midnight, July 27, 2022.
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Zoom hosted the webinar, and I didn’t find much related to us. It focused on the business world. Alan Katsura akatsura@... Moderator HLAA Tech Group
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David A Bitters Sr
Me too, would like to see this recording. I just saw this. Thank you.
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Have a great day.
On May 24, 2022, at 4:59 PM, Denise Korman via hlaagroups.hearingloss.org <denisekorman=yahoo.com@...> wrote:
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Hi Alan,
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Would you please send me a link to this webinar? I couldn't make the meeting. Thank you,
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Re: Webinar on May 24 at 1 PM EST: The Hearing Loss Community Experience in Public Venues
#HearingAids
#help
Mary Jarrett
Will this be recorded if we cannot attend? I hate miss it.
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On May 23, 2022, at 2:00 PM, Juliëtte Sterkens, AuD <jsterkens@...> wrote:
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Webinar on May 24 at 1 PM EST: The Hearing Loss Community Experience in Public Venues
#HearingAids
#help
If you live with hearing loss, use hearing aids or cochlear implants and have experienced assistive technology in the real world - do join this free webinar, to share your preferences with audio professionals and your opinion of the state of assistive technology in public venues on Tuesday May 24 at 1 PM EST. To register see: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7_CSxXgjSK6gmVV83hR-eg
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From Zoom:
Being ready for remote and hybrid working arrangements means having tools that support your teams, making collaborating across home offices and shared conference rooms. Join us as Zooms Solutions Architect, JayJay Kim takes a deep dive into hardware recommendations for hybrid meetings and sees how these solutions can be put to use across work environments.
Can't attend? Register anyway and we will send you a link to the recording.
From Alan:
This may be oriented more to the business than our meeting environment.
-- Alan Katsura akatsura@... Moderator HLAA Tech Group
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Re: Beulr and other AI note taking programs and Zoom
#zoom
Tom Logue
Thank you, Alan and Margaret for your replies.
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Re: Beulr and other AI note taking programs and Zoom
#zoom
Zoom was more stable in the early days. But most important is that GoogleMeet didn’t have breakout rooms, nor several of the other features that were important for some individuals and organizations. If there was one feature that was important, then it’s easier to stick with one program.
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Re: Beulr and other AI note taking programs and Zoom
#zoom
Hi Margaret
This post has nothing to do with captioning or comparing Zoom to Google Meet. It has to do with informing meeting organizers about artificial intelligence bots that take notes during a meeting. Organizers may run into this issue in their meetings, and I want to alert them beforehand to this possibility. -- Alan Katsura akatsura@... Moderator HLAA Tech Group
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