Assistive Listening Devices

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Clients are invited to trial this technology as part of an ‘open day’ event where the device is demonstrated to the user and they are able to assess for themselves the value of assistive technology.  These devices are used to provide hearing ability for people in a variety of situations. They may be used to help people hear televisions and other audio devices and also to help people hear speech through public address systems such as in church or at a lecture. 

Various devices are available including:

• Telephones with adjustable volume and tone controls
• Television headsets with independent volume controls
• ​Doorbells with low pitch chime and visual prompts
• Alarm clocks with volume control, tone, vibration, and flash alert
• Wireless alert systems for the telephone, smoke detector, doorbell and baby cry monitor
• Induction hooks and loops which work with Telecoil feature of hearing aids to reduce background noise
• Personal amplifiers which assist to increase surrounding noise
• FM systems to help reduce the impacts of background noise and distance

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